The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end , all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We __21__ the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city __22__ the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply 23 us all –the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money… Walking home, 24 under a low bridge, we came across 25 families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on 26 he night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.

　　The poverty(貧困) was 27 than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many 28 and cried. Spending time in this 29 moves a person to care about humanity.

　　That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had 30 . Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult 31 that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together 32 a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that 33 of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.

　　Based on my 34 in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that 35 the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all 36 that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen. 37 , what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the 38 we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on 39 they could do, a sense of determination 40 the previous sadness. Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.

　　21.A.put up with B.got back toC.looked back onD.made up for

　　22.A.now thatB.so thatC.as ifD.even if

　　23.A.puzzledB.annoyedC.embarrassedD.shocked

　　24.A.marchingB.runningC.passingD.moving

　　25.A.entireB.normalC.averageD.general

　　26.A.beyondB.withC.tillD.for

　　27.A.strongerB.deeperC.worseD.less

　　28.A.gave upB.broke downC.set offD.held on

　　29.A.environmentB.hotelC.houseD.background

　　30.A.inspectedB.attemptedC.witnessedD.challenged

　　31.A.feelingsB.decisionsC.thoughtsD.impressions

　　32.A.alongB.aroundC.byD.in

　　33.A.neitherB.eitherC.noneD.each

　　34.A.experiencesB.schedulesC.dataD.position

　　35.A.onceB.whileC.sinceD.unless

　　36.A.supposedB.advisedC.confirmedD.agreed

　　37.A.SurelyB.RatherC.NowD.Indeed

　　38.A.burdenB.sufferingC.anxietyD.difficulty

　　39.A.howB.whereC.whatD.when

　　40.A.replacedB.changedC.coveredD.improved

　　21.C 22.B 23.D 24.C 25.A 26.D 27.C 28.B 29.A 30.C 31.A 32.D 33.C 34.A 35.B 36.D 37.C 38.B 39.C 40.A