On a freezing December afternoon, Tyler Freburger was standing in front of a set of mirrors wearing a suit picked out for him by a tailor to attend a funeral. As a homeless veteran (老兵) living in Baltimore, Mr. Freburger would usually have difficulty _______ such an outfit (一套衣服), especially one selected for him _______. But in this instance, he was _______ the nonprofit Sharp Dressed Man.
Since 2011, the organization has been helping men improve their lives by _______ them for job interviews and other _______ with well-fitting suits. This is not a “grab any jacket off the rack (架子)” kind of experience; _______, the nonprofit provides a “measure-to-fit”, personalized styling experience. The nonprofit was _______ by clothing designer Christopher Schafer. He opened a shop in downtown Baltimore not long after _______ from London, where he learned the art of _______ and design. Once when Schafer was ________ some custom suits to a customer, he was ________ handed two bags of gently ________ suits in return.
“He said I ________ him with how I made his custom suits fit, and he couldn’t wear his old suits anymore.” Schafer found a nonprofit that would ________ the suits, but as time went on, more of his ________ did the same thing. At the suggestion of a friend, he decided to found his own nonprofit, Sharp Dressed Man.
The organization’s space ________ a traditional men’s clothing store, ________with volunteer tailors and racks of clothing. It’s open one day a week for those who have been referred.
Schafer sees the nonprofit as filling the ________ between job training and the ________ required for a person to land a job.“If you treat a guy with ________, he has a better chance of treating himself with it,” he says.
1.A.sorting B.storing C.sewing D.securing
2.A.automatically B.personally C.partly D.generally
3.A.appointed to B.accustomed to C.referred to D.opposed to
4.A.promoting B.arranging C.rewarding D.equipping
5.A.occasions B.discounts C.benefits D.systems
6.A.thus B.meanwhile C.otherwise D.instead
7.A.found B.launched C.surrounded D.shifted
8.A.escaping B.returning C.differing D.hearing
9.A.counting B.transporting C.measuring D.packing
10.A.delivering B.ordering C.folding D.advertising
11.A.naturally B.doubtfully C.urgently D.unexpectedly
12.A.donated B.alternative C.worn D.clumsy
13.A.bothered B.spoiled C.discouraged D.interrupted
14.A.exhibit B.possess C.accept D.clean
15.A.relatives B.designers C.clerks D.clients
16.A.suits B.threatens C.resembles D.strengthens
17.A.adequate B.complete C.economic D.complicated
18.A.hardship B.relationship C.gap D.position
19.A.status B.feel C.talent D.look
20.A.dignity B.curiosity C.honesty D.caution
Sorry for failing to get what you wanted. He kept silent about the matter except saying ______.
A.that’s his feet of clay B.a little bird told him
C.he wanted to kill the fatted calf D.he was the salt of the earth
A man ought to follow his heart when reading, or _____ he reads as a task will do him little good.
A.that B.how C.why D.what
The manager said that not one mistake _____ to see reported to him in the following month.
A.would he want B.had he wanted C.he would want D.he had wanted
When asked about their opinion about the schoolmaster ,many teachers would prefer to see him step aside __________ younger men.
A.in terms of B.in need of C.in favor of D.in praise of
Unfortunately, Puccini died of a heart attack ______ he completed this final scene, and it had to be completed by one of his former students, Franco Alfano.
A.when B.before C.after D.since
