On a cold morning, I heard someone trying to get his car out of the snow after a snowstorm. After a few minutes, I realized he needed a 31 , so I got dressed, went 32 , and pushed the car. It only took about a minute and, 33 very cold, I walked back to my apartment, 34 seeing the driver.
Months 35 , I was at the corner store and the guy in front of me 36 on paying for the beer I was 37 ! I refused repeatedly. When I 38 the cashier, she told me my beer was already 39 and she couldn’t take my money.
While I was walking back home from the store, the 40 guy was 50 feet in front of me all the way! It 41 he was my neighbor, living in the apartment just after mine!
As we 42 the stairs of our separate apartment buildings, I 43 , “Thanks for the beer!” He replied, “ 44 . Thanks for helping me push my car that time!”
I didn’t 45 him and told him it wasn’t me. He said, “Oh! OK. Well, still ... enjoy!”
A few days later, I 46 him getting into his car and I realized 47 he was and that it actually had been me who 48 him that day!
Maybe one day soon I’ll tell him he bought the 49 for the right guy!
It feels nice to help, and when you put 50 into the world, it eventually comes back to you!
31. A. gas B. push C. bond D. link
32. A. upward B. downstairs C. backward D. outside
33. A. feeling B. looking. C. proving D. tasting
34. A. unless B. until C. without D. by
35. A. ago B. later C. before D. away
36. A. insisted B. depended C. reflected D. held
37. A. buying B. drinking C. delivering D. gaining
38. A. offered B. questioned C. reached D. left
39. A. turned down B. checked out C. set aside D. paid for
40. A. happy B. same C. positive D. severe
41. A. found out B. turned out C. carried out D. worked out
42. A. walked up B. settled down C. dried up D. turned around
43. A. announced B. shouted C. declared D. argued
44. A. No way B. No wonder C. Not at all D. No doubt
45. A. expect B. remember C. mind D. appreciate
46. A. saw B. heard C. observed D. sensed
47. A. what B. where C. who D. how
48. A. hurt B. paid C. rewarded D. helped
49. A. water B. car C. beer D. food
50. A. good B. quality C. benefit D. energy