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When Pizza Saved a Life

Almost every night for over ten years, Kirk Alexander, 48, ordered dinner from his local Domino’s pizzeria (披薩店). Sometimes he’d   41   a salad, sometimes a pie, sometimes chicken wings.   42   one day, he stopped calling.

“It has been 11 days,” store general manager Sarah Fuller said, “which is not like   43  .”

Sarah had   44   Kirk since 2009. Many delivery drivers regularly made the   45   trip to Kirk’s house, about six minutes away. She knew he   46   at home and that he rarely ventured (冒險) outside. She also knew that he had suffered   47   issues in the past. Something, Sarah   48  , was wrong.

Around 1 a.m. on Sunday, May 8, Sarah   49   delivery driver Tracey Hamblen to Kirk’s home. Tracey approached the door and knocked. She could only see the TV set and lights were on,   50   after several minutes, Kirk still hadn’t answered the door. Tracey called Kirk’s   51  . The call went straight to voice mail.

Tracey rushed back to the   52  , where 911 was called, and soon officers were on their way.

  53   deputies arrived at Kirk’s house, they heard a man calling for help from inside. They   54   the door and found Kirk on the floor   55   immediate medical attention after   56   what Sarah said was a stroke.

Kirk was rushed to Salem Hospital, where he was listed in stable   57  . Sarah and her   58   recently visited him at a health centre, where he’s doing “well”.

So is keeping an eye on   59   customers part of Domino’s business plan? “Not really, Kirk is part of our family here,” she said, “We   60   we needed to do something.”

41. A. call at       B. call for        C. call on         D. call off

42. A. Again         B. Finally         C. Then            D. Still43. A. him            B. her                C. us               D. them

44. A. known         B. understood    C. recognized       D. accepted45. A. high            B. big                C. long             D. short

46. A. flew              B. swam           C. worked           D. laughed

47. A. competition    B. transportation     C. health          D. finance

48. A. ashamed of     B. informed of   C. terrified            D. worried

49. A. fetched        B. invited        C. drove           D. sent

50. A. or             B. for            C. and             D. but

51. A. doorbell       B. phone         C. name          D. order

52. A. store              B. college        C. police station    D. emergency room

53. A. If                B. When           C. If only           D. As though

54. A. broke down     B. got down       C. climbed down     D. burned down

55. A. in favour of       B. in need of         C. in memory of     D. in terms of

56. A. making up      B. suffering from     C. curing of        D. benefiting from

57. A. traditions         B. situation      C. condition        D. occasions

58. A. brothers           B. students       C. teachers             D. peers

59. A. determined     B. frequent       C. regular          D. concerned

60. A. remarked           B. thought of         C. felt like            D. wondered

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