第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项。

　　All of us can give others a hand as long as we are willing to do so. Actually, there are some people doing kind things all the time. Spreading kindness, one good deed at a time, is Karla Gibson's mission. "I wish everyone could join me , __1__ there are so many bad things going on in the world; I mean every day," said Karla.

　　Karla had the __2__ and sense of duty in December of 2013. The single mother of three said she tended to feel down around the holidays, so she __3__ to do something to cheer others up. She started a Facebook page and _4___ her good deeds each day, from feeding the homeless to giving Easter gifts to prisoners. She hoped to __5__ others.

　　"We have to do something. Our __6__ can make a difference in someone's day. You __7__ know when someone might be having their worst day, and then something like buying them a coffee can change their whole attitude," Karla __8__.

　　Karla's greatest __9__ had to do with coffee. On September 27th, Karla's birthday, she went to her local Starbucks and gave the __10__ $127 to pay for other people's drinks. She sat at the end of the drive-thru（汽车餐厅）holding a __11__ reading "Have a great day." She ended up __12__ about 23 customers. "It was really fun. It was __13__ one of the best birthdays ever," she said. Her kindness that day didn't go __14__. One couple was so grateful that they surprised her with flowers and balloons to show their __15__.

　　Karla's acts of kindness have become a __16__ affair. Her two sons are always __17__ others. "Sometimes I'll ask Kyle, 'So, did you do anything extra nice today?' and he would say 'Somebody __18__ something in the hallway and I picked it up' or 'I held the door for someone', that kind of thing," said Karla.

It's because of Mom that the boys think it's __19__ to give a hand to others. "I think it's a great idea of hers. It's always nice to help someone out especially when they are going through __20__ things," said Karla's 15-year-old son Chad.