13.Last May,Clarence Blackmon,81,returned to his apartment after months in the hospital for lung cancer treatment.He found his refrigerator and kitchen cupboards were nearly(21)A
Clarence's wife,Wanda,had(22)Da few years earlier,and he had no family(23)C to help him with grocery shopping.Unable to drive or walk,Clarence(24)B a local grocer's,but the manager told him the store didn't(25)C.Hungry and (26)A,Clarencc dialed 911.
"I don't need to be(27)D anywhere,"he told the operator,Marilyn Hinson."I just need somebody to bring me some(28)D.I can't do anything.I can't go anywhere.I can't get out of my chair."
Marilyn asked her supervisor,Lisa Reid,if she would(29)C her to offer her assistance,and Lisa (30)A.
"He was hungry,"Marilyn later told a local television station."II've been(31)Bmyself.A lot of people can't say that,but I can,and I can't(32)Afor anyone to be hungry."
Later that(33)B.Marilyn delivered Clarence's(34)D.including a head of cabbage,tomato juice,popcorn,beans and soda and made him a few sandwiches.
"She came to my rescue,"said Clarence,an army veteran (老兵)and(35)Bpetroleum company administrator.
Clarence is now in hospice (临终安养院)carc,but Marilyn(36)D a few-times a week to chat,fill his candy dish ("he loves Jolly Ranchcre,"she says),and collect his(37)A.Marilyn says,"There are no heroes here."In her(38)C.she's just doing the right thing.But(39)DClarcnce,and he'll admit Marilyn has (40)B his life.
"Thank God for people like Marilyn,"he says.
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Clarence's wife,Wanda,had(22)Da few years earlier,and he had no family(23)C to help him with grocery shopping.Unable to drive or walk,Clarence(24)B a local grocer's,but the manager told him the store didn't(25)C.Hungry and (26)A,Clarencc dialed 911.
"I don't need to be(27)D anywhere,"he told the operator,Marilyn Hinson."I just need somebody to bring me some(28)D.I can't do anything.I can't go anywhere.I can't get out of my chair."
Marilyn asked her supervisor,Lisa Reid,if she would(29)C her to offer her assistance,and Lisa (30)A.
"He was hungry,"Marilyn later told a local television station."II've been(31)Bmyself.A lot of people can't say that,but I can,and I can't(32)Afor anyone to be hungry."
Later that(33)B.Marilyn delivered Clarence's(34)D.including a head of cabbage,tomato juice,popcorn,beans and soda and made him a few sandwiches.
"She came to my rescue,"said Clarence,an army veteran (老兵)and(35)Bpetroleum company administrator.
Clarence is now in hospice (临终安养院)carc,but Marilyn(36)D a few-times a week to chat,fill his candy dish ("he loves Jolly Ranchcre,"she says),and collect his(37)A.Marilyn says,"There are no heroes here."In her(38)C.she's just doing the right thing.But(39)DClarcnce,and he'll admit Marilyn has (40)B his life.
"Thank God for people like Marilyn,"he says.
21.A.empty | B.messy | C.smelly | D.broken |
22.A.hung out | B.kept fit | C.lived on | D.passed away |
23.A.downtown | B.abroad | C.nearby | D.far |
24.A.reached | B.called | C.opened | D.charged |
25.A.sell | B.shut | C.deliver | D.bargain |
26.A.desperate | B.honorable | C.nervous | D.proud |
27.A.shown | B.settled | C.welcomed | D.transported |
28.A.books | B.clothes | C.juice | D.food |
29.A.persuade | B.require | C.allow | D.beg |
30.A.agreed | B.denied | C.refused | D.doubted |
31.A.angry | B.hungry | C.sorrowful | D.lonely |
32.A.stand | B.blame | C.afford | D.explain |
33.A.report | B.day | C.program | D.interview |
34.A.account | B.plan | C.bill | D.order |
35.A.strong | B.retired | C.mean | D.modest |
36.A.works | B.cares | C.rescues | D.visits |
37.A.laundry | B.sweets | C.grocery | D.recipes |
38.A.field | B.memory | C.mind | D.company |
39.A.consult | B.remind | C.comfort | D.ask |
40.A.shortened | B.saved | C.sacrificed | D.ruined. |