.He was driving home one evening, on a two-lane country road. 1 , in this small mid-western community, was slow. 2 he never quit looking. Ever since the Levis factory 3 , he’d been unemployed. It was a 4 road. Not very many people had a reason to be on it, 5 they were leaving. Most of his friends had already 6 . They had families to 7 and dreams to fulfill (实现). But he stayed on. 8 , this was where he buried his mother and father. He was born here and knew the country.
He could go down this road blind, and 9 you what was on either side, and with his 10 not working, that came in handy. It was starting to get 11 and light snow was coming down. He’d better get a (n) 12 on. You know, he almost didn’t see the old lady, 13 on the side of the road. But even in the dim light of 14 , he could see she needed help. So he 15 in front of her and got out. His car was still roaring (轰鸣) when he approached her.
Even with the smile on his face, she was 16 . No one had stopped to help for the last hour 17 . Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe, he looked poor and 18 . He could see that she was 19 , standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. He said, “I’m here to help you. Why don’t you wait in the 20 where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Joe.”
1. A. WorkB. LuckC. WealthD. Life
2. A. SoB. ThusC. ButD. Yet
3. A. openedB. closedC. producedD. stood
4. A. longB. dirtyC. wideD. lonely
5. A. unlessB. ifC. whenD. until
6. A. workedB. leftC. stayedD. died
7. A. seeB. helpC. feedD. enter
8. A. At allB. After allC. Above allD. In all
9. A. askB. giveC. tellD. show
10. A. engineB. wheelC. mindD. headlights
11. A. darkB. brightC. closeD. cold
12. A. lightB. moveC. coatD. engine
13. A. standingB. lyingC. shoutingD. waving
14. A. lightsB. dayC. moonlightsD. night
15. A. moved onB. walked outC. drove offD. pulled up
16. A. cheerfulB. anxiousC. worriedD. thankful
17. A. at leastB. at mostC. or soD. exactly
18. A. seriousB. hungryC. tallD. helpful
19. A. surprisedB. happyC. excitedD. frightened
20. A. carB. roomC. factoryD. family
参考答案165.ACBDA BCBCD ABABD CCBDA
