完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Just Do Something
The winter weather was icy cold and a strong wind blew heavily. I stopped behind several cars in a crossroad. Ahead of me a young woman stood alongside the street. To keep __________ she rubbed her bare hands; ________ ,she danced in place. Beside her rested a sign that________ , ”I have a baby and no food.”Obviously, she was ________ financially.
Homeless and unemployed people are a common_________ in many of our larger cities, and most motorists drive by without ________assistance. Maybe they've been taught that giving money may encourage them to ________a dependent lifestyle, or the ready cash may be used to purchase alcohol or another thing ________ the food. Like me, they may have been taught that one should give money to a local charity or a church, as these institutions can help those in ________ far more effectively.
As I waited for the light to ________ ,I felt conflicted about that young woman. Whether or not I should give money, she was obviously in need. And whether or not she actually had a baby really didn't seem to ________ . I gave up ________ people's motives and analyzing their stories long ago.
What should I do? Give her money? What was the best?
I was wondering with these questions ________ the window rolled down from the car in front of me. A hand ________ out holding a warm pair of gloves. The driver took her own gloves off and gave them to the poor woman. I saw the young woman mouth the words “Thank you" as a broad smile ________ up her face.
As I ________ ,somebody else acted. As I tried to decide the BEST way to ________ , somebody else ________did what she could. As I did nothing, she did something.
I made myself a ________ that I'Il always do SOMETHING. Whether it is big or small, just do something. Something is almost always better than ________
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A.warm |
B.cool |
C.healthy |
D.calm |
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A.however |
B.meanwhile |
C.instead |
D.therefore |
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A.wrote |
B.marked |
C.read |
D.tied |
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A.working |
B.managing |
C.operating |
D.struggling |
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A.sight |
B.concern |
C.idea |
D.step |
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A.receiving |
B.offering |
C.finding |
D.rejecting |
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A.change |
B.quit |
C.develop |
D.explore |
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A.more than |
B.apart from |
C.rather than |
D.or rather |
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A.surprise |
B.return |
C.doubt |
D.demand |
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A.turn |
B.replace |
C.fix |
D.stop |
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A.matter |
B.affect |
C.differ |
D.happen |
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A.answering |
B.guessing |
C.noticmg |
D.expressing |
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A.as |
B.before |
C.while |
D.when |
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A.reached |
B.picked |
C.sent |
D.hroke |
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A.turned |
B.lit |
C.set |
D.swept |
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A.helped |
B.quarreled |
C.hesitated |
D.appeared |
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A.obtain |
B.operate |
C.share |
D.assist |
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A.quickly |
B.frequently |
C.naturally |
D.slowly |
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A.promise |
B.comment |
C.choice |
D.deal |
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A.anything |
B.something |
C.nothing |
D.everything |
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