Plant a Row for the Hungry
It was a cold night and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I'd read the signs:"Don't give money to beggars." So I _______ my head and kept walking.
I wasn't _______for a reply, but with submission, he said, "I really am homeless and I really am hungry! You can come with me and watch me _______!"But I kept on walking.
The_______bothered me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have _______ me to hand over a buck or two even if he had been_______. On a freezing night I assumed the _______of a fellow human being.
On the flight back home, I couldn't help thinking of him. I tried to explain my _______to help by assuming government agencies, churches and charities were there to_______him. Besides, you're not supposed to give money to ________
One day, I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News as usual. Out of the blue, an idea ________my mind. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their gardens dedicated to the ________?
We didn't keep records back then, but the idea began to ________.As more and more people started ________the Plant a Row for the Hungry concept, new ways and variations________ up, if you will pardon the pun (双关语)。Today, the program continues to flourish and ________ flowers for the spirit, and comfort for my________.
I am shocked that millions of Americans are________by hunger. If every gardener in America plants one row for the hungry, we can make a________in the number of neighbors who don't have enough to eat. Maybe then I will stop feeling guilty about________ a hungry man I could have helped.
1.A.nodded B.shook C.turned D.lowered
2.A.intended B.meant C.motivated D.prepared
3.A.eat B.shop C.live D.drink
4.A.accident B.situation C.incident D.condition
5.A.pleased B.confused C.saved D.killed
6.A.starving B.lying C.begging D.watching
7.A.best B.better C.worst D.worse
8.A.failure B.responsibility C.hope D.willingness
9.A.adopt B.feed C.house D.free
10.A.churches B.charities C.beggars D.readers
11.A.caught B.crossed C.changed D.slipped
12.A.hungry B.homeless C.poor D.generous
13.A.show up B.take up C.show off D.take off
14.A.paying for B.working with C.advertising for D.messing with
15.A.sped B.showed C.cropped D.broke
16.A.grow B.increase C.decline D.appear
17.A.conscience B.explanation C.assumption D.dedication
18.A.ruined B.infected C.threatened D.depressed
19.A.sense B.link C.difference D.leap
20.A.supporting B.discouraging C.abusing D.abandoning
—Dad is always that busy.
—_______ . But he is a wonderful doctor and he treats his patients kindly.
A.I can’t complain B.That’s all right C.He just can’t help it D.Don’t mention it
Due to a shortage of medical supplies in a severe epidemic situation, if you offer a mask to someone, you must be ______.
A.a Jonah B.a Judas C.a Scrooge D.a good Samaritan
As our teacher often puts it, ________ to key universities ________ those who will never give up halfway.
A.being admitted; are B.admitting; is
C.admitted; are D.to be admitted; is
"Since 2008, emerging economies including China _______ two-thirds of the real wealth gain," the investment bank said in a blog post.
A.accounts for B.has accounted for C.have accounted for D.accounted for
The customs officer asked, “Do you have anything to _______?” “Nothing.” I answered.
A.delete B.declare C.decline D.deliver