I learned my first lesson at a meeting. As we sat around the table I heard Meg, who was __1__ a recent operation, talking to Judith, the manager of our project. “Thank you so much for __2__ my daughters to their dance lessons last week.” Judith said, “It was nothing.”
Knowing how __3__ Judith's schedule was, I found her driving Meg's children to lessons unbelievably __4__. I was about to say more about this when Donna, another colleague, entered the room __5__. She apologized for being late, saying she just hosted a lunch for her friends who were over seventy.“That is so nice of you，” I said, __6__ how busy she was, how she didn't like to cook and clean. “Oh，” she said, waving her hand, “it was nothing.” __7__， I could still tell the __8__ in her voice. She did gain a sense of satisfaction from the entertainment offered to her friends.
Seeing their __9__ to help others selflessly, I started thinking about the concept of “nothing”， this peaceful and generous way of living — had it really been nothing or were they simply saying that? It __10__ to me that once I spent a whole afternoon after work helping a friend __11__ a speech. I __12__ her to rearrange the sequence of the stories in the lecture to make it sound more __13__. After the fifth try, she finally __14__ it. She hugged me with __15__， saying thanks to me. I smiled and said it was nothing.
Suddenly, I realized that helping someone was really something to me. I learned that giving from the heart doesn't __16__ mean sacrifice and hard work. The __17__ is finding something we love to do and finding someone who __18__ that something. Our generosity can benefit others __19__ ourselves. Once you have a good __20__ of it, it's nothing. And it's really something.
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲述了作者如何从“没什么”这句话中悟到人生中重要的真理：予人玫瑰，手有余香。一个善意的举动使人获益良多。
1．A.adapting to B．recovering from
C．going through D．rejoicing in
解析：选B 结合句中“a recent operation”可知，Meg正处于手术后恢复期。recover from ...意为“从……中恢复”，符合题意。
2．A.guiding B．fetching
C．driving D．dragging
解析：选C 根据第二段中的“her driving Meg's children to lessons”可知，Judith应是开车送Meg的女儿去上课。故选C。
3．A.tight B．common
C．strange D．practical
解析：选A 由关键词“schedule”和下文中的“I found her driving Meg's children to lessons unbelievably __4__”可知，此处应表示Judith的日程安排很紧。tight意为“(时间)不宽裕的，(日程安排)紧的”，符合题意。
4．A.ridiculous B．energetic
C．tiresome D．generous
解析：选D Judith在自己的日程安排很紧的情况下，还挤出时间帮助他人。此处作者是想说Judith慷慨助人的精神。generous意为“大方的，慷慨给予的”，符合语境。
5．A.disappointedly B．angrily
C．hurriedly D．unexpectedly
解析：选C 根据下文Donna为自己迟到而道歉可知，空格处应表示“匆忙地”。hurriedly意为“匆忙地，仓促地”，符合题意。
6．A.ignoring B．forgetting
C．knowing D．predicting
解析：选C 句意：我知道她有多忙，多么不喜欢做饭、打扫，于是说：“你人真好。”know意为“知道，了解”，符合语境。
7．A.Moreover B．Therefore
C．Otherwise D．Somehow
解析：选D 此处指不知为什么，作者从Donna的声音里听出了一丝愉悦。故选D。
8．A.regret B．sadness
C．surprise D．pleasure
解析：选D 结合下句中“gain a sense of satisfaction”可知，此处应指她的声音里带着一丝愉悦。pleasure意为“高兴，快乐，愉快”，符合题意。
9．A.willingness B．ambition
C．promise D．progress
解析：选A 由关键词“selflessly”可知，此处表示“看到她们都这么乐意去无私地帮助他人”。willingness意为“乐意，愿意”，符合语境。
10．A.referred B．occurred
C．appeared D．seemed
解析：选B 此处表示“这让作者突然想到自己曾在下班后花了一下午的时间帮助一个朋友”。occur表示“发生，出现”，其常用句型为“It occurs to sb. that ...”意为“某人突然想起”，符合语境。
11．A.put up B．prepare for
C．give away D．deal with
解析：选B 由下文中的“rearrange the sequence of the stories in the lecture”和“After the fifth try”可知，此处表示作者帮助朋友准备演讲。prepare for意为“为……做准备”，符合题意。
12．A.begged B．invited
C．recommended D．sponsored
解析：选C 作者是在帮助朋友准备演讲，那么应该是给朋友提建议。recommend意为“建议，劝告”，符合题意。
13．A.sensible B．confusing
C．sensitive D．typical
解析：选A 重新安排故事的顺序是为了使故事更合理。sensible意为“合理的，符合实际的”，符合题意。
14．A.got B．meant
C．caught D．made
解析：选D 此处表示“经过五次尝试，她终于做到了”。make it意为“成功，做到”，符合题意。
15．A.gratitude B．worry
C．concern D．apology
解析：选A 由关键词“hugged”和空格后的“saying thanks to me”可知，朋友很感激作者。gratitude意为“感激，感谢”，符合语境。
16．A.normally B．accidentally
C．possibly D．necessarily
解析：选D 此处表示“真心的付出不一定意味着牺牲，也不一定要费多少事儿”。not necessarily意为“未必，不一定”，符合题意。
17．A.treat B．trick
C．plot D．plan
解析：选B 此处表示“诀窍是找到我们喜欢做的事和……”trick意为“窍门，技巧”，符合题意。
18．A.needs B．admires
C．loves D．defends
解析：选A 由常识可知，帮助他人的前提是他人有这种需要。need意为“需要”，符合题意。
19．A.on account of B．as well as
C．except for D．regardless of
解析：选B 此处表示“我们的慷慨相助对他人和我们自己都有好处”。as well as意为“和”，意义上与and相同，符合题意。
20．A.order B．glimpse
C．command D．impression
解析：选C 本句表示“一旦你熟练掌握了这个诀窍，那就‘没什么’了”。command意为“掌握”，have a good command of意为“熟练掌握”，符合题意。
