I’ll do whatever I can ________ my English.
A. improve B. to improve
C. improving D. to improving
I can't bear ________, so I hope you can come on time.
A. to keep waiting B. to keep to wait
C. being kept waiting D. being kept to wait
The library needs _______, but it’ll have to wait until Sunday.
A. cleaning B. be cleaned
C. clean D. being cleaned
A few days ago, I observed a teenager doing yardwork that his dad had told him to do. Instead of doing the task______, he wandered around there for hours,______ to himself and doing a bad job.
The person he hurt the most was himself. His dad was trying to teach him ______and how to do a good job. As a result of his______attitude, he spent the whole afternoon finishing a task that should have taken one or two hours. And the yard ______ wasn't clean enough when he got through.
He______his day because of his attitude. And his dad was ______with him, and the boy's bad mood ended up______ the whole family that day.
A sweet lady was working in a fast-food________. The minute I walked in, she welcomed me____. She smiled as she took my order, and then as we________ for the food, she talked with me. As I walked off with my tray, she said with a big ________, “I hope you have a blessed day!” I think the food tasted better because of her________. There was a delay, during which I sat there hearing her singing as she________ her tasks behind the counter.
She wasn't making a large salary, and she didn't have a powerful________, either. In addition, she stood on her feet for a long shift each day, often dealing with ________customers. But she chose to be joyful.
I want to________from her. I want to do my best, even when there's no ________ or glory. Other people are watching me_______ I might not realize it at the time. I want to bring joy to all those around me. A(n)_______can make a great difference.
1.A. gradually B. happily C. secretly D. silently
2.A. responding B. applying C. explaining D. complaining
3.A. goodness B. safety C. responsibility D. gardening
4.A. poor B. positive C. strange D. efficient
5.A. almost B. even C. still D. ever
6.A. lost B. ruined C. perfected D. changed
7.A. upset B. pleased C. Impressed D. satisfied
8.A. breaking B. benefiting C. affecting D. controlling
9.A. factory B. restaurant C. supermarket D. shop
10.A. warmly B. proudly C. seriously D. coldly
11.A. looked B. asked C. waited D. struggled
12.A. shout B. smile C. cheer D. decision
13.A. experience B. trust C. Courage D. kindness
14.A. performed B. started C. discovered D. planned
15.A. appearance B. motivation C. position D. effort
16.A. ordinary B. Painful C. important D. difficult
17.A. escape B. learn C. hear D. differ
18.A. applause B. regret C. sadness D. forgiveness
19.A. now that B. in case C. even though D. as if
20.A. lifestyle B. attitude C. habit D. attempt
Spreading smiles at Birchwood
When Ava McCarver was in kindergarten, her class visited a nursing home (疗养院). Ava learned that many of the residents (住户) there receive few visitors. 1.“I asked my mom if I could visit them,” she says. Soon, Ava and her mom became volunteers at Birchwood Health Care Center.
That was six years ago. 2.She enjoys hanging out with Mary, Shirley and other residents during her twice-monthly visits. “I paint their nails, and I talk to a lot of them,” she says. Sometimes she helps lead craft (手工艺) projects. Other times they play card games. “It’s good for the residents to see little kids,” Ava says. “That makes them really happy.”
3.She has raised money for the nursing home by making refrigerator decorations and selling them at a craft fair. She has also collected used puzzles from garage sales and donated them to Birchwood.
Ava wrote a book called The Squirrel Family. In the book, two squirrels raise a family and eventually move into a place called Birchwood where they live happily.4.Ten stores in her city agreed to display the books, along with a can to collect money. Ava’s project raised about $750. Birchwood used that money to buy furniture for the residents.
Ava says she enjoyed the look of “pure joy” on a resident’s face after a hug from her. That’s why she started visiting Birchwood — to bring happiness to others.5.“It’s really fun,” she says. “They have good stories, and I enjoy my time there.”
A. She decided to take action.
B. But she has gained happiness for herself, too.
C. Since then, Ava has made many friends at Birchwood.
D. Ava used her book to raise money for the nursing home.
E. Birchwood needs more volunteers for its craft project.
F. Ava has found some creative ways to help her friends at Birchwood.
G. Ava’s book has achieved a great success and earned a large amount of money for her.
Blue Planet II’s latest episode focuses on how plastic is having a disastrous effect on the ocean and slowly poisoning our sea creatures. Researchers recently also found that sea creatures living in the deepest place on Earth, the Mariana Trench, have plastic in their stomachs. Indeed, the oceans are drowning in plastic.
Though it seems now that the world couldn’t possibly function without plastics, consumer plastics are a remarkably recent invention. The first plastic bags were introduced in the 1950s; the same decade that plastic packaging began gaining in popularity in the United States. This growth has happened so fast that science is still catching up with the change. Plastics pollution research, for instance, is still a very early science.
We put all these plastics into the environment and we still don’t really know what the outcomes are going to be. What we do know, though, is disturbing. Ocean plastic is estimated to kill millions of marine animals every year. Nearly 700 species, including endangered ones, are known to have been affected by it. One in three leatherback turtles, which often mistake plastic bags for jellyfish, have been found with plastic in their bellies. Ninety percent of seabirds are now eating plastics on a regular basis. By 2050, that figure is expected to rise to 100 percent.
And it’s not just wildlife that is threatened by the plastics in our seas. Humans are consuming plastics through the seafood we eat. I could understand why some people see ocean plastic as a disaster, worth mentioning to the same degree as climate change. But ocean plastic is not as complicated as climate change. There are no ocean trash deniers (否认者), at least so far. To do something about it, we don’t have to remake our planet energy system.
This is not a problem where we don’t know what the solution is. We know how to pick up garbage. Anyone can do it. We know how to dispose (处理) of it. We know how to recycle. We can all start by thinking twice before we use single-use plastic products. Things that may seem ordinary, like using a reusable bottle or a reusable bag----when taken collectively, these choices really do make a difference.
1.Why is plastics pollution research still a very early science?
A. The plastics pollution research is too difficult.
B. Plastics have produced less pollution than coal.
C. The world couldn’t possibly function without plastics.
D. Plastics have gained in popularity too fast for science to catch up.
2.How did the author support his opinion in Paragraph 3?
A. By statistics.
B. By quotations from leading experts.
C. By using examples from his own experience.
D. By comparison and contrast.
3.What can we infer about climate change?
A. Climate change is caused by human activities.
B. Some people hold some doubts about climate change.
C. Climate change is less important than ocean pollution.
D. Ocean plastic is more complicated than climate change.
4.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Ocean plastic is a global issue.
B. The oceans become choked with plastic.
C. Blue Planet II has left viewers heartbroken.
D. Plastics gain in popularity all over the world
