20.One afternoon last summer I was driving along on my way home when I noticed a woman at the roadside near the edge of town.She was(41)Ba wheeled suitcase and was having a rough way to go since there was no sidewalk,only grass.
I pulled over to a nearby parking lot to(42)Aher.I suspected that she was(43)Dthe homeless shelter across the street.(44)Cit became apparent that she was on her way somewhere,I continued to observe.She appeared to be in her fifties and was dressed very(45)B,a skirt nearly to her ankles,a blouse,and a lace shawl around her shoulders.In truth,I was not only(46)Aher situation but whether or not she had the (47)Ato harm me if I intervened(干涉).
After a couple of minutes I turned around,pulled the car up next to her and offered her a(48)D.She accepted.Her story was(49)C,but she did share that she had been travelling for a while and that(50)Bhad helped her along the way.Her(51)Dwas a city about three hours drive from where we were and it didn't sound as though she had a place to go there.I offered to take her to the half way point and she accepted.
Along the way,we stopped for food and drink for her which she(52)Don paying for with her own money.When we well reached me town I had agreed to take her to,she asked if we could stop at a grocery store.
I was(53)Cthat by this time she had developed enough(54)Ain me to leave her suitcase in the car while she shopped.While she was inside I located a Holiday Inn nearby and(55)Cahead to see if mere were(56)B;I explained my rather unusual situation to the person on the other(57)Dof the phone.
Upon her(58)Bfrom the grocery store,I shared what I had done and she(59)Dmy offer of a room for the night.We drove to the(60)Cand the kind young woman there provided what discounts she could as well as a room with a refrigerator.She stated that she was touched that"people don't do this kind of thing."
41.A.fighting against | B.struggling with | C.wrestling of | D.striving for |
42.A.watch | B.monitor | C.anticipate | D.inspect |
43.A.setting off | B.getting through | C.referring to | D.heading for |
44.A.For | B.With | C.As | D.So |
45.A.fashionably | B.conservatively | C.untidily | D.shabbily |
46.A.assessing | B.circulating | C.accessing | D.adjusting |
47.A.potential | B.talent | C.anxiety | D.ability |
48.A.chance | B.gift | C.favor | D.lift |
49.A.abstract | B.concrete | C.vague | D.ambitious |
50.A.friends | B.strangers | C.relatives | D.by-standers |
51.A.home | B.place | C.habitat | D.destination |
52.A.persisted | B.stuck | C.objected | D.insisted |
53.A.satisfied | B.confused | C.touched | D.amused |
54.A.trust | B.confidence | C.interest | D.relief |
55.A.scheduled | B.bargained | C.called | D.urged |
56.A.houses | B.vacancies | C.shelters | D.differences |
57.A.line | B.tip | C.side | D.end |
58.A.recovery | B.return | C.arrival | D.departure |
59.A.declined | B.rejected | C.received | D.accepted |
60.A.city | B.restaurant | C.hotel | D.grocery |