二、完形填空
My neighbour is a doctor. He and his wife are among the
A
people I have ever met. A few years ago, we started this kind of “favour (善行) war”, where one of us would do something kind for the other, such as
C
the driveway (车道) or building a shed (棚子), and the next time, the other would
A
to do more favours.
Yesterday morning there was about
2 or 3 feet of snow on the ground. I
D
he shovelled (铲) my driveway while I was away on a business trip last
D
. So I took out my shovel and cleared both our sidewalks and driveways because it was my turn to do a favour
B
. Although it took some time, I finished it and got into my car for work.
That night I heard a
D
on my door, and it was my neighbour. He shook my hand and thanked me for shovelling
C
driveway and sidewalk, which made him get to work earlier and
B
a boy.
“As soon as I started the car early this morning, a(n)
A
came through that a young boy in our neighbourhood was seriously ill.
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, my partner and I were only about 2 minutes away, but the closest ambulance (救护车) would take
10 minutes to arrive,” added he. “That young boy has a chance to see his family again
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you did me the favour earlier this morning.”
It wasn't much too
B
to shovel a driveway, but what I did helped a young boy live his life again. No favour is too
A
. Even the smallest favour can make the biggest
D
. One favour often leads to another.
(
A
) 7. A. nicest
B. busiest
C. richest
D. happiest
(
C
) 8. A. finding
B. losing
C. cleaning
D. making
(
A
) 9. A. try
B. stop
C. plan
D. have
(
D
) 10. A. saw
B. thought
C. found
D. remembered
(
D
) 11. A. spring
B. summer
C. autumn
D. winter
(
B
) 12. A. soon
B. back
C. again
D. first
(
D
) 13. A. note
B. kick
C. gift
D. knock
(
C
) 14. A. my
B. our
C. his
D. your
(
B
) 15. A. meet
B. save
C. take
D. find
(
A
) 16. A. call
B. card
C. letter
D. idea
(
C
) 17. A. Sadly
B. Usually
C. Luckily
D. Happily
(
C
) 18. A. when
B. if
C. because
D. though
(
B
) 19. A. easy
B. difficult
C. careful
D. interesting
(
A
) 20. A. small
B. big
C. useless
D. useful
(
D
) 21. A. activity
B. lesson
C. reason
D. difference