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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas.While most people were 1their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to 2early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work.On arrival, he 3his bike outside the back door as he usually does.After 410 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike 5.
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only tool.Trevor used it to get to 6, putting in 60-hour weeks to 7his young family.And the bike was also used to get groceries, 8us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so 9that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.Shortly after that, several people in our area 10to help.One wonderful stranger 11bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. 12my husband had a way to get to and from his job.It really is a(an) 13that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.People say that a smile can be 14from one person to another, but acts of kindness from 15are even more so.This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it 16our faith in humanity as a whole.And it has 17us to be more mindful of ways that we, too, can 18with others.No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone 19.And the results can be 20.
1.A.cooling down B.warming up C.speeding up D.slowing down
2.A.get up B.wake up C.turn up D.rise up
3.A.piled B.pushed C.parked D.paused
4.A.putting in B.putting on C.putting off D.putting away
5.A.broken B.robbed C.hidden D.gone
6.A.study B.shop C.work D.deliver
7.A.live B.support C.serve D.protect
8.A.getting B.protecting C.saving D.allowing
9.A.surprised B.thrilled C.puzzled D.sad
10.A.offered B.supported C.provided D.supplied
11.A.still B.finally C.even D.yet
12.A.Now and then B.Once in a while C.Once again D.Sooner or later
13.A.honor B.pity C.sympathy D.respect
14.A.thrown B.passed C.sent D.got
15.A.friends B.strangers C.relatives D.parents
16.A.weakened B.spread C.reduced D.strengthened
17.A.moved B.forced C.urged D.influenced
18.A.share B.connect C.deal D.work
19.A.likes B.cares C.worries D.wonders
20.A.short B.promising C.permanent D.temporary
Many of the scientists and engineers are judged how great their achievements are.
A.in spite of B.in ways of C.in favor of D.in terms of
We welcome rain, but a(an) large amount of rainfall will cause floods.
A.eventually B.extremely C.gradually D.constantly
Your ideas are very interesting, but we need suggestions to get us out of the mess.
A.impressive B.similar C.practical D.traditional
In the past, he rarely spoke unless others were speaking about something that ______ to him.
A.adapted B.appealed C.addicted D.applied
Joe ________ his anger, remembering the mistakes he had made before.
A.held back B.held up C.held on D.held down