When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, Reader's Digest wrote about impressive rescues. The spirit of

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    When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, Reader's Digest wrote about impressive rescues. The spirit of serving can be incredibly  1 .Here is a story from Annalysa Longworth, a survivor of Hurricane Maria, in her own  2 
“The total 36 hours of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico was  3  the scariest event we've ever gone through. Our house sits on the northwest coast of Rincón. In the  4 , over 100 mph winds changed direction causing a great amount of water flooding our  5 . The only place left dry and safe was our kitchen floor, where we were  6  to ride out the rest of the storm. It has been 50 days since the  7 , and we are still without power and water. During our regular afternoon showers, we are glad to  8  rainwater but are quickly reminded of the people living without roofs, and how  9  it must be for them. Our emotions are consistently in a state of  10 
The company generously gave us a headlamp for our personal  11  and a box with 50 headlamps to distribute throughout our town. Rincón was completely blacked out so making a simple walk through a parking lot to our car is  12 . We used to rush to get things done before  13 , but now I continue daily chores in the dark. What  14  our lives most was being able to share this gift with others. We  15  the lamps house by house to the people in the mountains who needed them most, as even batteries and candles are  16  there. Even though  17  have come slowly, people have been out of work and can't afford to  18  their electric bill. I'll always be  19  to Watts of Love for allowing us to pay it forward and be witnesses to the smiles that  20  can bring.” 
1.A.terrifying    B.moving C.universal D.necessary
2.A.words B.methods C.opinions D.editions
3.A.unluckily B.uncertainly C.unsteadily D.undoubtedly
4.A.darkness B.history C.recovery D.system
5.A.school B.garden C.house D.studio
6.A.requested B.taught C.forced D.expected
7.A.performance B.progress C.rescue D.storm
8.A.collect B.observe C.apply D.research
9.A.puzzling B.punctual C.amazing D.awful
10.A.relief B.sympathy C.pleasure D.calmness
11.A.interest B.purpose C.attempt D.problem
12.A.convenient B.ridiculous C.dangerous D.awkward
13.A.schedule B.sunset C.deadline D.daybreak
14.A.changed B.ruined C.proved D.witnessed
15.A.took off B.brought out C.got through D.gave away
16.A.adequate B.expensive C.rare D.equal
17.A.supplies B.survivors C.reports D.complaints
18.A.imagine B.receive C.undertake D.choose
19.A.devoted B.familiar C.accustomed D.grateful
20.A.nature B.light C.future D.harvest
 1.B 此处是指服务精神令人感动。
2.A 下文Annalysa Longworth讲述了自己的飓风遭遇。in her own words“用她自己的话说”。
3.D 根据下文对飓风的描述可知,这36小时的玛利亚飓风毫无疑问是我们所经历的最恐惧的事情。
4.A 根据下文提到自从飓风开始,50多天了仍然没有电可知,此处是指在黑暗中。
5.C 根据下文的The only place left dry and safe was our kitchen floor可知,水流进了房子里。
6.C 飓风造成的洪水冲进了我们的房子,厨房是唯一没进水的地方,由此可推断,我们被迫在那里渡过危难时期。
7.D 自从暴风来临后,停水停电很多天了。
8.A 因为飓风停水停电,我们在收集雨水。
9.D 灾难后,没有房子居住的人们的生活一定是非常糟糕的。
10.B 我们想起那些灾难后没有房子住的人,我们同情他们。
11.B 公司给我们头灯是让我们个人使用。
12.C Rncón全部停电了,摸黑走到停车的地方是危险的。
13.B 根据下文中的but now I continue daily chores in the dark可知,之前Annalysa Longworth一直习惯在日落之前干完活。
14.A 与别人分享这个礼物是现在最能改变我们生活的事情。
15.D 此处是指我们分发那些灯。
16. 那里的人们很穷,电池、蜡烛都是很稀有的。
17.A 根据上文Annalysa Longworth分发头灯可知,此处指的是供应品。
18.C 上文提到人们失业,生活困难,故此处自然是指他们承担不起电费。
19.D 结合上文可知,Watts of Love使我们能够把爱传递下去,因此,我们应该是感激的。
20.B 结合上文可知,此处是指我们见证了灯带来的笑容。
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