Last summer, Katie Steller drove to work in Minneapolis. She stopped at a traffic light, where a man was asking for _______ with a sign. She _______ her window.
“Hey!” she shouted. “I’m driving around giving free haircuts. If I go grab my _______, do you want one right now?” As Steller likes to tell the _______ , he paused. “_______,” he said, “I have a funeral to go to this week. I was really hoping to get a _______.”
She drove off, and went to the salon she _______. One of her stylists helped her _______ a red chair into her car. Then the two drove back and trimmed (修剪) the man’s hair. He told them stories.
To date, Steller has given 30 or so such haircuts, and she is keenly _______ of the power of her cleanup job.
“It’s __________ a haircut,” she says. “I want it to be a gateway, to show value and respect, but also to get to know people. I want to build __________.”
Steller knows that a haircut can change one’s __________. As a teen, she suffered from a disease that was so severe, her hair __________ in an extreme manner. Her mother arranged for Steller’s first professional haircut.
“To have somebody talk to me like a person and not just an illness helped me feel __________ and less alone,” she says.
After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own salon so she could help people. In 2009, she began her Red Chair Project, __________ people on the streets.
Those who __________ acts of kindness are invited for a free makeover at Steller’s salon. __________ , they tell their stories, which Steller __________ on her website. Steller listens to people’s stories of loss, addiction, and __________ to get back on their feet. Her hope is that by reading about kind acts, others will be __________ to spread their own.
1.A.advice B.trouble C.information D.help
2.A.turned down B.pulled down C.rolled down D.laid down
3.A.chair B.partner C.sign D.car
4.A.truth B.story C.fortune D.time
5.A.Hopefully B.Actually C.Thankfully D.Generally
6.A.ride B.chair C.handcraft D.haircut
7.A.owns B.favors C.trusts D.knows
8.A.squeeze B.shape C.wrap D.load
9.A.jealous B.fearful C.aware D.typical
10.A.rather than B.other than C.more than D.better than
11.A.relationships B.organizations C.memberships D.communities
12.A.condition B.life C.image D.career
13.A.faded B.thinned C.shrank D.darkened
14.A.cared about B.left behind C.calmed down D.carried away
15.A.holding on to B.losing out to C.reaching out to D.catching on to
16.A.commit B.advocate C.prepare D.consider
17.A.In reality B.In addition C.In consequence D.In exchange
18.A.reveals B.shares C.announces D.explains
19.A.promise B.hesitation C.struggle D.intention
20.A.invited B.induced C.persuaded D.inspired
—What was the first day of your job like, Tony?
—Oh, _____. It was as good as could be expected.
A.don’t mention it B.I can’t complain C.it makes no difference D.I’ll see to it
Generally Andrew takes advantage of the public transport, but _____ he drives to his workplace.
A.on schedule B.on average C.on purpose D.on occasion
—I'll attend your lecture after I finish my class tomorrow.
—I'm afraid by then I will have concluded my lecture and _____ my guests in my office.
A.meet B.have met C.will be meeting D.am meeting
—Why have you sold your old Buick car like _____?
—It consumes much oil and has a lot of mechanical problems.
A.a wet blanket B.a child's play C.a black sheep D.a hot potato
You might be trapped in an elevator emergency, in _____ case you should stay calm and call for help.
A.that B.which C.whose D.its
