After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag . By the time I got home, I was sweaty,  16 and hungry. I threw my things on the couch and grabbed something from the kitchen to  17 . I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV , but I knew my  18   would take me the whole night. I grabbed my schoolbag and went  19 to my room, feeling defeated. I tried to understand chemistry and  20 sleepiness at the same time. I was stressed out and  21 . I wanted something to cheer me up .
Later in the evening , I  22 the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing .  23 she sings off-key (跑调), it made me excited that she was here. I ran down the stairs to greet my mom. We  24 and I ran back upstairs to do homework again. I like it when my mom was happy. Her  25 flowed down to me and I got the strength to  26  the stress again.
Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be  27 after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up  28 in the morning to go to work and spends an hour on the bus before getting downtown . At a  29 factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns for clothes over and over. After work, she gets stuck in  30 for two hours on her way back home. When I  31 my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to  32 . At least I have some fun things to do at school, while one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I  33   that my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart even though there may be   34 . Seeing her happy makes me feel  35 , too.

After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag . By the time I got home, I was sweaty,  16  and hungry. I threw my things on the couch and grabbed something from the kitchen to  17  . I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV , but I knew my  18   would take me the whole night. I grabbed my schoolbag and went  19  to my room, feeling defeated. I tried to understand chemistry and  20  sleepiness at the same time. I was stressed out and  21  . I wanted something to cheer me up .

Later in the evening , I  22  the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing .  23  she sings off-key (跑调), it made me excited that she was here. I ran down the stairs to greet my mom. We  24  and I ran back upstairs to do homework again. I like it when my mom was happy. Her  25  flowed down to me and I got the strength to  26  the stress again.

Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be  27  after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up  28  in the morning to go to work and spends an hour on the bus before getting downtown . At a  29  factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns for clothes over and over. After work, she gets stuck in  30  for two hours on her way back home. When I  31  my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to  32  . At least I have some fun things to do at school, while one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I  33   that my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart even though there may be   34  . Seeing her happy makes me feel  35  , too.

1.A. heavy      B. busy             C. sleepy           D. unlucky

2.A. keep           B. eat          C. give                 D. watch

3.A. dream          B. supper           C. homework         D. experience

4.A. aside          B. upstairs         C. outwards             D. nearby

5.A. put off            B. fight off        C. refer to             D. research into

6.A. bored          B. shocked      C. worried          D. frightened

7.A. made           B. recorded         C. imagined         D. heard

8.A. Unless         B. Though       C. If               D. As

9.A. agreed         B. debated      C. hugged           D. celebrated

10.A. need          B. idea         C. faith                D. energy

11.A. face          B. change       C. accept           D. leave

12.A. creative      B. careful          C. positive         D. professional

13.A. early         B. naturally        C. fast             D. regularly

14.A. furniture     B. tobacco      C. car              D. clothing

15.A. task          B. traffic          C. communication        D. examination

16.A. replace       B. exchange     C. connect          D. compare

17.A. complain      B. decide       C. study                D. play

18.A. achieve       B. notice           C. appreciate           D. improve

19.A. lies          B. difficulties         C. confusions       D. accidents

20.A. successful        B. skillful     C. good                 D. important

After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag. Sleepy and  1 , I threw my things on the sofa and picked something from the  2 to eat. I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my  3 would take me the whole night. I took my schoolbag and went  4 to my room. I tried to understand chemistry and  5 sleepiness at the same time. I tried to keep my eyes  6 and I wanted something to cheer me up.

Later, I  7 the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing. Though she sang off-key(跑调),   8  made me excited that she was here. I ran down to  9 my mom. We hugged each other and talked for a while. I like it when my mom was happy. Her  10 seemed to flow down to me and I got the strength to  11 the stress (压力) again.

Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be  12 after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up  13 in the morning to go to work and spends all hour on the bus before getting downtown. At a  14 factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns(图案) for clothes over and over. After work, my mom at times gets stuck(被困) in  15 for two hours on her way back home. When I 16 my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to  17 . At least I have some interesting things to do at school, but one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I  18 that my mom has a positive (积极的) attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart, which encourages me to do my work well,  19 there may be difficulties. Seeing her happy makes me feel  20 , too.

