When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific event that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to __36__. She wanted to help, __37__ she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to __38__ and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter __39__ passed out the remaining meals. __40__, I began making sandwiches and __41__ them with the crowd. I had the containers with my __42__ cookies in them and began to __43__, offering them to anyone near me.
I __44__ an old gentleman and said, “sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, __45__ and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I __46__, and his eyes __47__ a little bit and he said, “No one has __48__ called me sir.” So he was __49__ taken aback(意外). It struck me.
I explained I had been raised that__ 50__color and social status, everyone deserved respect. It __51__ me to think that just because he was homeless, no one__ 52__ him the honor. It broke my heart, and I __53__. I just didn’t understand__ 54__ no one ever called him sir. I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every __55__ person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the lessons it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone’s life.
How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?
1.A. participate B. decide C. choose D. go
2. A. however B. but C. yet D. so
3.A. bring B. fetch C. collect D. take
4.A. I B. you C. she D. we
5.A. First B. Next C. Third D. Finally
6.A. shared B. gave C. helped D. assisted
7. A. classmate’s B. schoolmate’s C. sister’s D. family’s
8.A. walk around B. knock around C. come around D. stand around
9. A. went B. came C. approached D. met
10.A. glanced at me rightly B. stared at me with difficulty
C. glared at me in anger D. looked at me right in the eye
11.A. had B. called C. did D. do
12.A. watered B. cried C. tore D. dropped
13.A. already B. ever C.still D. yet
14.A. differently B. normally C. completely D. exactly
15.A. in spite B. regardless of C. concerned about D. for fear of
16.A. strengthened B. saddened C.frightened D. pleased
17.A. handed B. afforded C. provided D. supplied
18.A. had no choice but to cry B. couldn’t help to cry
C. had no right to cry D. couldn’t help but cry
19.A. what B. when C. whether D. why
20.A. single B. poor C. ordinary D. normal
_____ comes first will get the prize.
A. Who B. Whoever C. Whom D. Whomever
John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work _____, he gladly accepted it.
A. finished B. finishing C. having finished D. was finished
Jack described his father, who _____ a brave boy many years ago, as a strongwilled man.
A. would be B. would have been C. must have been D. must be
Is it the country _____ you studied English _____ you are going to visit next week?
A. in which; which B. where; that C. that; that D. which; that
_____ the oil price is on the rise, lots of people go to work by BMW instead of driving cars.
A. So that B. Even enough C. As if D. Now that
