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     One Saturday, I got a phone call about electrical problems. Since I am not an electrician, I quickly 
  1   that the woman on the line had the wrong number. The woman on the phone sounded extremely 
  2   as her electricity wasn't working. Her   3   tried to replace a wall switch(开关), but now some of
their lights wouldn't be on, and the heat had   4  .
     The woman thought she was   5   an electrician who had done work for her in the past. I had just
recently changed my   6   and she got me instead. I'm not an electrician but I do work with   7  .
     I   8   her that she had the wrong number, and I didn't know what her old electrician changed his
number to. She   9  , and we said goodbye. After I hung up the phone I thought   10   I could help her
so I dialed back and found out she was just one town over.
     When I got to her house, I told her I would help her, but I would not   11   any money. This confused
(使迷惑)her and she asked   12   I would bother if I wasn't getting paid.  I told her it was an act of   13  
and to "pay it forward". The couple, who were both retired, seemed   14   and said they had never met
anyone like me.
     Her husband had fixed the   15   switch which was causing a short(短路). After I was done, they
thanked me and tried to give me some   16  . I told them I wouldn't accept anything, and that the best
   17   would be to find someone else to help out. I   18   said that if they can't find someone else to
repay then just be extra nice to each other. They were both unbelievably happy that I   19   to solve
their electrical problems quickly, but I think I was even   20   at the opportunity to help them.
(     ) 1. A. noticed    
(     ) 2. A. anxious    
(     ) 3. A. son      
(     ) 4. A. shown off  
(     ) 5. A. introducing
(     ) 6. A. mind      
(     ) 7. A. organization
(     ) 8. A. encouraged  
(     ) 9. A. apologized  
(     )10. A. maybe      
(     )11. A. provide    
(     )12. A. when        
(     )13. A. honesty    
(     )14. A. encouraged  
(     )15. A. wrong      
(     )16. A. candy      
(     )17. A. decision    
(     )18. A. also      
(     )19. A. decided    
(     )20. A. better      
B. imagined  
B. excited    
B. husband    
B. paid off    
B. calling    
B. address    
B. electricity
B. blamed  
B. laughed    
B. anyway      
B. receive    
B. whether    
B. kindness    
B. delighted  
B. necessary  
B. praise      
B. requirement
B. ever      
B. succeeded  
B. happier    
C. believed  
C. nervous  
C. brother  
C. shut off  
C. expecting
C. cellphone
C. education
C. taught    
C. shouted  
C. otherwise
C. offer    
C. why      
C. courage  
C. interested
C. proper    
C. money    
C. reply    
C. just      
C. managed  
C. easier    
D. realized    
D. curious    
D. father      
D. taken off  
D. searching  
D. number      
D. construction
D. told        
D. nodded      
D. indeed      
D. accept      
D. how        
D. friendship  
D. surprised  
D. valuable    
D. gift        
D. payment    
D. even        
D. promised    
D. stronger    

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