A Shelter for the Homeless
Last summer I
was a volunteer (志愿者) at a
shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t
working that summer and was
16 only two
classes in summer school, so I had some
17 time.
Three nights a
week, I 18 in the kitchen of the shelter along
with four other volunteers. We planned and 19
for 45 people hot meals
20 vegetables, chicken,
fish and fruit. The homeless people
21 this good food
because many of them usually didn’t eat well.
I
22 this volunteer work,
making 23 with the four volunteers in the
kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a
young teacher, and the other a college student, 24 me.
I talked to a
lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories 25
me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had
26 with alcohol (酒) or drugs while others only had
bad 27 . One woman worked for almost 30
years for a small company, and
28 she lost her job. She
looked for a 29 job, but couldn’t find one, for she
was too 30 . She could do nothing but sell her
furniture - sofas, chairs, and tables
31 she could pay for her
food. The woman 32 on job hunting, but she 33
couldn’t find one. She had no money for her 34
and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, 35 , and homeless, she finally came to
the shelter.
16. A.
studying B. planning C. holding D. taking
17. A.
full
B. free C. extra
D. long
18. A. helped B. waited C. appeared D. washed
19. A.
ordered
B. bought C. cooked D. finished
20. A.
with
B. from C. by
D. in
21. A. demanded B. needed C. collected D. requested
22. A. wanted B. had
C. owned D. enjoyed
23. A. decisions B. wishes C. friends D. changes
24. A. as
B. like
C. except D. besides
25. A. struck B. filled C.
seized
D. provided
26. A. habits B. worries C. difficulties D. problems
27. A. luck
B. pain
C. experience D. loss
28. A. so
B. again C. then D. thus
29. A. good
B. fresh C. skilled D. new
30. A. old
B. poor
C. sick
D. dull
31. A. if
B. because C. so that D. in case
32. A. went
B. moved C. came D. worked
33. A. also
B. still
C. almost D.
even
34. A. block B. cottage C. building D. flat
35. A. afraid
B. shy
C. shocked D. mad
