题目内容
When Pizza Saved a Life
Almost every night for more than 10 years, Kirk Alexander, 48, ordered a late dinner from his local Domino’s pizza store. Sometimes he would _______a salad, sometimes a pie, sometimes chicken wings. Then one day, he suddenly _______calling.
“It has been 11 days,” Domino’s general manager Sarah Fuller _________with KATU. Com, “which is not like him.”
Sarah had known Kirk since 2009. Many Domino’s delivery _________regularly made the short trip to Kirk’s ________, about six minutes away. She knew he worked from home, and that he rarely went outside. She ________knew that he had suffered health issues in the past. Something, Sarah worried, was ________.
Around 1 a. m. on Sunday, May 8, Sarah sent delivery driver Tracey Hamblen to Kirk’s house. Tracey ______Kirk’s door as he had ________times before and knocked. He could ________see the TV set and lights were on, but after several minutes, Kirk still didn’t answer the _______. Tracey called Kirk’s phone. The call went straight to voice mail.
Tracey _________back to the store, where 911 was called, and soon officers were on their _______.
When the police arrived at Kirk’s house, they heard a man calling for help from inside. They ________the house, and found Kirk on the floor _______immediate medical attention after _______from what Sarah said was a stroke(中风). One day later, _______they might have been too late.
Kirk was rushed to Salem Hospital, where he was _______in stable condition shortly after Sunday’s _______rescue. Sarah and other store employees visited him.
So is keeping an eye on regular ________part of Domino’s business plan? Not really, says Sarah, “Kirk is a part of our family here,” she shared with KOIN. com, “We felt like we needed to do something to build a warmer world.”
1.A. drop in B. call for C. bring in D. send for
2.A. finished B. enjoyed C. stopped D. avoided
3.A. explained B. wondered C. joked D. shared
4.A. drivers B. friends C. managers D. officers
5.A. office B. house C. club D. store
6.A. still B. just C. also D. ever
7.A. wrong B. curious C. different D. anxious
8.A. examined B. fastened C. discovered D. approached
9.A. countless B. hopeful C. various D. frequent
10.A. extremely B. especially C. clearly D. constantly
11.A. phone B. door C. call D. voice
12.A. rushed B. paced C. wandered D. stepped
13.A. duty B. watch C. concern D. way
14.A. broke off B. broke into C. broke through D. broke out
15.A. in danger of B. in favor of C. in face of D. in need of
16.A. surviving B. preventing C. suffering D. changing
17.A. or B. but C. so D. and
18.A. listed B. put C. checked D. regarded
19.A. grateful B. active C. dramatic D. accurate
20.A. passengers B. customers C. colleagues D. employers
d by University and College Admissions Service (UCAS) .