"Well, what do you want to do?" Sandy __10__.
His roommate told him, "Sandy, I really love to __11__. I have a high school friend who plays the guitar. And we would really like to __12__ our hand at the music business. But we need to make a promo record (宣传唱片), and in order to __13__ that I need $500."
Sandy took all his life savings without __14__ and sent it to his roommate. Well, his roommate was the __15__ famous singer, Art Garfunkel, and he __16__ up with another musician, Paul Simon. That $500 __17__ them make a record that finally became The Sounds of Silence.
How we are able to deal with __18__ in our lives will be influenced by how we deal with others __19__ the way. What we get will depend a lot on what we __20__. And that's the end of the story of doing well by doing good.
语篇解读:珊迪在哥伦比亚大学上学时得到过室友无私的帮助。后来,室友遇到困难,珊迪毫不犹豫地伸出了援手,帮助室友实现了梦想。这篇文章告诉我们一个人生道理:回报取决于付出,助人者人助之。
1.A.aid B.advice
C.crisis D.pressure
解析:选A 根据前面讲的Sandy是靠奖学金上的大学以及句中的also可知,他的室友也很穷,也接受经济"资助"。
2.A.eye B.ear
C.nose D.bone
解析:选A 根据第3空前的"he became blind"可知,此处指Sandy上大二时"眼睛"得了病。
3.A.finally B.luckily
C.sadly D.excitedly
解析:选B 虽然Sandy失明了,但他的室友每天晚上都会给他读课本。相对于失明的不幸,这是不幸之中的幸事,故用luckily。
4.A.lend B.offer
C.read D.return
解析:选C Sandy失明了,所以他的室友应该是每天晚上给他"读"课本。
5.A.survive B.research
C.leave D.graduate