Several months ago, a couple with a little girl moved in next door to me.

Several months ago, a couple with a little girl moved in next door to me. The girl seemed too quiet to make any noise, while the parents were always _____her loudly. Whenever we met my new neighbors, I always spoke, but the only _____ I ever got was a hello from the 4-year-old girl. I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I returned, they were just coming from their home and the little girl was holding the door open for others. I stayed in the car doing unnecessary things as I wasn’t in a ______. The parents were telling her to get into the car immediately. I looked up and saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for me. As a disabled man, I can’t hurry at ______, but I hurried as much as I could and thanked her. She was smiling like a lovely angel. I was so _____ by her small act of kindness. That afternoon I was shopping and I saw a white bear. I thought of the girl and said to myself. “I believe she would like that” so I bought it. The next day there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her parents. She was so ______ of her bear and thanked me as if I had never been thanked before. The mother and father both thanked me. Now when we meet, we all speak, and in a friendly manner I might add. As time passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. ______, hardly at all. Last night we had about four inches of snow. I looked out at my car and wondered _________ I was going to keep my doctor’s appointment(约会). When I opened the outside door, there was my car with all the snow cleaned. I can’t express how I felt at that moment. The man next door was the only person I knew in the whole building, ______when I saw him the next day, I asked him if he was the good man that cleaned my snow. He said No. He wanted to but his wife said she wanted to do it. Isn’t it amazing that a 4-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good things usually come from _____.

1.A. shouting at B. worrying about C. playing with D. laughing at

2.A. answer B. sound C. act D. present

3.A. mood B. mess C. hurry D. surprise

4.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

5.A. worried B. moved C. surprised D. enjoyed

6.A. proud B. afraid C. short D. full

7.A. In all B. After all C. In fact D. For example

8.A. why B. how C. where D. that

9.A. but B. so C. or D. yet

10.A. small acts B. nice presents C. little children D. neighbors