Question

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind  1  your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only  2  seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts(石膏繃帶)，a black-and -blue face, and a sad expression. “  3  am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I  4  to move to that seat. The girl was named Kathy. She had  5  in a car accident and now was on her way for  6 .

When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to  7  that Kathy would not be able to  8  herself. I considered  9  to feed her but hesitated, ad it seemed too  10  to offer a service to a  11 .But then I realized that Kathy’ s need was more  12  than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and  13  she was uncomfortable about accepting, she  14 .We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip my heart  15 , and the  16  was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.

I was very glad I had reached  17  my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love 18   flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us  19 .When we stretch to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more  20  world.

1．A．losing             B．changing           C．taking               D．giving

2．A．comfortable        B．suitable              C．a(chǎn)vailable            D．favorable

3．A．No problem         B．No way          C．No need            D．No doubt

2,4,6

4．A．decided            B．wanted           C．regretted       D．promised

5．A．escaped             B．hurt             C．regretted       D．promised

6．A．treatment             B．travel            C．died                   D．business

7．A．know               B．say               C．realize           D．recognize

8．A．eat                 B．feed           C．choose          D．support

9．A．offering             B．needing          C．stopping         D．trying

10．A．impolite           B．far               C．close          D．fast

11．A．girl               B．neighbor           C．passenger      D．stranger

12．A．unusual           B．direct           C．important         D．shameful

13．A．when            B．a(chǎn)lthough         C．since          D．a(chǎn)s

14．A．refused             B．wondered        C．cried              D．did

15．A．warmed          B．jumped          C．broken         D．cheered

16．A．life              B．money           C．time               D．energy

17．A．below           B．through            C．a(chǎn)cross             D．beyond

18．A．seldom           B．never              C．hardly             D．sometimes

19．A．separate          B．independent       C．silent          D．upset

20．A．developing     B．rewarding            C．changing         D．tiring

Answer 1

1—5   BCBAD    6—10  ACBAA   11—15   DCBDA    16—20  CDDAB