Some people feel they don’t have the chance to change the world. They feel they ___1___ either time or money. Charley Johnson wants to change all that.

Charley Johnson is an ___2___ person with his mind set to change the world. And he wants everyone in the world to ___3___ making that change. In his words “the simplest ideas have the greatest ___4___”.

It is an idea that has been ___5___ for some time — a Hollywood movie has shown it for the audience. Charley is determined to put it into ___6___ with the help of a bracelet carved “pay it forward”. “I don’t know what or why, but this white bracelet makes it ___7___ for people to follow the idea. It is around your wrist that ___8___ you to be generous.” With over a million bracelets in circulation in over 60 different countries Charley does have some ___9___ to back up his statement. And no ___10___ is ever needed, the idea responds beautifully with people ___11___ languages and cultures.

Charley has this feeling that this is what the world ___12___. It is his ambition to make the world a better place by ___13___ others to do so. He believes the smallest acts of ___14___ — opening a door, helping someone carry something and so on have great effects on people’s soul. “We have something like 3,000 thoughts a day, what if, by wearing this ___15___ we can change our thoughts — so that most of them will be positive”.

1.1.

A lack

B manage

C preserve

D share

解析：选A。A 考查动词辨析。文章第一句的“Some people feel they don’t have the chance to change the world”人们认为自己没有机会改变世界，这句是解释他们感觉没有机会的原因：他们认为自己“缺少”时间或者金钱，所以此处要用lack。故选A。

2.2.

A anxious

B important

C enthusiastic

D intelligent

解析：选C。C 考查形容词辨析。根据下面的“set to change the world”可以推知，其他人都认为没法改变世界，只有Charley Johnson下定决心要改变世界，因此他是一个“有着满腔热忱的人”，所以此处要用enthusiastic。故选C。

3.3.

A get in

B hand in

C give in

D participate in

解析：选D。D 考查动词短语辨析。 Charley不仅自己行动起来改变世界，并且他希望世界上的其他人都参与进来改变这个世界，所以此处要用participate in。故选D。

4.4.

A effect

B damage

C attitude

D shelter

解析：选A。A 考查名词辨析。最简单的理念往往会带来最好的效果，所以此处要用effect。故选A。

5.5.

A sinking

B circulating

C sheltering

D advertising

解析：选B。B 考查动词辨析。从下句的“a Hollywood movie has shown it for the audience”可知这个理念流传很久了，所以此处要用circulating。故选B。

6.6.

A similarity

B security

C reality

D opportunity

解析：选C。C 考查名词辨析。他想在雕刻有“pay it forward”的手链的帮助下，把那个理念付诸实践；所以此处要用put it into reality。故选C。

7.7.

A smaller

B busier

C weaker

D easier

解析：选D。D 考查形容词辨析。有了雕刻在手链上的信念，因此人们能很“容易”遵守这个理念，所以此处要用easier。故选D。

8.8.

A reminds

B asks

C sends

D trains

解析：选A。A 考查动词辨析。这个手链能不断地“提醒”人们要更加慷慨些，所以此处要用reminds。故选A。

9.9.

A quality

B charge

C evidence

D signal

解析：选C。C 考查名词辨析。后面的内容是Charley能支持自己说法的“证据”，所以此处要用evidence。故选C。

10.10.

A protection

B translation

C devotion

D invitation

解析：选B。B 考查名词辨析。根据第11题的“the idea responds beautifully with people ___11___ languages and cultures”可知，来自不同语言和文化的人对此反响良好，所以是不需要翻译的。故选B。

11.11.

A between

B beyond

C across

D in

解析：选C。C 考查介词辨析。遍及各种语言和文化用介词across。故选C。

12.12.

A needs

B hates

C confirms

D impresses

解析：选A。A 考查动词辨析。Charley认为人们慷慨地传递爱这件事是世界所需要的，所以此处要用needs。故选A。

13.13.

A forcing

B inspiring

C trapping

D quarreling

解析：选B。B 考查动词辨析。从上文的给人们雕刻有字的手链，我们可以得知他想“鼓励”人们去把这个世界变得更美好，所以此处要用inspiring。故选B。

14.14.

A efficiency

B emotion

C kindness

D prejudice

解析：选C。C 考查名词辨析。下面的“opening a door, helping someone carry something and so on”都是一些善举，所以此处要用kindness。此题容易误选D，此处应该是“善良（kindness）”而不是“偏见（prejudice）”。故选C。

15.15.

A jacket

B bracelet

C coat

D watch

解析：选B。B 考查名词辨析。根据第6题后面的“with the help of a bracelet”可知，人们手上带的是手链，所以此处要用bracelet。故选B。