A lesson in caring
It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora    36    . She wasn’t even four, but she   37    at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my   38    . But I do remember a sudden   39    feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her   40     , whether it was     41    flying or children playing. But now she was noticing   42    and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and   43     it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was   44    about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how   45    our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to    46    myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge (强烈愿望) to turn    47    . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this?   48    , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She   49    us right over.
The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed.   50     inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home    51    .
Professionals call such a(n)   52    “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something    53     that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and   54     clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve    55     her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has benefited more?

A lesson in caring

It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway．I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box．But Nora did．She wasn’t even four, but she  1 at my coat and said, “That man’s cold．Daddy, 2  we take him home?”

I don’t remember my reply．But I do remember a sudden  3  feeling inside me．I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her 4  , whether it was 5  in flight or children playing．But now she was noticing 6  and beggary．

A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and 7  it to an elderly person．It was quick and easy．I 8  us up．Nora was 9  about it．She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how 10  our job was．When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to 11    myself to leave the house to fetch the food package．On my way to the school, I fought an urge（强烈愿望） to turn 12  ．The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home．Why do this?  13 , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed．She 14  us right over．

The building was in a bad state．Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress．She took the package and asked us to come in．Nora ran inside．I unwillingly followed．15  inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor．Our hostess showed us some photos．Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears．

Professionals call such a（n）16  “a volunteer opportunity”．They are opportunities, I’ve come to see．Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something 17   that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve to needy people and 18   clothes for the homeless．Yet, as I’ve 19 her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has 20  more?

1．A．pulled　　　　     B．glanced　　　     C．waved　　          D．aimed

2．A．Would　　　　     B．Can　　　　　   C．Need　　　　     D．Must

3．A．general　　　　    B．funny　　　　　C．heavy　　　　    D．curious

4．A．area　　　　　    B．part　　　　　   C．eyesight　　　　                         D．world
5．A．insects                  B．animals　　　　  C．plants　　　　    D．birds

6．A．coldness　　　     B．illness　　　       C．suffering　　　   D．ignorance

7．A．delivered　　　     B．returned　　　    C．devoted　　　　 D．posted

8．A．held　　　　　    B．hurried　　　      C．signed　　　　   D．lined
9．A．casual　　　　     B．sorry　　　　     C．astonished　　　 D．excited
10．A．creative　　　    B．valuable　　　    C．shocking　　　   D．simple

All the recent news on AIDS is bad．The death of Rock Hudson ___1____ public concern about the ___2____ almost to the point of panic（紧张）．Now general concern is ___3____ not so much on personal risk but on the growing realization ____4_____ this disease is having a strong effect ___5_____ our society in a number of ways．

　　 For one thing, it is ____6_____ money and other resources．AIDS patients require long-term care in hospital．The Centre for Disease Control in Atlanta calculates that hospital expenditures for the first 10,000 AIDS patients were about $1．4 billion．The ____7____ economic cost to the nation of AIDS cases is estimated to ___8____ to $6 billion in health care, disability, and ___9___ productivity．

　　 Private insurers（保险人） were unprepared for the crisis（危机） ____10____ the deadly disease hits mainly young people．It is becoming increasingly ___11_____ for those in high-risk groups to get health and life insurance(保险), and in the __12_____ of private coverage, public funds（资金） must be used．In ___13____, many AIDS victims are ____14_____ by disapproving or frightened friends and family, without employment and ___15_____ need of emotional and psychological ?????___16_____．

　　 There is also bad news on the medical ___17____．In spite of a stepped-up research program there is no ____18___ of a forthcoming breakthrough(突破) to a cure．

　　 Yet the physicians and others continue to work and to hope．Others not directly ____19___ can help by giving support to public funding for research, hospital and support services．A public resolve(决心) to provide care now and an eventual cure for those who suffer is the best ____20___．

1．A．caused　　 B．raised　　　　 C．resulted　　　　 D．rose

2．A．disease　　 B．question　　　　 C．disaster　　　　 D．sickness

3．A．directed　 B．paid　　　　　　 C．focused 　　　　 D．devoted

4．A．when 　　　　 B．as　　　　　　 C．which　　　　 D．that

5．A．to 　　　　 B．for　　　　　 C．on　　　　　　 D．with

6．A．spending　 B．absorbing　　　　 C．connecting　　 D．emphasizing

7．A．general　　 B．common　　　　 C．complete　　　　 D．total

8．A．add　　　　 B．come　　　　　　 C．equal　　　　 D．sum

9．A．lost 　　　　 B．increased　　　　 C．missing　　　 D．gone

10．A．since　　　　 B．unless　　　　 C．although　　　　 D．before

11．A．available　　 B．profitable 　 C．unavoidable　　　 D．difficult

12．A．plenty 　 B．absence　　　 C．attendance　　 D．appearance

13．A．conclusion B．fact　　　　　　 C．addition　　　　 D．short

14．A．accepted　　 B．welcomed 　　 C．cared 　　　　 D．rejected

15．A．for　　　 B．in　　　　　　 C．with　　　　　　 D．at

16．A．satisfaction B．support　　　 C．convenience　　　 D．courage

17．A．field　　　　 B．area　　　　　　 C．world　　　　 D．front

18．A．hope　　　　 B．signal　　　　 C．sight　　　　　　 D．sign

19．A．interested B．observed　　　　 C．studied　　　 D．involved(卷入)

20．A．answer　　 B．response　　　　 C．key　　　　　 D．movement

Some people learn a second language easily. Other people have 1 learning a new language. How can you help 2 learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little 3 and more interesting.

　 The first step is to feel 4 of learning English. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. Be patient. You do not have to understand everything all at once. It is 5 to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. 6, do not worry about taking risks,

　 The second step is to 7 your English. For example, write in a journal, or diary, every day. You will 8 writing in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving. 9, you must speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates outside class. You will all make mistakes, but 10 you will become comfortable communicating in English.

　 The third step is to 11 a record of your language learning. You can write this in your journal. After each class, 12 what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. Write these accomplishments in your journal.

　 You must be positive about learning English and believe that you can do it. It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements. You will enjoy learning English, and you will feel more confident in yourself.

1. A. trouble　 B. difficulties　　 C. no problem　 D. no difficulty

2. A. yourself　 B. myself　　　 C. ourselves　　 D. himself

3. A. harder　　 B. easier　　　　 C. easy　　　　 D. more difficult

4. A. confident　 B. ashamed　　　 C. negative　　　 D. comfortable

5. A. strange　　　 B. natural　　　 C. unusual　　　　 D. unnatural

6. A. In general　　 B. In a word　　 C. On the whole　　 D. In other words

7. A. write　　　　 B. listen to　　　 C. speak　　　　　 D. practise

8. A. used to　　　 B. is used to　　 C. make use of　　　 D. get used to

9. A. therefore　　 B. Despite　　　 C. In addition　　　 D. Though

10. A. finally　　　 B. eventually　　 C. gradually　　　　 D. actually

11. A. keep　　　　 B. have　　　　 C. take　　　　　　 D. set

12. A. care about　 B. think about　　 C. think of　　　　 D. talk about

—How did you like the concert?

—It was a great success—I enjoyed the last song ________.

A. in general　 B. in particular 　 C. in common D. in total