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Early that evening,my mother called,telling me that my brother died in a car crash.I stumbled(跌跌撞撞地走) around the house 1 what to put into the suitcase.My husband,Larry,and I had been 2 for moving to New Mexico.The house was in a total 3 .
I tried to hold back my tears.I 4 picked up things and put them down.I couldn’t 5 .What I’d heard on the phone echoed through my head.
Larry phoned a few friends. 6 ,someone asked to speak to me.“If there is anything I can do,let me know.”“Thank you,” I replied.I didn’t know what to 7 .
The doorbell rang and I rose slowly for the 8 .It was Donna.
“I’ve come to 9 your shoes,” she said. 10 ,I asked her to repeat what she had said.“When my father died,it took me 11 to get the shoes cleaned and 12 for my father’s 13 ,” she said.I hadn’t even thought about shoes.
Shoes were gathered.Donna 14 herself on the floor and got to work.The love in the act 15 my tears.Watching her 16 on one task helped me pull my 17 into order.Laundry first,I told myself.One by one,the jobs fell into place.
Now whenever I hear of an acquaintance’s 18 of a loved one,I think of one 19 task that suits that person’s 20 .If the person asks,“How did you know I needed that?” I’d reply,“Because someone did that.”
1.A.forgetting B.imagining C.wondering D.searching
2.A.hoping B.packing C.leaving D.planning
3.A.damage B.failure C.despair D.mess
4.A.aimlessly B.helplessly C.quickly D.decisively
5.A.hurry B.decide C.focus D.move
6.A.Constantly B.Luckily C.Suddenly D.Happily
7.A.call for B.ask for C.talk about D.get across
8.A.telephone B.noise C.person D.door
9.A.borrow B.remove C.clean D.repair
10.A.Touched B.Shocked C.Confused D.Amused
11.A.minutes B.hours C.weeks D.decades
12.A.washed B.coped C.selected D.shined
13.A.satisfaction B.funeral C.smiles D.wishes
14.A.laid B.stood C.rested D.settled
15.A.released B.held C.stopped D.caused
16.A.keeping B.concentrating C.insisting D.depending
17.A.thoughts B.rooms C.sadness D.luggage
18.A.feeling B.meeting C.loss D.story
19.A.specific B.normal C.strange D.perfect
20.A.idea B.personality C.identity D.need
【帮你拓知识】核心知识,词块记忆
①fallintoplace变得有序
②acquaintancen.熟人
③aimlesslyadv.漫无目的地
