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My husband Jeff and I moved into our new home in Scottsbluff last year just before Christmas. I did not have the 1 or energy to carry out my traditional Christmas decorating and baking activities. What was the point, anyway? It was going to be a 2 Christmas after all.
__3__, the neighborly nature of west Nebraska residents started to trickle (陆续来临) in.
There was a 4 on the door one evening. It was Jeff’s new colleague, John Smith, and his wife, Phyllis. The Smiths had stopped by to 5 us to town with a loaf of homemade bread. They pointed out a 6 on the porch (门廊). Apparently the doorbell wasn’t working in the cold snowy weather and we had 7 a visit from the Browns, our across-the-street neighbors, who brought us a Christmas card and more Christmas cookies.
The 8 feelings brought by these thoughtful gestures lasted longer than the food.
As Jeff and I were clearing pre-Christmas 9 from our driveway, Ernie Guzman came over from next door to 10 us to dig out.
Then, we received an invitation to 11 a Christmas Eve meal with our neighbors, Ernie and Nancy Sommer, and their 12 — a 90-year-old lady, who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday.
Our Christmas Eve was quite merry, thanks to our 13 . Our Christmas morning 14 was special, thanks to the Smiths’ gift of bread. I was so 15 for these gestures of welcome, especially during the holidays.
This year, we were again unable to be with our families for Christmas. The 16 and work schedules just made things too difficult. 17 that sense of Christmas isolation (孤立) all too well, we decided to try to round up some other folks who were 18 in the holidays.
Lonely people are all around us, but most of us 19 notice them. Just take a look around you. Sometimes, the smallest 20 gesture can make a world of difference.
1. A. chance B. time C. anxiety D. ability
2. A. merry B. free C. lonely D. usual
3. A. Therefore B. Meanwhile C. Somehow D. However
4. A. card B. sign C. knock D. note
5. A. welcome B. invite C. drive D. send
6. A. tree B. package C. mail D. flower
7. A. forgot B. arranged C. received D. missed
8. A. deep B. true C. warm D. mixed
9. A. snow B. rubbish C. dust D. leaves
10. A. teach B. help C. urge D. forbid
11. A. share B. prepare C. taste D. exchange
12. A. aunt B. guest C. maid D. partner
13. A. folks B. relatives C. colleagues D. neighbors
14. A. call B. greeting C. breakfast D. meeting
15. A. sorry B. eager C. ready D. grateful
16. A. distance B. expense C. season D. situation
17. A. Studying B. Showing C. Knowing D. Discovering
18. A. alone B. busy C. happy D. active
19. A. always B. seldom C. finally D. usually
20. A. careful B. patient C. vague D. kind
Computers can help those who don’t a common language talking to each other.
A.share B.spare C.require D.care
This pattern of independence often results in serious 14 for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live 15 the age of 70. The job retirement age is 16 65. The children have left home, married, and 17 their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.
18 the major problem of many elderly couples is not 19 . They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation(职业) 20 a close family group.
1. A. share B. have
C. exchange D. hold
2. A. either B. though
C. as well D. also
3. A. discussed B. followed
C. seen D. heard
4. A. asked B. made
C. said D. allowed
5. A. control B. support
C. agreement D. criticism
6. A. for B. on
C. without D. in
7. A. in B. at
C. on D. for
8. A. too B. almost
C. nearly D. quite
9. A. fit B. meet
C. suit D. satisfy
10. A. break up B. break into.
C. break through D. break away from
11. A. reached B. got
C. arrived D. developed
12. A. In truth B. In name
C. Indeed D. In a word
13. A. heavy B. light
C. strong D. weak
14. A. questions B. problem
C. matters D. affairs
15. A. to B. till
C. from D. beyond
16. A. only B. usually
C. sometimes D. seldom
17. A. set forth B. set aside
C. set up D. set down
18. A. But B. Therefore
C. In contrast D. On the other hand
19. A. local B. national
C. political D. economic
20. A. or B. nor
C. and D. but
I was interested to read a newspaper article about a new concept in old people's homes in France. The idea is simple __1__ revolutionary—combining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building. The children and the residents eat lunch together and __2__ activities such as music,painting,gardening,and __3__ for the pets which the residents are encouraged to keep. In the afternoons,the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children,and __4__ a child is feeling sad or tired,there is always somebody attending to him. There are trips out and birthday parties,too. The __5__ are enormous for everyone concerned. The children are happy because they get a lot more individual __6__,and respond well because someone has time for them. They also learn that old people are not “different” or frightening in __7__ way. And of course,they see illness and death and learn to __8__ them. The residents are happy because they feel __9__ and needed. They are more active and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance,too. And the staff are happy because they see an improvement in the __10__ and psychological health of the residents and have an army of assistants to help with the children. 1.A. or B.so C.nor D.but 2.A. share B.examine C.control D.engage 3.A. asking B.sending C.caring D.looking 4.A. though B.because C.unless D.if 5.A. advantages B.actions C.difficulties D.comforts 6.A. thought B.attention C.rest D.freedom 7.A. no B.any C.another D.the 8.A. value B.admit C.accept D.overcome 9.A. useful B.faithful C.powerful D.skillful 10.A. normal B.public C.economic D.physical |
How can we ________________ five apples among us three?
A. share B. share in
C. separate D. cut
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