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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
Times were tough in our household. My husband was out of work and there was no sign of anything for him. In addition to going to nursing school full-time, I was working three part-time jobs to put food on the table for our family of five.
After a rather meal one night, I answered the ringing phone. With no , a voice asked,“Do you need food? Come to my place and I can help you.” Directions followed and he hung up the phone. No in-depth conversation or queries as to our situation. It was up to us to decide whether we a voice on the telephone.
I was desperate. With food in the cabinet and no prospect of a job for my husband, I had to take a , swallow my pride, and accept the strange offer. Was there a ? When I uneasily got to a ranch home as ,I found there was no car in the garage. , lined up in orderly rows were tables filled with varieties of food. A craggy（轮廓分明有皱纹的）gentleman me, not much different than our phone conversation! “Look around. If you see what you want, yourself.”He handed me paper bags and turned to another new arrival, passing along the same .This couldn’t be real!
I guiltily filled the paper sacks with what needed and gratefully thanked the elderly man. “Be here next week. You’ll of the food by then” was his reply.
Then I learned the thing. Widowed and retired, he wanted to do something in his golden years to fill his time. Daily, he drove his pickup truck and begged for items and canned goods from local grocery stores and folks like us who had fallen on hard times.
I never knew what our weekly menus would be I had “shopped” in the garage, but I knew, with our bellies full, we could focus on paying necessary bills.
1.A. worrying B. boring C. confusing D. promising
2.A. just B. even C. ever D. also
3.A. delicious B. necessary C. simple D. ordinary
4.A. information B. communication C. introduction D. instruction
5.A. physical B. financial C. educational D. social
6.A. trusted B. accepted C. recognized D. satisfied
7.A. certainly B. originally C. actually D. barely
8.A. chance B. step C. decision D. measure
9.A. future B. possibility C. trap D. kindness
10.A. appointed B. directed C. guided D. requested
11.A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. However
12.A. discovered B. greeted C. reminded D. examined
13.A. help B. enjoy C. behave D. seat
14.A. welcome B. supply C. assistance D. message
15.A. mostly B. eventually C. absolutely D. accidentally
16.A. leave out B. drop out C. run out D. get out
17.A. interesting B. worthwhile C. mysterious D. astonishing
18.A. usable B. additional C. acceptable D. valuable
19.A. recalled B. sought C. identified D. inspected
20.A. although B. since C. before D. Until
Most of the educators are ________ providing more freedom to the teenagers, believing that it may make them more creative and independent.
A. in charge of B. in search of
C. in favor of D. in place of
Contrary to my expectation, the teacher was by no means satisfied with my works, saying that the trees had been painted too________.
A. basically B. stiffly
C. definitely D. Originally
Many outside the US continue to see the country as one of opportunities , and despite being in a tough economic position , research shows many young Americans would ________it as well.
A. submit to B. contribute to
C. object to D. subscribe to
Our plane delayed taking off as we ran into a storm. We were ________ for several hours at the airport, waiting for the storm to clear up.
A. figured out B. built up C. held up D. taken off
After years of learning Chinese, I still can’t understand everything , particularly in the rural areas. These are my most ______moment---when I can’t understand what people say.
A. sceptical B. awesome C. optional D. Awkward
