·来热身吧·
1. 今后；从今以后 _______
2. cut ... in half _______
3. 欢天喜地 _______
4. make a difference _______
5. 醒来 _______
6. on the go _______
7. 报名 _______
8. feel blue _______
9. 即使；虽然 _______
10. clear the air _______

1. in future
2. 把……切成两半
3. on top of the world
4. 有作用；有影响
5. wake up
6. 忙个不停；在忙碌中
7. sign up
8. 感到沮丧；感到忧郁
9. even though
10. 消除误会；澄清情况

一、根据句意,用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
1. He is under great for the coming exam. (press)
2. You should think about it carefully before you make a . (decide)
3. I have got my car with my own hands. (owner)
4. Grandpa lives in the countryside by himself, but he doesn't feel because he has three dogs. (lone)
5. Nowadays, thousands of foreign come to China on vacation. (visit)

1. pressure
2. decision
3. own
4. lonely
5. visitors

二、完形填空。
I started volunteering at a soup kitchen several years ago. The original（起初的$）reason I was going was to \underline{1} community service hours for school. My plan was to just go there a few times and get my service hours, but it taught me a lot. The \underline{2} volunteer work there was to serve food to people.$
$Basically, I was responsible for serving bread and juice to whoever wanted them, which was a \underline{3} task. Some of the people were homeless, and some of them were struggling families. All of them were people in need of a hot meal and a place to \underline{4} for an hour or several minutes.$
$The first time I went there was right before Christmas. For the people coming to the soup kitchen, it was not a \underline{5} time. It made me think about my happy Christmas and made me feel how \underline{6} I was. Unlike them, I have a home and I don't suffer from cold or hunger. On that day, I decided that I surely wanted to go back there. I couldn't \underline{7} them much, but I could always volunteer my time and effort. The \underline{8} also gives me a feeling of satisfaction. Whenever I go there, people are thankful that I go there again. They know my name and they know that I am quite happy to help them. It truly feels good to know that you can brighten someone's day. I \underline{9} the meaning of doing good for people. You can't \underline{10} that feeling with money. So I will continue my volunteer work and find more ways to show my kindness to people in need.$
()1. A. cause B. compete C. finish D. raise
()2. A. clever B. proper C. lonely D. typical
()3. A. stressed B. clear C. skilful D. simple
()4. A. cheer B. rest C. live D. study
()5. A. nervous B. strange C. pleasant D. difficult
()6. A. fair B. unfair C. unlucky D. lucky
()7. A. offer B. pass C. carry D. return
()8. A. example B. education C. action D. experience
()9. A. explained B. dealt C. realized D. compared
()10. A. solve B. sell C. buy D. keep

1. C
2. D
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. D
9. C
10. C