2 . My mother is 92. Unless I have to be out of town, each week I take my mother to do her _______ and visit the doctor, providing _______ and transportation. During the week, however, she likes to go to a nearby store to _______ some small things she needs.
Last week she walked up to the store, but when she went to pay for her groceries, she was _______ about three dollars. The only _______ to pay for the groceries was to take off the _______ she could do without: a bottle of rubbing alcohol (医用酒精) and a bar of soap. By taking off these, she was able to _______ the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.
At this store, people _______ and then go off to the side to _______ their own groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a ________ came up to her and said, “Here are the things that you ________ .” handing her the rubbing alcohol and the ________ . My mother, who is never speechless, was speechless. She ________ for the woman’s name and address so that she could ________ her. The woman told her it was her ________ .
My mother was so ________ by her gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier (收银员) a five-dollar bill to keep on hand ________ the same happened to someone else if they didn’t have enough ________ for all of their groceries.
So, whoever you are, thank you for the random act of ________ that not only helped my mother out, but ________ too.
1. A.exercise | B.housework | C.cooking | D.shopping |
2. A.reward | B.medicine | C.company | D.shelter |
3. A.return | B.collet | C.order | D.buy |
4. A.short | B.cautious | C.wrong | D.concerned |
5. A.aim | B.way | C.advice | D.reason |
6. A.weight | B.things | C.mask | D.glasses |
7. A.raise | B.add | C.bring | D.switch |
8. A.show up | B.call in | C.check out | D.sit down |
9. A.store | B.select | C.deliver | D.bag |
10. A.stranger | B.cashier | C.friend | D.doctor |
11. A.looked for | B.talked about | C.threw away | D.put back |
12. A.receipt | B.soap | C.cash | D.bottle |
13. A.asked | B.waited | C.cared | D.searched |
14. A.repay | B.trust | C.recognize | D.help |
15. A.luck | B.chance | C.gift | D.turn |
16. A.surprised | B.amused | C.touched | D.convinced |
17. A.in case | B.even if | C.as though | D.so that |
18. A.energy | B.money | C.space | D.time |
19. A.faith | B.courage | C.kindness | D.honor |
20. A.made her day | B.changed her mind | C.caught her eye | D.met her demand |