Five months after my husband Steve died, I woke up one morning to the maddening sound of a leaking faucet（水龙头）. I knew it needed repairs badly, but it _______ me so much just to think of it.
All our _______ life, I was the “artist” bringing to our house much imagination. Steve was the”_______” one. He had a real gift for handling chores（家务活），_______ me from unpleasant repair jobs.
But how could such a good man have his life cut short so suddenly! I had been so sad and angry that I completely _______ the house. That leaky faucet somehow awakened me to the fact that I now had to _______ the challenge of getting things fixed.
I got a workman named Ahmed. Entering the house, he stopped before a picture of Steve and me. “Doesn’t your husband _______ this kind of work?” he asked. “It’s not hard.”
“He died months ago. When he was alive, he did all the repair jobs _______.” I said quietly. Ahmed looked at me _______, but he didn’t reply. He fixed the faucet, adjusted the dishwasher door, and replaced a showerhead. Apparently he was gifted as Steve had been.
He did a(n) _______ job. I asked him to name his fee. “No charge, Ma’am,” he said. “My father died early, and the neighbors helped my family through.”
By fixing a faucet, Ahmed mended my soul. Although I would sure carry the pain of _______ with me along, Ahmed reminded me of the abundant _______ in the world.
| 小题1: | | A．hurt | B．puzzled | C．cost | D．disappointed |
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| 小题2: | | A．separate | B．shared | C．spiritual | D．social |
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| 小题3: | | A．active | B．boring | C．careless | D．practical |
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| 小题4: | | A．attracting | B．sheltering | C．driving | D．prohibiting |
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| 小题5: | | A．ignored | B．hated | C．cleaned | D．missed |
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| 小题6: | | A．come up with | B．face up with | C．look forward to | D．step away from |
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| 小题7: | | A．begin | B．check | C．like | D．find |
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| 小题8: | | A．gratefully | B．firmly | C．bravely | D．wonderfully |
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| 小题9: | | A．strangely | B．innocently | C．painfully | D．sympathetically |
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| 小题10: | | A．terrible | B．excellent | C．important | D．dangerous |
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| 小题11: | | A．loss | B．failure | C．fear | D．regret |
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| 小题12: | | A．friendship | B．devotion | C．kindness | D．justice |
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