I __5__ this volunteer work, making __6__ with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student, like me.
I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories __7__ me with sympathy. Some of them had __8__ with alcohol or drugs while others only had bad __9__. One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and then she lost her job. She wanted to look for a __10__ job, but couldn't find one, for she was too __11__. She could do nothing but sell her furniture—sofas, chairs, and tables so that she could pay for her food. The woman __12__ on job hunting, but she __13__ couldn't find one. She had no money for her __14__ and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, __15__, and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.
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1.A.studying
B.planning
C.holding
D.takingxkb1.com
2.A.helped
B.raised
C.appeared
D.washed
3.A.ordered
B.bought
C.cooked
D.accomplished
4.A.appealed
B.required
C.collected
D.requested
5.A.wanted
B.had
C.owned
D.enjoyed
6.A.decisions
B.wishes
C.friends
D.amateurs
7.A.struck
B.filled
C.deposited
D.provided
8.A.habits
B.hardships
C.difficulties
D.problems
9.A.luck
B.pain
C.experience
D.loss
10. A.challenging
B.delicate
C.skilled
D.new
11.A.old
B.poor
C.sick
D.dishonest
12.A.went
B.moved
C.came
D.worked
13.A.partly
B.still
C.almost
D.extremely
14.A.block
B.cottage
C.building
D.flat
15.A.afraid
B.unbearable
C.dull
D.awkward
第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在标号为16~25的相应位置上。
Six days of spring rain had created a wild river __16___(run) by Nancy Brown’s farm.As she tried to drive her cows to higher ground, she __17____(slip) and hit her head on a fallen tree trunk.Nancy was badly hurt and could only walk with great _18___(difficult).The water __19_