题目内容：

    It was the hottest day of the summer. I was driving along County Route 2, which went through the Sonoran Desert. Then I saw that a car had _______ down up ahead. It was the first car I'd seen in about half an hour. In the___________, a few hundred feet ahead of the car, I saw a stooped(曲背的) figure _______ with a gas can in his hands. "There was nothing around for miles. There was no way this person going to _________it to the nearest town, which was a good twenty miles away, in this desert heat.

I'd always been told to stay away from _______, but I thought if there ever was a time to do a good deed, this was it. Besides, _________I neared the figure, I saw an elderly man. I thought there was little_________that he'd do me any harm. Therefore, I slowed down and pulled over. "Need a _______?" I asked.

Now that I could see him clearly, it was  _______ the old man was already in trouble. He’d only walked a hundred yards or so, and he looked as if he was going to pass out any moment. “I’d be most grateful, young lady, if you could help me get to a gas station,” he said slowly. “I seem to be out of petroleum.”

"No problem," I replied.

He ________ slowly into the car and kept silent for a few minutes while his body temperature normalized. I offered him a bottle of iced soda water. He accepted it __________. As we got close to the gas station, I asked him if he would like a ride back to his____________. "I know it is __________your way," he paused. "And just where is your home, young lady?"

"Elmwood," I replied, "And my name is Emily. Emily Hampton. "

"You're a very kind lady, Ms. Hampton. My name is Edward Gilliam," said Edward.

Edward ________ up his gas can. Then I drove him back to his car and helped him pour the petrol into his tank(邮箱). After that I followed him back into ________just to make sure he was OK. At the gas station, we waved goodbye.

The next morning, the doorbell rang. I came down the stairs and saw a giant bouquet of flowers with small note________

"Dearest Emily, thank you for your ________yesterday. You just might have saved my life. You  ________an old man of how much beauty there is in this world. "

1.A. cut B. broken C. set D. settled

2.A. air B. way C. distance D. advance

3.A. walking B. driving C. lying D. carrying

4.A. fix B. link C. push D. make

5.A. elders B. strangers C. receivers D. beggars

6.A. although B. because C. if D. as

7.A. chance B. hope C. doubt D. time

8.A. seat B. lift C. guide D. treat

9.A. complex B. astonishing C. obvious D. rare

10.A. drew B. reached C. pulled D. climbed

11.A. curiously B. gratefully C. generously D. selflessly

12.A. can B. home C. station D. car

13.A. out of B. from across C. by D. in

14.A. looked B. folded C. filled D. built

15.A. town B. desert C. house D. route

16.A. bought B. sent C. said D. attached

17.A. respect B. honesty C. kindness D. optimism

18.A. warned B. reminded C. rid D. persuaded