2024届高考英语外刊阅读天天练：完形填空模拟训练一

高考英语外刊阅读天天练：完形填空模拟训练一 ① Before I had turned ten, I had lost both my parents. My four brothers and two sisters left after being 1 by relatives, but I insisted on staying behind as I wanted to continue with my education there. And to support myself and my education, I had taken to 2 newspapers. I would be up every morning by 5am and walk five kilometres to the newspaper office. By 6am, I would 3 50 copies – the bundle must have 4 over five kilograms. After 5 the copies, I would rush home and be off to School. One wintry Friday morning, I got home after my deliveries to find a boy of my 6 at my doorstep. He introduced himself as Afzal and said his mother wanted to see me. I assumed his mother wished to 7 the newspaper, so I followed him to his home nearby. Afzal’s mother opened the door. She patted my back and went inside. She reappeared carrying a large tray full of tea and 8 . Then she pulled up her chair next to mine and gently asked my 9 , right from the time I woke up in the morning. I wasn’t quite sure why she wanted to know, but I told her about my morning job in a few words. Later, as I was about to leave after thanking them, I saw Afzal’s mother wheeled a new 10 . It was a Hercules, an 11 brand, quite expensive. “This is for you!” she said.“But I have no money to pay for it,” I cried. Afzal’s mother put her arm around my shoulders, gave a gentle 12 and said, “Who is asking you to pay for it, my son?” It took a few seconds for the endearment to sink in. It felt warm, like home, as if my mother was there for me. I didn’t even realise that my eyes had 13 , and tears were rolling down my face. She wiped my tears and held me closer. The bicycle changed my life for many years thereafter. What’s more, this 14 taught me an important lesson that has stayed with me all my life: help should always be 15 . Never try to feed a person who is dying of thirst. 【Reader’s Digest Australia (August 2023)】 1. A.