At the age of 61,Daddy Bruce opened his restaurant in a poor area of Denver.There is doubt about whether his ___1___ was the best in town but there is no doubt about the man himself.He was a ___2___ man,and he started a rare and fine tradition to feed people--not just his customers(顾客),___3___ the poor and the homeless.
Every Thanksgiving,Daddy and his son began cooking for the ___4___.He wanted them to have a great ___5___ on this important day of their country.
In the early years he ___6___ for everything by himself.But as ___7___ went on,the crowds grew and the costs rose.That's when Daddy's supporters joined ___8___ in his project.From then on,more and more people began to step in to help.
They donated turkeys and potatoes.And they ___9___ their time to stand behind and beside the old man and offer to cook and serve.___10___ seemed that there was an endless supply of food to feed the poor.No one ever walked away ___11__ from Daddy Bruce.Daddy started the whole thing and he didn't stop it until a few years ago ___12___ he aged towards ninety and had become too old to work on.
He was one of the few people who ___13___ to see a city street named in his honor.In 1991,one of the streets in his hometown was named “Daddy Bruce”.A few years later,he died.
When he was asked why he ___14___ to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over twenty-five years,his reply was simple.“You can't beat love.___15___ beats love.If you give just one thing,you get three things back,That's why I do it.” And he did it well,
1.A.breakfast B.lunch C.supper D.food
2.A.selfish B.kind C.serious D.stubborn
3.A.and B.so C.but D.or
4.A.homeless B.elderly C.public D.disabled
5.A.rest B.dinner C.break D.bath
6.A.looked B.cared C.sent D.paid
7.A.life B.time C.history D.plan
8.A.actively B.quietly C.wildly D.carefully
9.A.spared B.spent C.wasted D.killed
10.A.What B.There C.It D.This
11.A.satisfied B.thirsty C.hungry D.happy
12.A.when B.which C.that D.while
13.A.came B.lived C.wanted D.wished
14.A.happened B.had C.volunteered D.refused
15.A.Everything B.Anything C.Something D.Nothing
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1.A. either??????? B. both???????? C. neither????????? D. none
2.A. me????????? B. you????????? C. him??????????? D. her
3.A. why???????? B. how????????? C. when?????????? D. where
4.A. No????????? B. Yes????????? C. Sorry?????????? D. Goodbye
5.A. sad????????? B. afraid??????? C. surprised??????? D. fortunate
6.A. news???????? B. idea???????? C. story?????????? D. history
7.A. going???????? B. taking??????? C. turning???????? D. thinking
8.A. save???????? B. pick????????? C. treat? ???????? D. help
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11.A. hat?????????? B. jacket??????? C. sweater???????? D. suit
12.A. with????????? B. about???????? C. from????????? D. of
13.A. myself??????? B. ourselves????? C. yourself??????? D. yourselves
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