WaitingfortheairplanetotakeoffIwashappytogetaseatbymyself.Justthenanairhostessapproachedmeandasked“Wouldyoumind 1 yourseat?Acouplewouldliketosittogether.”Theonly 2 seatwasnexttoagirlwithherarmsincasts(石膏绷带)，ablack-and-bluefaceandasadexpression.“ 3 amIgoingtositthere”Ithoughtimmediately.Butasoftvoicespoke“Sheneedshelp.”FinallyI 4 tomovetothatseat.ThegirlwasnamedKathy.Shehad 5 inacaraccidentandnowwasonherwayfor 6.

Whenthesnackandjuicearriveditdidnottakemelongto 7 thatKathywouldnotbeableto 8 herself.Iconsidered 9 tofeedherbuthesitatedaditseemedtoo 10 toofferaservicetoa 11.ButthenIrealizedthatKathy’sneedwasmore 12 thanmydiscomfort.Iofferedtohelphereatand 13 shewasuncomfortableaboutacceptingshe 14.Webecamecloserandcloserinashortperiodoftime.Bytheendofthefive-hourtripmyheart 15andthe 16 wasreallybetterspentthanifIhadjustsatbymyself.

IwasverygladIhadreached 17 mycomfortzonetositnexttoKathyandfeedher.Love18 flowsbeyondhumanbordersandremovesthefearsthatkeepus 19.Whenwestretchtoserveanotherwegrowtoliveinalargerandmore 20 world.

1．A．losing B．changing C．taking D．giving

2．A．comfortable B．suitable C．available D．favorable

3．A．Noproblem B．Noway C．Noneed D．Nodoubt

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4．A．decided B．wanted C．regretted D．promised

5．A．escaped B．hurt C．regretted D．promised

6．A．treatment B．travel C．died D．business

7．A．know B．say C．realize D．recognize

8．A．eat B．feed C．choose D．support

9．A．offering B．needing C．stopping D．trying

10．A．impolite B．far C．close D．fast

11．A．girl B．neighbor C．passenger D．stranger