Even at the age
of 75,Thelma was very attractive and full of life．When her husband passed away, her children 21
that she move to a “senior living 22 ．”A friendly and life-loving person，Thelma decided to do so．
Shortly after 23 ．Thelma became a self-made activities director，doing all sorts of things for the
people in the community and quickly became very 24 and made many friends.
When Thelma 25 80，her newfound 26
thanked her by 27
．a surprise
birthday party for her．When Thelma entered the dining room for 28 that night，she was 29 by all the members of the community
and one of them 30 her to the head table．The 31 was filled with laughter and
entertainment，but
throughout the evening，Thelma could not take her eyes off 32 at the other end of the table。
When the party
ended, 33 quickly rose from her seat and
rushed over to the man．“ 34 me，” Thelma said．Please forgive me if I made you
feel 35 by staring at you all night．I just couldn’t 36 myself from looking your way．You 37
，you look just
like my 38 husband．”
“Your fifth husband!” replied the
gentleman。“Forgive me
for asking，but 39 have you been married?”
With that，a 40 came across Thelma’s face as she replied，“Four．”
They were married shortly after。
21．A．ordered B．suggested C．asked D．wished
22．A．society B．community C．house
D．neighborhood
23．A．moving in B．coming in
C．staying
in D．getting in
24．A．10nely B．important C．popular D．happy
25．A．turned B．changed C．got
D．grew
26．A．members B．directors C．nurses D．friends
27．A．doing B．taking C．throwing D．giving
28．A．breakfast B．1unch C．tea
D．dinner
29．A．stopped B．held
C．met
D．greeted
30．A．carried B．led
C．helped
D．told
31．A．night B．day
C．people
D．friends
32．A．the food B．the cake C．a lady
D．a gentleman
33．A．her friend B．the director C．Thelma D．a lady
34．A．Pardon B．Allow C．Let
D．Permit
35．A．uneasy B．unlucky C．sorry
D．pleased
36．A．let
B．help
C．make
D．find
37．A．see
B．hear
C．1isten
D．understand
38．A．next B．future C．fourth
D．fifth
39．A．how much B．how long C．how often D．how many times
40．A．tear B．smile
C．、wind D．change