Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABC和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，卡上将该项涂黑。

Marie was a single mother of two children in a rural Missouri community．She worked full-time during the day and   1handcrafted leather gifts to visitors on weekends．She also devoted much   2to charities and community projects, willing to help hundreds of other people who needed help．

Then one day Marie   3some shocking news from her doctor ．She had cancer, and it was spreading   4．She had hardly enough  5to put a cent in the medical treatments she would need．She knew she was put into a terrible position．

Soon, Maris  6what she had always known: although she was not financially  7, she already had the most valuable possessions   8．Hundreds in her community and   9areas teamed up to help her and her family．

Many people she had  10in caring ways demonstrated appreciation for Marie’s life．Marie did not live to  11the day when her bills were fully  12．However, she lived  13enough to feel the love of those she had cheerfully  14,as so many people cared her and helped her．

The spirits of love and   15multiply when they are shared, Happiness is the result of  16love and gratitude．Giving selflessly was a  17that Marie displayed all her life, and her spirit of giving lived 18her in those who knew and loved her．

All her life, Marie had proved the   19of this simple principle: happiness will not come from worldly possessions or fortune．Rather, it is an attitude that comes from appreciating what we  20have．

1.A．shared   　            B．enjoyed            C．sold               D．made 

2.A．money   　            B．spare time         C．attention           D．effort

3.A．received 　            B．accepted           C．refused            D．sent

4.A．slowly  　             B．deadly             C．steadily            D．rapidly

5.A．resources 　           B．sources           C．messages         D．documents

6.A．accepted 　            B．recognized         C．witnessed        D．found

7.A．wealthy  　            B．healthy             C．powerful         D．full

8.A．on the air               B．on show            C．on time           D．on earth

9.A．appearing 　           B．surrounding       C．processing         D．facing

10.A．forgotten  　        B．beaten              C．met                  D．touched

11.A．discover 　           B．celebrate           C．see                  D．enjoy

12.A．paid   　              B．checked            C．send                D．design

13.A．happily 　            B．long                   C．badly               D．comfortably

14.A．found  　             B．stayed with        C．served               D．looked for

15.A．happiness　          B．gratitude            C．attitude             D．respect

16.A．losing  　             B．starting             C．supplying           D．sharing

17.A．benefit 　             B．value                 C．reward              D．charity

18.A．through 　            B．after                 C．before               D．over

19.A．faith  　              B．warmth             C．truth                 D．growth

20.A．never                     B．already               C．nearly                 D．often

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.B

18.B

19.C

20.B