Have you ever not wanted to do something so badly that you would rather die than go? Well that’s how I
about joining Madcaps, a mothers and daughters club assisting philanthropies（慈善事业）.But now I believe that you
open up your mind to things because eventually you might
end up enjoying it.
“It’s a waste of time”, I said when my mom told I had to join Madcaps, and then when she said I had to
at a homeless shelter I thought this just could not be
.We got there late, of course, and the security guard led us to the kitchen
we ran into 48 other fellow Madcaps members. Since I’m
so socially awkward（糟糕的） I had met only one person at a pool party, earlier this year. I looked around for her but she was not there. Damn, I was
! When the man in charge came out and asked for 3 mothers to work outside the
to clean up the plates, my mom just happened to volunteer leaving me to
food with others.
Soon the
families started to walk in and a little girl walked up and pointed to the food I was
I gave her the cold sandwich, she nodded in a form of saying
, and then walked to join her family at the large table.
As she walked away I thought of how much I
I get to go the top schools. I have a great house and I have a warm meal every night. It
that little girl to make me realize how lucky I am. After that moment I had a change of
. Now, I love Madcaps and don’t miss one meeting, I have
being socially awkward and now have many friends. And this year I am sure I will do
the required 20 hours of philanthropies.
I believe that if you have an
mind about things you can accomplish more and become a better rounded person. I believe sometimes you can make a difference just
doing one thing you don’t want to do .
| 小题1: | | A．cared | B．joked | C．felt | D．doubted |
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| 小题2: | | A．should | B．would | C．may | D．can |
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| 小题4: | | A．report | B．live | C．donate | D．volunteer |
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| 小题5: | | A．better | B．sooner | C．easier | D．worse |
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| 小题6: | | A．where | B．when | C．until | D．because |
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| 小题7: | | A．suddenly | B．occasionally | C．hardly | D．normally |
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| 小题8: | | A．shy | B．late | C．alone | D．hopeless |
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| 小题9: | | A．kitchen | B．house | C．club | D．shelter |
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| 小题10: | | A．pack | B．purchase | C．serve | D．bake |
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| 小题11: | | A．poor | B．homeless | C．vluntary | D．local |
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| 小题12: | | A．playing with | B．putting away | C．looking for | D．holding out |
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| 小题13: | | A．hello | B．sorry | C．thanks | D．okay |
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| 小题14: | | A．had | B．earned | C．achieved | D．did |
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| 小题15: | | A．moved | B．took | C．helped | D．encouraged |
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| 小题16: | | A．heart | B．luck | C．identity | D．taste |
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| 小题17: | | A．believed in | B．learnt from | C．got over | D．thought about |
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| 小题18: | | A．more than | B．nothing but | C．anything but | D．less than |
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| 小题19: | | A．intelligent | B．abstract | C．empty | D．open |
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