spreading effect in our lives because it__31__our faith in humanity as a whole.And it has__32__us to be more mindful of ways that we,too,can__33__with others.No matter how big or how small,an act of kindness shows that someone__34__.And the results can be__35__.
16.A.cooling down B.warming up
C.speeding up D.slowing down
答案 B [由于是冬天,所以出行前要给车warm up(加热)。cool down冷却;speed up加快速度;slow down减慢速度。]
17.A.get up B.wake up
C.turn up D.rise up
答案 A [Trevor,my husband,是骑车上班,所以要早起赶时间,而wake up醒来;turn up出现;rise up升起,均不合题意。]
18.A.piled B.pushed C.parked D.paused
答案 C [到了之后把自行车停(parked)在后门外,而pile堆放;push推动;pause停顿,都不合题意。]
19.A.putting in B.putting on C.putting off D.putting away
答案 A [put in time/energy投入、花费时间或精力,符合题意。put on穿上;上映;put off推迟;put away收拾好。]
20.A.broken B.robbed C.hidden D.gone
答案 D [下班后出来发现自行车不见了(gone)。break使......破碎;rob后跟人或地点作宾语;hide躲藏。]
21.A.study B.shop C.work D.deliver
答案 C [根据上文应为get to work上班。deliver投递;study学习;shop商店,均不合题意。]
22.A.live B.support C.serve D.protect
答案 B [丈夫每天上班得support his family(养活家庭)。其他不符合常识。]
23.A.getting B.protecting C.saving D.allowing
答案 C [由后面的long distances from where we live可知骑自行车节省了时间,且save sb from doing....固定短语;protect sb from sth保护某人免受......;get,allow均不和from搭配。]