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(2021·江苏第一次百校联考)Dana Gendreau, 36, an Ohio mom, read in the newspaper about high school football players who continued to take the __1__ despite not having food to eat at home or even a place to call home. Immediately, she got in touch with the head football coach at Hughes High School, Chris Mobley.
Because her 10yearold son also played football, she knew how __2__ proper nutrition is for athletes so she decided to start buying fruit and highprotein snacks for the players at Hughes High School. She also __3__ other parents on her son’s youth football team to see if they would want to __4__. The response was __5__. Since September, Gendreau and the other parents have been able to provide nearly $100 of groceries each week for the Hughes football team. Soon after Gendreau began organizing the __6__, the high school team began winning games — something Mobley __7__ to Gendreau’s generosity. “Practices now have been full of __8__,” Mobley said. “I think that is a direct reflection of Gendreau’s effort.”
But Gendreau remains __9__ and says it’s just her way of paying it forward. When she was little, she __10__ homelessness herself, but one __11__ act from her coach shifted her focus. “I remember one of my coaches gave me a festival gift of money so I could __12__ a pair of shoes for the sport,” she said. “That never __13__ me, the kindness she showed me. I know that no matter what __14__ in my life, I am going to help others.” Gendreau eventually hopes this story will __15__ others to fulfill needs in their own communities.
1.A.field B.chance
C.advice D.risk
2.A.convenient B.expensive
C.significant D.sensitive
3.A.contacted B.confused
C.conducted D.convinced
4.A.hang around B.join in
C.show off D.bring up
5.A.disappointing B.integrated
C.skeptical D.enthusiastic
6.A.institutions B.conferences
C.investigations D.donations
7.A.casts B.owes
C.devotes D.points
8.A.variety B.peace
C.energy D.regret
9.A.optimistic B.modest
C.careful D.reliable
10.A.experienced B.discovered
C.misunderstood D.predicted
11.A.painful B.brave
C.awkward D.kind
12.A.purchase B.award
C.promise D.deliver
13.A.touches B.warns
C.leaves D.charges
14.A.fails B.happens
C.rests D.wanders
15.A.force B.advise
C.discourage D.stimulate