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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 ___31___  at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy,  ___32___  we take him home?”

I don’t remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden___33___feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her  ___34___, whether it was  ___35___ in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing  ___36___ 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 ___37___ it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I  ___38___us up. Nora was ___39___ about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how ___40___  our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to ___41___ myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge to turn ___42___. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this?  ___43___, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She  ___44___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. ___45___  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)___46___“a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities, I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something ___47___that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and  ___48___clothes for the , as I’ve ___49___ her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has ___50___ more?

31. A. waved    B. glanced    C. pulled    D. aimed

32. A. Would    B. Can    C. Need    D. Must

33. A. general    B. funny    C. heavy    D. curious

34. A. world    B. part    C. eyesight    D. area

35. A. insects    B. animals    C. plants    D. birds

36. A. coldness    B. suffering    C. illness    D. ignorance

37. A. delivered    B. returned    C. devoted    D. posted

38. A. held    B. hurried    C. signed    D. lined

39. A. casual    B. sorry    C. astonished    D. excited

40. A. creative    B. valuable    C. shocking    D. simple

41. A. warn    B. stop    C. allow    D. push

42. A. back    B. away    C. up    D. out

43. A. Therefore    B. Obviously    C. Also    D. Still

44. A. called    B. promised    C. invited    D. helped

45. A. Although    B. Once    C. Because    D. Though

46. A. stay    B. visit    C. adventure    D. challenge

47. A. fair    B. famous    C. difficult    D. enjoyable

48. A. collect    B. make    C. order    D. wear

49. A. let    B. made    C. watched    D.  noticed

50. A. benefited    B. increased    C. tried    D. seized

【回答】

CBCAD  BACDB  DADCB  BDACA

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空