Cloze test.
People in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years, mostly because people simply
aren't taking the time to say a 'hello.' After considering this phenomenon, I decided I was going to
1the way I was doing things.
My2came one morning when I was in the community library. I passed by a girl who 3her books
out of her locker. Thinking like most that someone else would help her pick them up, I continued my way.
However, when I had to4because I stupidly forgot my book, I noticed she had just finished packing
them up by herself. No one had stopped to5her.
'OK,' I thought to myself, 'this is where I should have changed.'
My best opportunity came a few days later when I saw a man6by himself waiting for the library to
open, so I sat down next to him and began a 7 . It was difficult to get started, and even when I had to say
goodbye, almost every8from my new friend had a tone (语气) of doubt in it. And who could blame him?
People aren't used to an9chat with a stranger. But a change, no matter how10it is needed,
doesn't just happen. It takes people like us to make it possible. I11you to take a small step out of your
comfort zone and try to make someone's day a little brighter. Together, we can really make society come12
as a whole.
( )1. A. change
( ) 2. A. trouble
( )3. A. took
( )4. A. come out
( )5. A. please
( )6. A. sitting
( )7. A. discussing
( )8. A. joke
( )9. A. unchangeable
( )10. A. desperately
( )11. A. allow
( )12. A. laterB. explain
B. doubt
B. dropped
B. stand by
B. greet
B. walking
B. lesson
B. response
B. unprepared
B. frequently
B. warm
B. straighterC. learn
C. wish
C. got
C. go back
C. help
C. riding
C. report
C. cry
C. unforgettable
C. simply
C. order
C. closerD. show
D. opportunity
D. pulled
D. turn up
D. praise
D. running
D. conversation
D. story
D. unfinished
D. widely
D. advise
D. slower