_________, what’s your interest? Would you like to tell me?

A.In a way B.By the way C.As a result D.As you know

---Excuse me, may I keep the book a little longer? (2014•揚(yáng)州市)

---Sorry. You ________ return it today.

A.must B.mustn't C.can D.can't

I’d like to go with you, _____________I’m too busy.

A.or B.and C.so D.but

Miss Li is popular in her class because she is _________ her students.

A.sure of B.bored with C.patient with D.afraid of

—Lily, why are you still here? School is over for half an hour.

—Because I _________ my job yet. I still need one more hour.

A.won’t finish B.haven’t finished C.didn’t finish D.don’t finish

He asked when they _________ the school.

A.built B.build C.have built D.are building

—Excuse me, do you know _________?

—Sure, there is a supermarket down the street near here.

A.when I can get some drinks B.when can I get some drinks

C.where can I get some drinks D.where I can get some drinks

—Many people play with mobile phones all day now.

—_________ Everyone should be a book lover. Reading is more interesting.

A.Well done! B.I don’t agree. C.That’s too bad. D.You’re welcome.

Every Friday I went to a senior nursing home (老人院). It seemed as if it needed _________, but little did I know it would help me too.

During my first visit I helped to polish (擦光) some ladies’ nails (指甲). One woman asked me many questions. After she was satisfied with my _________, she started to share some of her hidden hurt. By listening to her, I realized I had helped her a lot, she looked _________ from some of her past pains.

When she was finished, she told me something that _________ me to visit the nursing home every week. She said, “You’re the only person I was able to tell this to. The other volunteers are too busy to _________ me. You’ll come back next week, right?” After gently blowing on her newly coated nails, I smiled and _________, “Yes, I’ll see you next Friday.”

That day, I was glad by the fact that I had helped somebody. I realized an action as _________ as listening became something much more.

Every moment I spend chatting is a chance to tie that connection again, to _________ their worries, and to shape someone’s life. In turn, that _________ also shapes me. I not only learn about life and experiences outside of school, but also receive the __________ of being part of this process-this connection between humans.

1.A.courage B.money C.help D.repair

2.A.answers B.performances C.appearance D.behaviors

3.A.awake B.sure C.afraid D.relaxed

4.A.took B.stuck C.treated D.encouraged

5.A.say to B.listen to C.write about D.made up

6.A.decide B.promised C.shouted D.greeted

7.A.certain B.smart C.simple D.modern

8.A.share B.find C.continue D.break

9.A.thought B.condition C.mess D.moment

10.A.welcome B.message C.gift D.invitation

Linda Evans was my best friend. We did everything together, piano lessons, movies, swimming, and horseback riding.

When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address Unknown”. I had no idea how to find Linda.

Over the years, I missed Linda very much, I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked a lot like Linda and whose last name was Wagman—Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but I still wrote to her.

She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother.”

Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled，and there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: we won’t lose each other again!

1.The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _________.

A.at the age of 13 B.before she got married

C.after they moved to new homes D.before the writer’s family moved away

2.They didn’t often write to each other because they _________.

A.got married B.didn’t like writing letters

C.had little time to do so D.could see each other on special time

3.There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she _________.

A.didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness

B.received the card that she sent

C.didn’t know Linda’s address

D.was in trouble

4.The writer was happy when she _________.

A.read the newspaper

B.heard Linda’s voice on the phone

C.met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda

D.wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman

5.They hadn’t kept in touch _________.

A.for about 27 years B.for about 40 years

C.since they got married D.Since the writer’s family moved away