LastweekIwasintheboardingareaoftheairportexcitedaboutmytriphometoseemyparents.Iwasbusyplanningfortheweekend1 Iwastakenoutofmydaydreamingbyanelderlywomantalking2 intohercell?phone.Shekeptaskingthepersonto3 herwhereshewas.She4 thegatenumberagainandagain.Shegotalittleloudereachtimeshedidthat.Manypeoplesnickered(窃笑)becauseshewasnearly5 andthoughthowsillyoldpeoplecouldbe.

ThenIheardhersay"I'm6 butIcan'thearyou.Thereseemstobesomethingwrongwithmyhearingaid.”"That'stoo7.”IthoughtasImovedforwardtoboardtheflight.ThenInoticedher wasbecomingincreasinglyfrantic(发狂似的)asshetriedtounderstandthepersonontheotherendofthephone.Itwasalmostmy9 toboard.Icouldn't10 lookingbackatthewoman.Itmademethinkhow11 Iwastohavemyhearing.AndIrealizedIcouldofferhersome12

Isuddenlygotoutofthe13 andwenttothewoman.Ishowedherto14 methephoneandshouted"Letmehelpyou.I'lltellyouwhattliepersonis 15 .”Shelookedatmeandagreed16 Itookthephonefromher17 whoIwaslistenedforamomentandtoldthewomanherhus?bandwas18 heroutsidetheairportashecouldnotenterthegatearea.

FinallyIpointedherintheright 19 .ittookmelessthantwominutestofinishthetaskbutmy20 inhavingbeenabletohelpherremainsstrong.

1.A.but B.if

C.so D.unless

2.A.secretly B.loudly C.sadly D.quickly

3.A.call B.help C.tell D.meet

4.A.asked B.wrote C.repeated D.guessed

5.A.shouting B.singing C.leaving D.dying

6.A.sick B.tired C.sorry D.busy

7.A.bad B.funny C.possible D.strange

8.A.step B.tone C.friend D.mind

9.A.duty B.idea C.task D.turn

10.A.avoid B.stop C.continue D.keep

11.A.normal B.lucky C.proud D.healthy

12.A.money B.comfort C.help D.guide

13.A.line B.space C.circle D.thought

14.A.throw B.examine C.hand D.fix

15.A.doing B.saying C.watching