阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项，选出最佳选项。

　　In the winter of 1990, I was asked to appear on a television talk show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada．At the end of our first day of taping, I was on my way back to my 24-hour-room-service 　　1　　 when I saw something shocking．

　　On the sidewalk in four inches of snow was a man 　　2　　 with only a cardboard to keep him from being completely 　　3　　 to the freezing cold．What really broke my heart was when I 　　4　　 that he wore no shoes and socks．

　　I wanted to stop and help him, 　　5　　 I was not quite sure what to do．As the traffic light turned green, it seemed life was demanding that I 　　6　　．So I did．Back in "anything I wanted was mine" environment of my hotel, I immediately 　　7　　 about the man on the street．Several days later, I was eating Danish at the station．All of the "important" people had 　　8　　 the room and it was just me and the doorman remaining．

　　I had seen him 　　9　　 go about his business every day without saying a word except 　　10　　．When I asked him how he was 　　11　　 today, he told me that he'd been having to ride his bike to work in the snow and that he'd been feeling rather 　　12　　 for himself．．．that is, until he saw a man sleeping down on the corner of the street with just a 　　13　　 for covering from the cold and no shoes．I almost 　　14　　 on my Danish as I heard him go on to relate how he was so moved with 　　15　　 for the man that he bought the man a pair of socks and shoes．

　　As I heard his stay, I saw in my mind a 　　16　　 that used to be in an old friend's bedroom when I was a teenager．It was a picture of a child 　　17　　 someone a flower and the 　　18　　 below read：'The 　　19　　 deed often exceeds(胜过)the grandest of intentions．" As Mother Teresa 　　20　　 it, "none of us can do anything great on our own, but we can all do a small thing with great love．"

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　About ten years ago, I was on a plane going west, and a young woman boarded and sat across the aisle(过道)from me．I 　　1　　 her for two reasons．She was very attractive, and she was holding a teddy bear about half her 　　2　　．I teased her by asking if she had a 　　3　　 for the bear．She laughed and said no．

　　About halfway through the flight she 　　4　　 over and told me she was going to Tucson to enter rehab(进行康复治疗)．She 　　5　　 to share her life story with me．She had been working as a dancer in a nightclub．That 　　6　　 had led her down a dark 　　7　　 to drugs and alcohol．As I listened to her story．I was 　　8　　 at all she had gone through．I listened to all she shared and told her I was sure she was going to 　　9　　 it．At the end of the flight, she 　　10　　 me for listening to her．

　　A few years later, I got a 　　11　　 in the mail saying, “Wow, it's been years since we met on that plane．It is 　　12　　 how you touched my life．” She went on to tell me that she had 　　13　　 to stay away from drugs, and had been working for a radio station．She felt she had achieved things she could not have 　　14　　 that day on the plane．We agreed to set up a time to get 　　15　　．

　　When I saw her, she was 　　16　　 the attractive young woman I remembered．She told me that that little 　　17　　 we had had turned her life around．She had boarded the plane 　　18　　 anything would work in her life, and my affirmation(肯定)of her as a person and of her 　　19　　 had given her the last bit of 　　20　　 she needed to work through her problems．

　　The young woman taught me it's never too late to make a new start in life．

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完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31－50各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)。

　　Rain was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the church, eager to get home and play with the 　　1　　 that Santa had left for us．Across the street was a gas station where the bus stopped．It was 　　2　　 for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing close to the locked door in an attempt to keep 　　3　　．

　　We were on the way to our grandparents’ house for the Christmas dinner．We were approaching our destination(目的地) 　　4　　 my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, “I can't 　　5　　 it! They are standing in the rain．They’ve got children．It's Christmas．”

　　When my father 　　6　　 the gas station, he rolled down his window．“Merry Christmas．You are waiting for the 　　7　　 ? ” Father asked．

　　The man said that they were．They were going to Birmingham, where he had a brother and 　　8　　 of a job．

　　“Why don't you all get in the car and I'll 　　9　　 you up there．”

　　After they settled in, Father looked back over his 　　10　　 and asked the children if Santa had found them yet．Their sad faces gave him the 　　11　　．

　　“Well, I didn't think so, ” my father said, “ 　　12　　 when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having 　　13　　 finding all, and he asked me if he could leave your toys in my 　　14　　．We'll just 　　15　　 them first before I take you to your destination．” All at once, the three children's faces shone with 　　16　　．

　　When we got out of the car at our house, the children 　　17　　 the front door and straight to the Christmas tree．One of the girls picked up Jill's doll and 　　18　　 hugged it to her breast, and the other girl seized(抓住)something of mine．

　　All this happened many years ago, but the memory of it remains 　　19　　．That was the Christmas when my sister and I learned the 　　20　　 of making others happy．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　About ten years ago, I was on a plane going west, and a young woman 　　1　　 and sat across the aisle(过道)from me．I noticed her for two reasons．She was very attractive, and she was holding a teddy bear about half her 　　2　　．I teased her by asking if she had a 　　3　　 for the bear．She laughed and said no．

　　About halfway through the flight she 　　4　　 over and told me she was going to Tucson to enter rehab(康复治疗)．She 　　5　　 to share her life story with me．She had been working as a dancer in a nightclub．That 　　6　　 had led her down a dark 　　7　　 to drugs and alcohol．As I listened to her story, I was 　　8　　 at all she had gone through．I listened to all she shared and told her I was sure she was going to 　　9　　 it．At the end of the 　　10　　, she thanked me for listening to her．

　　A few years later, I got a 　　11　　 in the mail saying, “Wow, it's been five years since we met on that plane．It is 　　12　　 how you touched my life．” She went on to tell me that she had 　　13　　 to stay away from drugs, and had been working for a radio station．She felt she had achieved things she could not have 　　14　　 that

　　day on the plane．We agreed to set up a time to get 　　15　　．

　　When I saw her, she was 　　16　　 the attractive young woman I remembered．She told me that that little 　　17　　 we had had turned her life around．She had got on the plane 　　18　　 anything would work in her life, and my affirmation of her as a person and of her 　　19　　 had given her the last bit of 　　20　　 she needed to work through her problems．

The young woman taught me it's never too late to make a new start in life．

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