Unit 5 First aid reading课时作业

第一节（共20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Medical bills were piling, kids needed glasses, cars needed repairs and the dog needed surgery. On top of that, Christmas was 1 , so presents needed to be purchased (买).

　　But all of those were 2 when my husband, Brian, was waiting in our local tire(轮胎) shop to have his six truck tires 3 on a snowy night. He overheard the tire salesman 4 a young mom with 3 children that she was in bad 5 of all new tires, as each one was almost 6 out. 7 , the young mom said she didn't have the money to replace more than one tire on her car.

　　On hearing that, Brian 8 to pay for a tire to be installed(安装), 9 of the one tire this woman was able to buy. Brian knew that even though it was just a start, the young mom would be much 10 driving on the 11 roads with a balanced set of two new tires than they would with just one new tire.

　　The young mom was so surprised that she 12 choked up（哽咽）. Eyes filled with tears, she thanked Brian and pulled away.

　　My husband is a naturally modest, 13 man who feels rewarded in giving rather than 14 in life. So imagine his unexpected 15 , when he later discovered the salesman had 16 the entire amount spent on the woman's one 17 tire to his bill! The salesman only 19 him for six tires 18 the seven my husband bought.

　　The simple act of one man making the decision to share what he had, instead of worrying about what he would 20 , made a difference that night.

1. A. getting B. leaving C. approaching D. waiting 2. A. solved B. changed C. purchased D. forgotten