Barry was going through a very difficult time in his life. His wife recently died. She and Barry had many happy years together. ___________his wife, Barry felt that life was meaningless.

For months, Barry stayed in his house all day feeling ___________. His friends and his family tried to get him out of the house and encourage him to start doing things, ___________they were not successful.

One day, Barry's neighbor, a very old woman named Gertrude, called _________ to come to the fence（柵欄）in front of her house.

“Hello, Barry! Look at this fence. It's_________ . You are a strong man, and you have some free time. I want you to fix this fence for me.” said Gertrude.

Barry wasn't happy. He thought he was the one who _________ help and support, because he recently lost his wife. He thought the old lady was being very impolite. _________, he knew she was too old to fix the fence _______, so he agreed to fix her fence.

Barry worked on the fence for days. When he finished, Gertrude was very thankful, and Barry_________for the first time in months. “Barry, you did such a wonderful job fixing my fence. Do you think you could____________ it for me?” Gertrude smiled at him.

Barry couldn’t believe she was asking for more____________. Didn't she know how sad he was? But because they had been ____________for years, Barry agreed. He worked hard painting the fence. He felt______________of the beautiful fence he was painting. Over the next few weeks. Gertrude kept giving Barry______________. He repaired her door and even built a beautiful patio（露臺）for her.

Barry no longer felt that life was meaningless. He finally______________that she was never being rude. Instead, she was wise and she saved him.

1.A.As B.For C.From D.Without

2.A.nervous B.excited C.sad D.surprised

3.A.so B.unless C.but D.because

4.A.him B.her C.us D.them

5.A.new B.broken C.strange D.beautiful

6.A.needed B.got C.offered D.refused

7.A.Instead B.Besides C.Also D.However

8.A.himself B.itself C.herself D.themselves

9.A.cooked B.smiled C.slept D.traveled

10.A.paint B.buy C.build D.clean

11.A.help B.money C.advice D.attention

12.A.classmates B.families C.teammates D.neighbors

13.A.afraid B.full C.proud D.tired

14.A.presents B.support C.jobs D.ideas

15.A.hoped B.worried C.remembered D.realized

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