六、短文填空。(每空1分,共20分)
A) (2025·南京市鼓楼区期末)根据首字母提示补全短文。
When I was six, a new family moved into the house next door. There was a girl, Frances, who was about my 1. a
ge
. We became best friends soon. I was too young to notice the 2. s
ad
situation in her life, but my mother did.
Mum found that Frances never invited 3. a
nyone/anybody
into their house. Her mother went to work very early in the morning and came back looking very 4. t
ired
and pale. Her two brothers wore dirty clothes and were never at home. Frances was 5. a
lways
hungry, and her clothes were often too small.
One day, Mum asked me, "Would you mind if I gave Frances some of your clothes?" I agreed. From then on, I saw 6. h
ow
Mum treated her with kindness, like a second daughter. And sometimes they would just sit together and talk while I was doing something else. This continued for years, 7. u
ntil
we were both teenagers. But then her mother decided they were moving back to Ireland. We promised to 8. w
rite
to each other.
Years later, I received a letter from Frances. It said, "I have used your mother's 9. e
xample
as my guide to care for people around me. Now, I work to help children in similar situations, and I run a successful charity supporting poor children. Your mother has 10. t
aught
me what proper care feels like. We never know how our kindness will influence others, but it's always worth trying."
