It was 11:30 in the evening. A ___1___ American lady of about seventy was standing on the side of an Alabama ___2___ trying to bear a pouring rainstorm. Her car had ___3___ and at the moment she ___4___ needed a ride. Wet to the skin, she decided to flag down the next ___5___. A young white man stopped to help her—generally unheard ___6___ in those conflict-filled(矛盾沖突的) 1960s. The man ___7___ her to safety in his car, and ___8___ a taxicab(a kind of car) for her. She seemed to be in a great___9___. She wrote down his ___10___, thanked him and drove away. Several days went by and a ___11___ came on the man’s door. To his ___12___, a very big color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was ___13___ to it. It read: “Dear sir, thank you so much for assisting a(an) ___14___ colored woman on the freeway ___15___ night. The rain ___16___ wet all over not only my clothes ___17___ my spirits. Then you ___18___ along. Because of you, I was ___19___ to make it to my dying husband’s bedside ___20___ before he passed away. God bless you for helping me and kindly serving others. Sincerely, Mrs Nat King Cole.”
1. A. black B. white C. poor D. sick
2. A. railway B. freeway C. street D. avenue
3. A. broken up B. speeded up C. broken down D. slowed down
4. A. seriously B. badly C. fairly D. probably
5. A. bus B. truck C. taxi D. car
6. A. from B. by C. before D. of
7. A. put B. led C. fetched D. took
8. A. hired B. took C. sent D. asked
9. A. need B. help C. hurry D. trouble
10. A. address B. number C. name D. words
11. A. lady B. salesman C. letter D. knock
12. A. surprise B. delight C. joy D. satisfaction
13. A. offered B. given C. fastened D. written
14. A. aged B. dark C. lucky D. unhappy
15. A. another B. the other C. some other D. one
16. A. let B. made C. had D. turned
17. A. and B. but C. or D. otherwise
18. A. got B. went C. rent D.of
1. A. black B. white C. poor D. sick
2. A. railway B. freeway C. street D. avenue
3. A. broken up B. speeded up C. broken down D. slowed down
4. A. seriously B. badly C. fairly D. probably
5. A. bus B. truck C. taxi D. car
6. A. from B. by C. before D. of
7. A. put B. led C. fetched D. took
8. A. hired B. took C. sent D. asked
9. A. need B. help C. hurry D. trouble
10. A. address B. number C. name D. words
11. A. lady B. salesman C. letter D. knock
12. A. surprise B. delight C. joy D. satisfaction
13. A. offered B. given C. fastened D. written
14. A. aged B. dark C. lucky D. unhappy
15. A. another B. the other C. some other D. one
16. A. let B. made C. had D. turned
17. A. and B. but C. or D. otherwise
18. A. got B. went C. rent D.of