Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Yesterday I heard about a single mom with two kids that I barely know. She was pleading for help to pay her   36  bill so it wouldn’t get disconnected. I have seen her help many others over the past months. She   37  to make ends meet but puts on a smile   38  her children won’t worry. She has no family near her so if she   39  her phone, her children or their school will have no way to get in   40  with her. After reading her plea（恳求）, I thought about it all night and it broke my heart.

This morning I   41  her that I wanted to help. And I   42  her phone bill so that she would not lose it. She wrote me one of the most   43  letters I have ever received,   44  me how thankful she was. She   45  and said that I would never know how   46  it meant to her that a stranger would be so   47  . She had nowhere to go and didn’t know where to turn. I   48  to her that she was a kind heart and it is especially important to me to help   49  people such as her.

I am very glad to have been able to help   50 . Her tears of joy and heartfelt   51  were more than enough thanks for me. Everything we do for someone else, big or small, makes such a big   52 . We can share some happiness and sorrows. Among all of us, we have the ability to   53  solutions to some problems that now   54 . Opening my heart and   55   for a friend in need makes me proud and I am thankful I was able to pay it forward today!

1.	A．food B．school C．phone D．family

2.	A．means B．struggles C．likes D．fails

3.	A．but B．though C．however D．so

4.	A．changes B．loses C．destroys D．sells

5.	A．touch B．sight C．notice D．trouble

6.	A．contacted B．realized C．asked D．invited

7.	A．bought B．found C．asked D．paid

8.	A．interesting B．important C．sincere D．fascinating

9.	A．respecting B．telling C．praising D．encouraging

10.	A．cried B．laughed C．discussed D．shamed

11.	A．rich B．excellent C．much D．strange

12.	A．moved B．amazing C．delighted D．kind

13.	A．explained B．proved C．promised D．argued

14.	A．humorous B．wonderful C．beautiful D．brave

15.	A．in B．through C．out D．besides

16.	A．congratulation B．conclusion C．hope D．appreciation

17.	A．difference B．progress C．information D．behaviour

18.	A．replace B．create C．compare D．work

19.	A．disappear B．find C．exist D．settle

20.	A．letter B．mouth C．door D．wallet

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】略