阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
This morning, as I was getting close to the supermarket, I saw a small 36 gathering around an elderly woman with blood under her face. I stopped and asked if I could 37 . I told her I was certified(授予证书的)in first aid. Then I 38 someone for a first aid kit(工具箱). But she didn’t want help, saying she was fine. But she wasn’t fine. I asked her to 39 with me and we 40 about her routine of getting groceries. People brought out ice packs, water and paper towels from the 41 nearby. I put on the gloves from the first aid kit, and cleaned her up a bit, but 42 I just talked to her and held her hand.
Two 43 happened to be passing by and 44 to help check her out a bit. Finally, after ten minutes the 45 arrived and I talked to the emergency medical team and they __46 .
I was certified in first aid years back, and I got re-certified a month ago, but I never 47 it once. However, I realized being certified isn’t 48 about providing the aid. I didn’t stop the bleeding. I didn’t 49 to examine her. Mostly it was about providing comfort for people in a difficult 50 . The certification gave me the 51 to do that: to kneel on the sidewalk, holding an old woman’s hand, and to help make those _ 52 few minutes just a little bit better.
If you’re not certified in first aid, I can’t 53 it strongly enough. It takes four hours of your time at your 54 Red Cross. With what you’ll 55 , maybe you’ll be able to help someone like the old lady one day.
1.A. people B. public C. traffic D. crowd
2.A. watch out B. look out C. help out D. make out
3.A. paid B. sent C. applied D. scolded
4.A. stay B. walk C. accompany D. shop
5.A. looked B. cared C. talked D. quarreled
6.A. hospital B. supermarket C. station D. office
7.A. mostly B. maybe C. simply D. extremely
8.A. policemen B. volunteers C. clerks D. doctors
9.A. refused B. stopped C. lay D. woke
10.A. ambulance B. family C. driver D. officer
11.A. operated on B. turned up C. ran away D. took over
12.A. liked B. noticed C. used D. met
13.A. necessarily B. possibly C. hopefully D. commonly
14.A. want B. teach C. permit D. try
15.A. place B. situation C. life D. position
16.A. harm B. confidence C. lesson D. wish
17.A. confusing B. moving C. scary D. friendly
18.A. recommend B. demand C. support D. explain
19.A. formal B. national C. local D. private
20.A. recognize B. offer C. allow D. Learn
The window _________ a beautiful view out over the river.
A. covers B. spares C. applies D. Affords.
Mr King, _________ company my sister works, donated a large amount of money this time.
A. whose B. in which C. in whose D. Which
I saw Helen at the party last month. It _________ a year since we met last time.
A. was B. is C. has been D. would be
We will do what we can to get the goods _________ on time.
A. delivered B. deliver C. to deliver D. Delivering
That they would win had been predicted and _________.
A. the result was such B. such was the result
C. the result was so D. so was the result