You just never know when a short conversation might lead to an amazing act of kindness.

Two-time cancer survivor(癌症幸存者) Ouida Parish was in a dance party when she had a conversation with Kristine Rodriguez. She told the police officer how arduous her life had been recently, especially since her car hasn’t been working since October.

Kristine noticed that Ouida was sweating(流汗) after trying to win a dance competition with a cash(现金) prize, so she asked the woman a bit more about herself. Ouida told her that she couldn’t go to the hospital without her car. Kristine was touched that Ouida told these to her. “It’s just very good that she put that trust in us, and she would talk to me about things that are going on in her life,” she said.

The police officer decided to help Ouida, so she went back to the office and made a few calls. She knew some people who worked on cars. They helped fix the car for free.

“It means everything,” said Ouida. “I am so lucky, and I am so happy.” “This is part of our job to do more, to serve, and to listen to the problem, to see what we can do to help,” Kristine said.

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1.What does the underlined word “arduous” mean?

A Simple.

B Sweet.

C Successful.

D Difficult.

解析：选D。D 词意猜测题。根据后面的“Ouida told her that she couldn’t go to the hospital without her car.”可知，没有车她不能去医院，由此推断她的生活应该是艰难的。故选D。

2.What would the winner of the dance competition get?

A Money.

B A car.

C A phone.

D A computer.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第三段的“Kristine noticed that Ouida was sweating(流汗) after trying to win a dance competition with a cash prize”可知，这次跳舞比赛的冠军可以得到现金奖励。故选A。

3.What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A Why Kristine loved dancing.

B When Kristine met Ouida.

C How Kristine helped Ouida.

D Why Kristine talked with Ouida.

解析：选C。C 段落大意题。通读第四段可知，克莉斯汀决定帮助奥维达，她认识一些在汽车行业工作的人，她给这些人打了电话，他们帮助奥维达免费修了车。故选C。

4.How does Ouida feel about Kristine’s help?

A Lucky and unbelievable.

B Worried and tired.

C Lucky and glad.

D Unlucky and bored.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据最后一段的“I am so lucky, and I am so happy.”可知，奥维达很高兴，她感到自己很幸运。故选C。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a travel guide.

B In a newspaper.

C In an instruction.

D In a notice.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了警官帮助癌症幸存者修车的故事，可以在报纸上读到。故选B。