Passage 13

山西省太原市外国语学校2017届高三下学期2月月考

I was doing a year of voluntary service abroad for people with learning disabilities. It was set in an English　 1 　, quite different from my home in Sweden.

One of my fellow　 2 　, a girl from Tanzania, seemed a bit　 3 　, so I asked what the problem was. She told me she had a　 4 　back home who was really　 5 　with her university studies. It seemed that　 6 　difficulties would make it impossible for her to complete her course. So this friend of　 7 　had done something unbelievable:she had sent all her pocket money for the month to Tanzania to　 8 　her friend!This meant that she didn’t have much food to eat and had no money to go anywhere outside the village.

I was so　 9 　that she did this for her friend and I felt I had to do something.　 10 　, during my next trip to one of the nearby towns I walked into a shop to buy some food for her. I started　 11 　to the woman working in the shop and　 12 　told her about my friend. The woman looked at me,　 13 　. “Does she eat pasta（意大利面）?” she asked. “Yes,” I replied. She immediately　 14 　loading a bag with pasta, cookies, sweets and other things until the bag was full. “Give this to her for me. It’s my　 15 　!” I couldn’t believe it but cried with　 16 　.

Imagine my friend’s face when I　 17 　the gifts on my kitchen table and　 18 　her from her room to see!I have　 19 　seen her so happy!She told me that due to the generous help, she could definitely　 20 　the month.

1. A. university　B. village　C. town　D. city

2. A. teachers　B. students　C. volunteers　D. workers

3. A. excited　B. angry　C. desperate　D. disappointed

4. A. sister　B. cousin　C. colleague　D. friend

5. A. dealing　B. helping　C. struggling　D. improving

6. A. academic　B. cultural　C. intellectual　D. financial

7. A. mine　B. hers　C. ours　D. theirs

8. A. connect　B. support　C. reward　D. inform

9. A. curious　B. generous　C. influenced　D. touched

10. A So　B. Instead　C. However　D. Otherwise

11. A. talking　B. calling　C. showing　D. walking

12. A. thankfully　B. constantly　C. generously　D. eventually

13. A. annoyed　B. amazed　C. confused　D. embarrassed

14. A. started　B. continued　C. allowed　D. stopped

15. A. duty　B. offer　C. treat　D. turn

16. A. regret　B. sorrow　C. sympathy　D. happiness

17. A. ate　B. arranged　C. consumed　D. finished

18. A. fetched　B. removed　C. wished　D. ordered

19. A. always　B. recently　C. never　D. frequently

20. A. go over　B. get through　C. make up　D. turn around