79. He greeted me with ______(典型的) American warmth.

78. I prefer to use the ______(传统的) way to celebrate our victory.

77. Your early reply will be really______ (感激).

76. We need a ______(实际的)solution to the problem.

My first memories of acts of kindness are from when I was about 12 years old. I always 41 people as soon as possible with whatever they needed.

At that time, I noticed that many 42 people had difficulty going to the grocery store 43 　a snowstorm. I would spend part of a 44 Saturday knocking on my elderly neighbor’s apartment doors to ask if they 45 anything from the store. The 46 　was down a hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of goods for them. I liked it and it made them so 　47 　, too.

My friends asked me 48 　I was doing and after some time some of them 49 　in and it became a 　50 　as time went by. I 51 asked for money for what I did, but sometimes the old ladies would 　52 　the change in my pocket secretly. The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them.

When I went to college, many of these people would 53 　my mother about me,　 54 my mother didn’t always know who they were. It was through those 55 between my mother and these people that she 　56 what I used to do for them - I had never told her.

I 57 helping others when I was 12 and it 　58until today. Now, I’m a teacher and teaching my students the art of true 59 . At first I wrote this for my diary, but my mother said why not 60 it with everyone. I hope this inspires younger people and the old alike.

41.　 A. helped　　　　　 B. gave　　　　　　 C. cared　　　　　　 D. offered

42.　 A. lazy　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　 C. kind　　　　　　 D. old

43.　 A. after　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　 D. since

44.　 A. fine 　　　　　　 B. snowy　　　　　　 C. funny　　　　　　 D. busy

45.　 A. got　　　　　　　 B. fetched　　　　　 C. needed　　　　　 D. took

46.　 A. store　　　　　　 B. factory　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　 D. college

47.　 A. sad　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　 C. strange　　　　　 D. young

48.　 A. whether　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　 D. what

49.　 A. turned　　　　　 B. looked　　　　　 C. gave　　　　　　 D. joined

50.　 A. rule　　　　　　 B. habit　　　　　　 C. tradition　　　　 D. custom

51.　 A. never　　　　　　 B. usually　　　　　 C. always　　　　　 D. sometimes

52.　 A. put　　　　　　　 B. choose　　　　　 C. save　　　　　　 D. keep

53.　 A. think　　　　　　 B. ask　　　　　　　 C. guess　　　　　　 D. find

54.　 A. but　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　 C. so 　　　　　　　 D. or

55.　 A. conversations　　 B. discussion　　　 C. statements　　　 D. speeches

56.　 A. knew from　　　　 B. thought over　　 C. learned about　　 D. talked about

57.　 A. finished　　　　 B. started　　　　　 C. stopped　　　　　 D. lasted

58.　 A. pauses　　　　　 B. remains　　　　　 C. continues　　　　 D. follows

59.　 A. love　　　　　　 B. kindness　　　　 C. friendship　　　 D. honesty

60.　 A. show　　　　　　 B. divide　　　　　 C. deliver　　　　　 D. share

40. ________ it is expected that students come to college with the ability to solve most problems in their study by themselves , this is not always the case.

　 A. When　　　　 B. While　　　　　 C. For　　　　　　 D. As