1.                A．heavy          B．busy           C．hungry   D．unlucky

2.                A．classroom       B．kitchen         C．bedroom D．apartment

3.                A．dream          B．supper         C．homework    D．experience

4.                A．downstairs      B．outside         C．upstairs   D．inside

5.                A．break          B．put            C．get D．fight

6.                A．opening        B．opened         C．open D．closing

7.                A．felt            B．listened         C．raised    D．heard

8.                A．which          B．that            C．it    D．but

9.                A．look           B．greet           C．said to    D．help

10.               A．need          B．idea           C．faith  D．energy

11.               A．face           B．change         C．accept    D．1eave

12.               A．creative        B．sensitive        C．competitive    D．positive

13.               A．early          B．soon           C．fast   D．1ate

14.               A．furniture       B．shoe           C．car   D．clothing

15.               A．chat           B．traffic          C．duty  D．task

16.               A．replace        B．exchange       C．decorate  D．compare

17.               A．complain       B．decide         C．study D．play

18.               A．achieve        B．notice          C．admire    D．improve

19.               A．however       B．though         C．despite    D．at least

20.               A．good          B．skillful          C．successful D．important

Every week I would walk into this specific Chevrolet dealer's used car lot to see what the used cars needed in the way of repairs. The general manager's wife Cindy was always very __1__，  treating me like I was below her or that she was __2__ than me. I was always positive and kind, but that never seemed to __3__ with her.

One day she accused me of __4__ her to dye the carpet in a mini－bus that had a stain in the __5__. She had driven the bus for the weekend and said the __6__ was not there. Just trying to __7__ be aggressive(粗俗的), without cause, she __8__ me in front of all her peers that day.

However, instead of being __9__ at being looked upon as someone that was not honest, I went to a florist(种花人) and __10__ almost $100.00 in red roses and had them put in this nice basket. I __11__ a card, and stated that I was sorry for the __12__ and that I did not ever have the __13__ of making her angry.

The following week, I walked into her office like I did every __14__ with my list of used cars that needed some __15__ before they were sold and said, “Hi Cindy，” with my usual __16__ attitude. She gave me a big smile and said, “You bought me __17__.”  Every week thereafter she would __18__ make a point to say, “Hey Mike, Nice to see you, how are you？”

This woman began to change, perhaps because of this small act of __19__. It was actually so nice to see Cindy's whole way of being－__20__ with me. She was always very kind, and would always have a big smile when I walked into her office.

I guess people can change with a little bit of kindness!

1. A. active      B. kind       C. rude                D. polite

2. A. better      B. taller     C. richer              D. happier

3. A. agree       B. work       C. appear             D. stay

4. A. forcing     B. asking     C. charging            D. inviting

5. A. carpet      B. middle     C. bottom              D. bus

6. A. key          B. money       C. tool                D. stain

7. A. naturally    B. quickly     C. continually         D. anxiously

8. A. challenged   B. accused     C. punished            D. criticized

9. A. surprised    B. excited     C. angry               D. sad

10. A. bought      B. planted     C. sold                D. borrowed

11. A. made out          B. picked out 

C. looked through     D. took off

12. A. mistake           B. words      

C. misunderstanding   D. action

13. A. intention   B. mind        C. idea                D. courage

14. A. day         B. hour        C. week                D. month

15. A. change      B. repairs     C. papers              D. attention

16. A. cold        B. happy       C. serious             D. changeable

17. A. flowers     B. cards       C. food                D. carpet

18. A. seldom      B. hardly      C. always              D. sometimes

19. A. kindness          B. present

C. thoughtfulness      D. consideration

20. A. smiles      B. change      C. use                 D. act

After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag. Sleepy and  1 , I threw my things on the sofa and picked something from the  2 to eat. I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my  3 would take me the whole night. I took my schoolbag and went  4 to my room. I tried to understand chemistry and  5 sleepiness at the same time. I tried to keep my eyes  6 and I wanted something to cheer me up.
Later, I  7 the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing. Though she sang off-key(跑调),   8  made me excited that she was here. I ran down to  9 my mom. We hugged each other and talked for a while. I like it when my mom was happy. Her  10 seemed to flow down to me and I got the strength to  11 the stress (压力) again.
Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be  12 after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up  13 in the morning to go to work and spends all hour on the bus before getting downtown. At a  14 factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns(图案) for clothes over and over. After work, my mom at times gets stuck(被困) in  15 for two hours on her way back home. When I 16 my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to  17 . At least I have some interesting things to do at school, but one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I  18 that my mom has a positive (积极的) attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart, which encourages me to do my work well,  19 there may be difficulties. Seeing her happy makes me feel  20 , too.