Forty years ago Sadie left her drunk and violent husband. Needing shelter (住所）for herself and her young son, she took a job as a doorkeeper in a housing project for    people. It meant she could live "on site" in one of the       .
Eventually, she got to know the residents (居民）.One resident, Archie, didn't have a family of his own,      his nephew's wife and her naughty kids would drop in from time to time. They were there to help the old guy.
Sadie helped care for Archie as he     illness and it was she who called the     who diagnosed (诊断)his deadly cancer.      time passing, Sadie's son     up, got married and settled several hundred miles away. Sadie        and moved into a nice little house of her own. To       the loneliness, she took in a series of       over the years.
A heavy fall of snow came a year and a half ago. She was pleased when a neighbor       to walk her current dog, Muffin, until the weather improved. Each day he would       a while talking to her，making sure she was OK, and       if she needed anything.
Although she had known him for a long time, Sadie     thought to wonder what his last name was. This morning she asked. His surname was the same       old Archie's. It brought back a memory and she talked about the      . She told him about working at the old residents' flats and was      to discover the man who had been "caring" for her for the past year and a half had been one of the little kids who used to run      on his way to visit "Uncle Archie".
She had cared for his family, now he was caring for her. ②      of them knew it until that moment but they were living proof of the old saying, "What goes around comes around, "and the       of kindness will not be broken.
A. poor        B. senior       C. disabled    D. unfortunate
A. groceries   B. stadiums     C. flats       D. cages
A. otherwise   B. but          C. though      D. because
A. battled     B. banned       C. cured       D. beat
A. servant     B. master       C. neighbor    D. doctor
A. As          B. Since        C. With        D. When
A. grew        B. got          C. went        D. came
A. complained  B. retired      C. fired       D. hesitated
A. refuse      B. reduce       C. stop        D. escape
A. programs    B. projects     C. birds       D. dogs
A. attempted   B. declared     C. offered     D. wished
A. spend       B. cost         C. take        D. spare
A. observing   B. requiring    C. indicating  D. checking
A. often       B. never        C. sometimes   D. once
A. to          B. from         C. as          D. of
A. coincidence B. comprehension C. tradition  D. statement
A. puzzled     B. frightened   C. concerned   D. surprised
A. calling     B. screaming    C. barking     D. whispering
A. All         B. None         C. Neither     D. Both
A. custom      B. glory        C. pattern     D. circle