Mark felt that it was time for him to take part in his community,so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work.
He looked at the charts taped to the walls.There are charts for __1__of parking,crime,and environment.It was too much for Mark.He turned to the man next to him and said,“The problems are too big.Nothing I could do would make a__2__here.”
He decided to leave and__3__to the bus stop.As he neared the bus stop,Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag and a__4__.She was trying to unlock her car,but she didn’t have a/an__5__hand.As Mark got closer,her other child,a little boy,suddenly dashed into the street.The woman tried to__6__for him,but as she moved,her bag shifted and groceries started to fall out.Mark ran to take the boy’s arm and led him back to his mother.Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in __7__.“Thanks!” she said.“You’ve got great__8__!”
“Just being neighborly,” Mark said.He glanced at the walls of the bus as he rode home.__9__one of them was “Small acts of__10__add up”.“Maybe that’s a good place to start,” Mark smiled and thought.
1.A.places B.rules
C.problems D.plans
2.A.wish B.choice
C.living D.difference
3.A.headed B.drove
C.moved D.looked forward
4.A.dog B.baby
C.purse D.suitcase
5.A.extra B.left
C.free D.long
6.A.send B.reach
C.leave D.stop
7.A.regret B.relief
C.anxiety D.embarrassment
8.A.timing B.courage
C.character D.impression
9.A.With B.By
C.In D.On
10.A.joy B.community
C.kindness D.neighbors