A lesson in caring
It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora did. She wasn’t even four, but she _______ at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, _______ we take him home?”
I don’t remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden_______feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her _______, whether it was _______ in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing _______ and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and _______ it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I _______us up. Nora was _______ about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how ________ our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to ________ myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge to turn ________. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this? ________, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She ________us right over.
The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. ________ inside, I saw that the apartment belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears.
Professionals call such a(n)________“a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities, I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something ________that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and ________clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve ________ her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has ________ more?
1.A.waved B.glanced C.pulled D.aimed
2.A.Would B.Can C.Need D.Must
3.A.general B.funny C.heavy D.curious
4.A.world B.part C.eyesight D.area
5.A.insects B.animals C.plants D.birds
6.A.coldness B.suffering C.illness D.ignorance
7.A.delivered B.returned C.devoted D.posted
8.A.held B.hurried C.signed D.lined
9.A.casual B.sorry C.astonished D.excited
10.A.creative B.valuable C.shocking D.simple
11.A.warn B.stop C.allow D.push
12.A.back B.away C.up D.out
13.A.Therefore B.Obviously C.Also D.Still
14.A.called B.promised C.invited D.helped
15.A.Although B.Once C.Because D.Though
16.A.stay B.visit C.adventure D.challenge
17.A.fair B.famous C.difficult D.enjoyable
18.A.collect B.make C.order D.wear
19.A.let B.made C.watched D.noticed
20.A.benefited B.increased C.tried D.seized
My parents aren’t _______ me going abroad for education, fearing that I'm too young to take care of myself.
A.in charge of B.in favor of C.in need of D.in praise of
—You couldn't have chosen any present better for me.
——_______.
A.Oh, don't complain about a gift B.I'll give you a better one next time
C.I'm glad you like it so much D.Oh, nothing much
The young man’s face _______ when the boss told him what a nice job he had done.
A.brought up B.lit up C.put up D.took up
1 have one regret about the time I spent in high school: I _______ more advanced classes that are really helpful in college.
A.couldn't have taken B.should have taken
C.needn't have taken D.must have taken
— I like your new shoes!
— Thanks. I had to try on almost a dozen pairs _________ I decided to get them.
A.as B.when
C.after D.before
