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It was 11∶30 in the evening.A black American lady of about seventy was standing on the side of an Alabama__1__trying to bear a pouring rainstorm.Her car had__2__down and at the moment she__3__needed a ride.Wet to the skin,she decided to flag down the next car.A young white man stopped to help her—generally unheard of in those conflictfilled 1960s.The man __4__her to safety in his car,and hired a taxicab(a kind of car) for her.She seemed to be in a great__5__.She wrote down his address,thanked him and drove away.Several days went by and a __6__came to the man’s door.To his surprise,a very big color TV was delivered to his home.A special note was __7__to it.It read:“Dear sir,thank you so much for assisting a(an)__8__colored woman on the freeway the other night.The rain__9__wet all over not only my clothes but my spirits.Then you came along.Because of you,I was__10__to make it to my dying husband’s bedside just before he passed away.God bless you for helping me and kindly serving others.Sincerely,Mrs Nat King Cole.
1.A.railway B.freeway
C.street D.avenue
2.A.put B.took
C.broken D.slowed
3.A.seriously B.badly
C.fairly D.probably
4.A.put B.led
C.fetched D.took
5.A.need B.help
C.hurry D.trouble
6.A.lady B.salesman
C.letter D.knock
7.A.offered B.given
C. attached D.written
8.A.aged B.dark
C.lucky D.unhappy
9.A.let B.made
C.had D.turned
10.A.able B.ready
C.likely D.willing