After the earthquake, the first thing the local government did was to provide _______ for the homeless families．

A．accommodation        B．occupation              C．equipment           D．furniture

In this lecture, I can only give you a purely _______ view of how we can live life to the full and make some suggestions about the future．

A．private               B．personal              C．unique              D．different

Mistakes don't just happen; they occur for a reason．Find out the reason, and then making the mistake becomes _______．

A．favourable            B．precious                 C．essential            D．worthwhile

If I find someone who looks like the suspect, my _______ reaction will be to tell the       police．

A．physical             B．immediate              C．sensitive          D．sudden

I wasn't blaming anyone; I _______ said errors like this could be avoided．

A．merely               B．mostly               C．rarely              D．nearly

Duty is an act or a course of action that people _______ you to take by social customs, law or religion．

A．persuade             B．request               C．instruct             D．expect

Just as the clothes a person wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time, his house _______ his personality．

A．resembles             B．strengthens            C．reflects           D．shapes

Had she _______ her promise, she would have made it to Yale University．

A．looked up to                              B．lived up to

C．kept up with                              D．come up with

It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money _______ favors to them．

A．in preference to                            B．in place of

C．in agreement with                          D．in exchange for

The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps．She paid the driver and then, using her hands to   1    the seats, settled in one of them．

It had been a year since Susan became blind．As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of   2  ．Susan's husband Mark watched her   3   into hopelessness and he was   4   to use every possible means to help his wife．

Finally, Susan felt ready to   5   to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too   6   to get around the city by herself．Mark   7  to ride the bus  with Susan each morning and evening   8   she could manage it by herself．

For two weeks, Mark   9   Susan to and from work each day．He taught her how to rely on her other  10   , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new 11  ．

At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip   12 ．Monday morning arrived．Before she left, she hugged her husband   13   , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude （感激）．She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their   14   ways．Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement  15   Susan．She was doing it!

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work   16  ．As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, "Miss, I sure   17   you．" Curious, Susan asked the driver   18  ．

"You know, every morning for the   19   week, a fine-looking gentleman a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely," the bus driver said．

Tears of happiness poured down Susan' s cheeks．She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than   20  ．That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness．

1．A．touch                       B．grab              C．count             D．feel

2．A．weakness           B．sickness            C．darkness           D．sadness

3．A．run                 B．sink               C．jump            D．step

4．A．inspired             B．determined          C．honored           D．pleased．

5．A．return              B．adjust             C．contribute          D．stick

6．A．tired                B．astonished          C．depressed          D．frightened

7．A．volunteered          B．attempted           C．continued          D．straggled

8．A．when               B．as                C．until              D．after

9．A．drove                B．directed            C．accompanied        D．sent

10．A．feelings             B．organs             C．skills              D．senses

11．A．position            B．environment        C．status             D．role

12．A．on her own         B． in person        C．to her benefit        D．on foot

13．A．politely                  B．calmly             C．briefly           D．tightly

14．A．opposite             B．separate           C．fixed            D．lonely

15．A．took charge of                          B．took place of

    C．took advantage of                        D．took hold of

16．A．as usual              B．as a role              C．as well        D．as a consequence

17．A．respect              B．envy              C．know                   D．support

18．A．what               B．how             C．why                    D．who

19．A．past                   B．same                C．first             D．next

20．A．courage            B．will                C．sight              D．wisdom