Unit 3 Travel journal using language课时作业

第一节. 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　Honest Thanks

　　I sat down at my desk and started writing.I wrote an emotional letter of gratitude.I put the notecard into the 1 ，sealed it and stuck the stamps on it，but when it came to actually placing the letter into the mailbox...I 2 ．

　　The letter was to a schoolmate with whom I kept in contact via Facebook 3 ．She had inspired me to live a(n) 4 life-for example，by 5 more.

　　Her volunteer efforts weren't 6 -she wasn't building wells in Uganda，but 7 she was doing small，local good deeds，such as serving as a crossing guard.These were things I could do，too.She made me 8 I could make a difference here at home.I felt I should let her know how her 9 positively influenced my life.I could have easily sent her an e­mail， 10 that seemed a bit lame for such an important thank you.That's why I ended up 11 the letter.But now I stood before the mailbox，unable to place the envelope inside.What was 12 me？Why was this so 13 to do？I guess I felt strange because it wasn't like she was my best friend.I just knew her."People don't 14 do this，"I thought to myself.However， 15 thinking it over，I still felt a(n) 16 to let her know how grateful I was.Finally，I put the envelope in the mailbox.

　　Weeks later I received her reply.She was 17 a tough time and my letter meant the 18 to her.She didn't know she had such a(n) 19 on others.Not only did this letter make her happy，but her response to it increased my 20 of happiness.I decided to write a gratitude letter to someone each month.Cultivating gratitude is a great skill to practice.Life is too short not to do it.

　　【语篇解读】　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。"我"在脸书上认识了一个朋友，她鼓励"我"参加志愿活动，"我"因此感受到了不同的人生。为了表示感谢，"我"给她手写了一封信，没想到她收到信时正经历人生的艰难时刻，"我"的信鼓舞了她，她的回复也提高了"我"的幸福度。

1．A.envelope B．drawer