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A Night with the Homeless

Every Saturday night my family and I go out and feed the homeless people in the city of Orlando.

We want to see 1 it is like in the life of a homeless person. One special thing I like to 2 is that my family and I do not eat before we begin our journey so we know how it feels to be 3 . We all get together in the 4 and prepare the food. Some of the meals are sandwiches and cookies and a bottle of water. Sometimes my mom 5 a steaming hot delicious meal. We then 6 them all up to feed 30 or more people.

Before my family and I get into the car we ask God for protection in a family 7 . A lot of people 8 homeless people. Not all homeless people are drug addicts or bad people. Some are really nice; some of them just had 9 things happening to them.

10 when my family and I went out on the street we had to earn their 11 , because a lot of people are 12 to them for no good reason. But 13 they see us every week they 14 us. We even know some of their names. We all have to remember that these are people with 15 . Some of them shake our hands for giving them food. Some of them do really funny dances because they are happy.

We have become really close 16 the man named Tony and his wife. They have all of their personal 17 in shopping carts. After we 18 them several times he has told us a lot about his life. He graduated from Harvard University. He 19 teach French and Spanish.

After we finished feeding the homeless, it makes me 20 what I have at home. I love feeding the homeless, and making a difference in someone's life.

1. A. what B. how C. whether D. why

2. A. talk B. imagine C. mention D. remind

3. A. thirsty B. hungry C. homeless D. helpful

4. A. hall B. yard C. kitchen D. street

5. A. buys B. takes C. brings D. prepares

6. A. make B. pack C. press D. add

7. A. prayer B. ceremony C. party D. adventure

8. A. disappoint B. misunderstand C. ignore D. dislike

9. A. terrible B. normal C. personal D. common

10. A. At last B. At least C. At first D. At once 11. A. trust B. thanks C. admiration D. love

12. A. generous B. cruel C. unfriendly D. merciful

13. A. in case B. now that C. for fear D. provided that

14. A. care for B. believe in C. agree with D. worry about

15. A. sympathy B. courage C. feelings D. determination

16. A. to B. by C. of D. with

17. A. belongings B. clothes C. groceries D. goods

18. A. departed B. saved C. helped D. greeted

19. A. would B. used to C. was to D. ought to

20. A. remember B. realize C. recognize D. appreciate II Reading comprehension

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Wind, water, fire and ice — these powerful natural forces have shaped the land of America in the past. They are still changing it today.

The Colorado River slowly cut down through stone to make the Grand Canyon（大峡谷）

Long ago, ice sheets cut Yosemite Valley and the Great Lakes, and glaciers (冰川) are still on the move in Alaska.

Wind and rainstorm hit the land from time to time. Fires sometimes burn down forests and destroy the homes of wild animals: This happened in Yellowstone Park in 1988.

Dead volcanic (火山的) mountains such as Haleakala on Maui and Carter Lake in Oregon are beautiful to look at. But there are several active volcanoes in the US, especially along the Pacific Coast. There are also many earthquakes in this area. Scientists can do nothing to control earthquakes or volcanoes. This was shown clearly on May 18,1980. At 8:32 that morning, Mount St Helens in Washington state broke out. The top of the mountain was blown off.

Over 60 people —campers, scientists, journalists, forest workers —were killed. Hundreds of square miles of forests were knocked down. In towns over 100 miles away, day suddenly became night. An ash cloud hid the sun for many hours. Towns and fields in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho were covered with dirty gray ash.

Scientists knew that Mt St Helens might erupt (喷发) soon. But no one could say when. And no one expected the terrible strength of the eruption. Many people were surprised and unready. Harry R. Truman, 84 , owned a small hotel in Mt St Helens. Scientists had asked people to move away because the volcano was becoming dangerous.

But Harry R. Truman would not leave his home. Now it is