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。
Dino Impagliazzo cuts onions like a professional cook. The Italian man makes a great vegetable soup, ___1___ most of his longtime “customers” can’t even ___2___ a piece of bread.
Dino Impagliazzo, the founder of the RomAmoR association, began cooking for the homeless fifteen years ago. The ___3___ came to Impagliazzo when a homeless man asked him for ___4___ . After knowing the gentleman, he discovered that many homeless people in Rome ___5___ to find food on Sundays, when homeless association were closed. “I realized that perhaps instead of giving him a bill to buy sandwiches, ___6___ some sandwiches would be better, and thus began our ___7___ ,” Impagliazzo said.
He started out by making sandwiches from his home, and then moved on to hot meals. ___8___ , his organizations moved to a fully-equipped kitchen. Volunteers can now be found cooking up food on a(n) ___9___ basis. Three days a week, he works with 300 volunteers, and then the volunteers _____10_____ the work throughout the week. The positive action never stops for a day.
Besides, recruiting (招募) volunteers is very _____11_____ . “We try to make more and more people join the activities so that Rome becomes a city of love where people can _____12_____ each other,” said Impaglazzo. Impagliazzo _____13_____ food materials from local stores. The workers there greet him warmly and are always _____14_____ to make a contribution.
Finally, Impaglazzo’s _____15_____ has earned him the title of Rome’s “chef of the poor”.
1. A. so B. but C. or D. for
2. A. pass over B. bring in C. break off D. pay for
3. A. idea B. conclusion C. evidence D. explanation
4. A. suggestions B. directions C. work D. money
5. A. agreed B. struggled C. refused D. feared
6. A. selling B. making C. packing D. storing
7. A. analysis B. discussion C. project D. competition
8. A. Eventually B. Immediately C. Surprisingly D. Normally
9. A. equal B. natural C. weekly D. daily
10. A. continue B. stop C. improve D. apply
11. A. important B. common C. funny D. difficult
12. A. communicate with B. agree with C. care for D. stand for
13. A. keeps B. checks C. removes D. gathers
14. A. uncertain B. grateful C. afraid D. glad
15. A. kindness B. wealth C. confidence D. luck
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. A 11. A 12. C 13. D 14. D 15. A