He was driving home one cold evening on a country road when he saw an old lady，stranded on the side of the road.He stopped to give her a ____.“Why don’t you wait in the car where it is warm，Madam？It won’t take me long.” he said.“____，my name is Joe.” She had a flat tire.Joe crawled under the car and changed the tire.But he got dirty and his hands hurt.She couldn’t thank him ___ and asked him how much she ____ him.He told her that if she really wanted to ____ him back，the next time she saw someone in ____ of help，she could give that person the ____ they needed，and Joe added，“And think of me.” She drove off with gratefulness.A few miles ____ the road the lady saw a small ____.She went in.The waitress who was nearly eight months pregnant，____ her with a sweet smile.The old lady ____ how someone like her who seemed so poor could be so genuinely happy and how she could ____ her enthusiasm in her work in such inconvenient conditions.Then Joe’s words ____ her.After the lady finished her meal，the waitress went to get her ____ from a hundreddollar bill.____，the lady stepped right out the door. When the waitress came back，she noticed a note on the table，___ “I’m helping you because someone once helped me.If you really want to pay me back，here is ___ you can do—Do not let the chain of love ____ with you.” The waitress went home that night with the ____ tip and what the lady had written.With the baby ___ next month，she and her husband needed money.She knew how worried her husband was and as he lay sleeping next to her，she whispered，“Everything’s going to be all right.I love you，Joe.”
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:B
小题20:A
小题1: B
解析 give sb.a hand帮某人忙，符合语境。sympathy同情。
小题2: D
解析 by the way顺便说说，顺便问一下。just in case以防万一；as you wish如你所愿；for one thing一则，一方面。
小题3: A
解析 can’t thank him enough对他感激不尽。
小题4: C
解析 owe money to sb./owe sb.money欠某人钱。因为他帮了她，所以她觉得应该给他钱。
小题5: A
解析 pay sb.back报答某人。他说，如果她真的想报答他。
小题6: C
解析 in need of help需要帮助。in honor of...为纪念……； in favor of...支持……； in possession of...拥有……，占有……。
小题7: B
解析 assistance援助，帮助；guidance指导，引导，领导；acquaintance熟人，相识；consequence结果，重要性。give that person the assistance they needed意思是“给那个人他们需要的帮助”。
小题8: A
解析 down the road意思是“沿着这条路”。
小题9: D
解析 根据下文“After the lady finished her meal”可知，这是一个餐馆。
小题10: B
解析 greet sb.with a smile用微笑问候某人。introduce介绍，引进；identify确定，识别；spot认出。
小题11: C
解析 wonder惊奇，对……感到惊讶；suspect怀疑。此句的意思是“这个老妇人感到非常惊讶，像她这样一个看起来如此贫穷的人怎么能如此开心”。
小题12: D
解析 句意为：在这样不方便的情况下怎么能在工作中保持热情。maintain保持，维持，及物动词，直接带宾语，符合句意。remain保持不变，仍然是，系动词，后跟名词或形容词作表语。
小题13: A
解析 struck原形是strike，为及物动词，在这里的意思是“突然想到某事”。此句的意思是“她突然想到了Joe的话”。
小题14: B
解析 change零钱，符合语境。tip小费。
小题15: C
解析 moreover此外；otherwise否则； eventually最后；however然而。她去给老妇人的一百块钱找零钱，然而老妇人却走了。
小题16: D
解析 say在这里意思是“……上写着……”。便条上写着……。
小题17: C
解析 what引导表语从句，在句中作宾语，意思是“……的事情”。
小题18: B
解析 end with以……结束。不要让爱的链条从你这里结束。
小题19: B
解析 generous慷慨的。generous tip慷慨的小费。
小题20: A
解析 due到期的。婴儿下个月就要出生了。