I don’t know who sent the gift, but I’ll make a careful _________.

A. investment B. challenge C. enquiry D. guide

To his _________, Jack never told anyone exactly what had happened.

A. credit B. delight C. joy D. pessimism

Before I made any attempt, I used a stick to test the depth of the river, and _________ at the great depth of it, not daring to take further action.

A. charged B. watched

C. adventured D. choked

— Who is ________ the patient? — Maybe his sister.

A. taking care B. looking for

C. joining in D. attending on

His report about the disaster was not believable. He didn’t really go to the spot; instead,

he_____the whole story.

A. thought up B. set up

C. made up D. put up

The photos on the wall ________ my mother of those happy, old days when a large family lived together.

A. inform B. approve

C. retell D. remind

So we should all maintain an_______belief that the world is more forgiving than is commonly supposed.

A. optimistic B. instant

C. previous D. imaginative

Do this throughout your day, and you will be in a _______ state of relaxation and enjoyment.

A. plus B. constant

C. scientific D. guilty

At the door Winston looked back, but O'Brien seemed already to be in process of putting him ________.

A. out of sight B. out of reach

C. out of mind D. out of order

My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.

The first two there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.

As we were on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年癡呆癥), most of them off at the walls or floor. However, one lady my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing; at least they didn’t like that. As we got with each festive song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she sang. she was singing, she was also out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my were to my students. People who worked at the care center could to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.

Justin also the same lady. The difference between us is that he on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song, “Silent Night,” Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my to let you know that.”

This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No can completely describe that touching moment.

It a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself to have witnessed his lesson.

1.A. rooms B. building C. floors D. groups

2.A. bravely B. beautifully C. madly D. shyly

3.A. dancing B. meeting C. gathering D. singing

4.A. stared B. shut C. paid D. glared

5.A. looked B. escaped C. caught D. hurt

6.A. appear B. sound C. hear D. feel

7.A. higher B. nearer C. faster D. louder

8.A. As B. Because C. Since D. Though

9.A. moving B. reaching C. coming D. spreading

10.A. interests B. abilities C. feelings D. responsibilities

11.A. attend B. object C. speak D. compare

12.A. afraid B. sure C. guilty D. scary

13.A. feared B. avoided C. helped D. noticed

14.A.called B. acted C. insisted D. kept

15.A. tears B. hands C. eyes D. face

16.A. cheek B. flower C. body D. time

17.A. words B. poems C. expressions D. songs

18.A. caused B. wasted C. took D. made

19.A. message B. lesson C. activity D. class

20.A. lucky B. foolish C. right D. clever