1 . For many of us, it takes a long time to build good exercise habits. However, with gyms _________ across the country, many people have seen their exercise routines disappear. A _________ gym owner in Illinois anticipated that, and did his part to make sure that _________ stay active and meet their _________ goals.
Drew Whitted, _________ of the Be Strong Gym in Bloomington, Illinois, allowed his members to _________ more than $ 40,000 worth of workout equipment to _________ at home, free of charge, during the state’s stay-at-home order. He said that he didn’t want people to _________ their workouts — and he’s glad to see how it’s bringing families together. “Now I see a whole _________ , getting through this shelter in place, getting through this __________ time doing these workouts together, bonding together, becoming __________ , and happier together as a family,” he told CNN.
About 80 members took him up on the offer, signing out __________ ,but Drew held some back, so he could hold online training sessions every day. The small business owner has __________ to retain and pay all eight of his employees, and has offered members a free month when the quarantine (检疫隔离) is __________ . Gym member Paulette Cocco was blown away by the __________ : “He had recently put a lot of __________ into getting new equipment,” she told CNN. “I mean, his equipment is really beautiful, so it was a __________ sacrifice.”
She added that she would personally be paying him for the __________ month, anyway. The rest of Paulette’s family has recently started working out at home with her, and they are __________ to join the gym when it reopens. Whitted has __________ no worries about the equipment making its way back to the gym when it reopens, saying that members will be excited to work out together again.
1. A.started | B.closed | C.covered | D.finished |
2. A.selfish | B.strong | C.generous | D.smart |
3. A.customers | B.trainers | C.newcomers | D.workers |
4. A.life | B.career | C.amusement | D.fitness |
5. A.owner | B.teacher | C.partner | D.helper |
6. A.look out | B.sign out | C.set out | D.hand out |
7. 8. A.keep | B.hold | C.carry | D.miss |
9. A.gym | B.family | C.unit | D.company |
10. A.tough | B.simple | C.smooth | D.only |
11. A.higher | B.busier | C.healthier | D.larger |
12. A.furniture | B.luggage | C.information | D.equipment |
13. A.argued | B.required | C.instructed | D.promised |
14. 15. A.kindness | B.warmth | C.madness | D.rudeness |
16. A.progress | B.money | C.advice | D.imagination |
17. 18. A.left | B.lost | C.forgotten | D.chosen |
19. A.trying | B.refusing | C.planning | D.demanding |
20. A.witnessed | B.experienced | C.represented | D.expressed |