Haynes, who still lives in Ladbroke Grove, now runs breakfast clubs and free lunches in Paddington. Every Wednesday, Haynes _________ a full English breakfast for the 50-strong group. On Saturdays, it’s a three-course lunch.
“I do home-made soup, a cooked dinner with meat and two vegs and pudding.” she says. On Thursdays, she offers a food bag with _________ that people can take home and _________ themselves. But if people are _________ or can’t cook, she’ll make them ready-meals and sandwiches. She adds: “My whole life is _________ by food. In north Paddington, people _________ me in their phone book as ‘Jacqui dinner lady’.”
“Demand has only _________. When universal credit was introduced I had to buy two extra fridges to _________ the demand,” Haynes says. When the pandemic began, she had to purchase an extra freezer because “we needed more _________. Some people were __________ to come out of the house, so we had to make __________ deliveries.” She is concerned about the rising __________ of living.
“Food is getting so expensive,” says Haynes. “People are paying £ 7 a day __________ for gas on their meters. And that’s going to go up when it gets __________”.On average, Haynes __________ about 50 people a day, but she __________ to see that rise come in winter.
Whatever Haynes does, she does it __________. “I believe it is not without any reward. You’ll get back ten times what you __________” she says. In addition to her work at the food bank, she __________ a support service in North Kensington, offering people help with legal issues, advocacy and school appeals, and she is __________ involved in the post-Grenfell Tower recovery effort.
【小题1】A.provides | B.sells | C.charges | D.preserves |
【小题2】A.snacks | B.items | C.fruits | D.salads |
【小题3】A.save | B.collect | C.restore | D.cook |
【小题4】A.special | B.poor | C.homeless | D.lost |
【小题5】A.refused | B.surrounded | C.created | D.threatened |
【小题6】A.blame | B.admit | C.remove | D.put |
【小题7】A.increased | B.settled | C.remained | D.disappeared |
【小题8】A.turn into | B.deal with | C.apply to | D.count on |
【小题9】A.influence | B.education | C.information | D.supplies |
【小题10】A.frightened | B.bored | C.surprised | D.shocked |
【小题11】A.empty | B.few | C.extra | D.small |
【小题12】A.popularity | B.fame | C.status | D.cost |
【小题13】A.almost | B.even | C.just | D.seldom |
【小题14】【小题15】A.feeds | B.employs | C.interviews | D.follows |
【小题16】A.forgets | B.expects | C.warns | D.fails |
【小题17】A.in turn | B.by accident | C.for free | D.on average |
【小题18】A.distribute | B.produce | C.give | D.guarantee |
【小题19】A.fades | B.ignores | C.deletes | D.operates |
【小题20】A.heavily | B.individually | C.hardly | D.normally |