Henry is going through a very hard time. His wife has just passed away. He feels that life _______ her is meaningless. For months, Henry sits in his house, doing _______. His family try to encourage him to do new things and enjoy life, but they're not_______.
Henry's neighbor, an old woman named Lisa, sees him from her yard one day. She has not seen him outside in days! She asks him to _______ closer to the fence(篱笆)next to her house.
"Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence. It is, falling apart. You are a _______ man. Can you help me fix this fence?” Lisa asks.
Henry is angry inside. He is the one who needs _______ right now. He thinks the old lady is being kind of impolite. But she is too old to fix the fence _______, so he agrees.
Henry works on the fence for days. Lift brings hire orange juice _______ he works. When he finishes, she thanks him. Henry _______ for the first time in months.
"What a wonderful job! Could you please paint it ________ me?" Lisa says to him. Henry cannot believe she needs more help. Doesn't she know stow sad he is? But ________ he respects (尊敬) her, he agrees. He works hard painting the fence in the hot ________, but Lisa's orange juice and encouragement are helpful. As their neighbours ________ by, they all tell Henry what a beautiful job be has done. Henry feels very happy.
Henry no longer feels that ________ is meaningless. He finally realizes that Lisa wasn't being impolite. She knows that staying ________ can help us forget our sadness. He helped her, but she truly saved him.
【小题1】A.with | B.without | C.about | D.from |
【小题2】A.something | B.everything | C.nothing | D.anything |
【小题3】A.awful | B.successful | C.careful | D.thankful |
【小题4】A.leave | B.begin | C.return | D.come |
【小题5】A.strong | B.strange | C.weak | D.lucky |
【小题6】A.sleep | B.money | C.help | D.advice |
【小题7】A.itself | B.himself | C.herself | D.myself |
【小题8】A.while | B.since | C.whether | D.though |
【小题9】A.plays | B.walks | C.eats | D.smiles |
【小题10】A.around | B.for | C.across | D.from |
【小题11】A.because | B.unless | C.until | D.if |
【小题12】【小题13】A.guess | B.show | C.pass | D.swim |
【小题14】A.drama | B.life | C.regret | D.spirit |
【小题15】A.tidy | B.lazy | C.comfortable | D.busy |