Some years ago I worked with people on public welfare. I believed that everybody had the ability to be 26 and all we have to do was to make them start working.
The first thing I said to them was, "I would like to know what your 27 are." Everyone looked at me as if I were 28 . One woman said "I don't know what you can 29 with dreams. The rats are eating up my kids." I said. "That's terrible. You are very much 30 with the rats and your kids. How can we help?" " I could use a new screen door（纱门）because there are 31 in the old." I asked, "Is there anybody knowing 32 to fix it?" A man said, "Long ago I used to do things like that but now I have a bad back, but I'll 33 ." I gave him some money to do that.
The next week, when the group was 34, I asked the woman, "Well, is your 35 door fixed?" "Oh, yes," she said. "Then we can start dreaming, right?" She 36 at me. I asked the man, "How do you feel?" He said, "Well, it's funny that I'm beginning to feel a lot 37 ." These seemingly small 38 allowed the group to see that dreams were not stupid. One woman 39 that she wanted to be a secretary. I said, " What 40 in your way?" She answered, "I have six kids, and no one can 41 them while I'm away." I asked "Who would help this woman while she gets some 42 at school?" Another woman said "I got kids, too, but I could do that." So the woman went to school.
In 12 weeks these people were 43 public welfare. The woman who 44 the children became a licensed foster care (代别人照看孩子)person. The man became a handyman. I've not only done that 45 , I've done it many times.
26. A. self-confident B. self-employed C. self-independent D. self-control
27. A. purposes B. goals C. hopes D. dreams
28. A. crazy B. ridiculous C. funny D. normal
29. A. live B. do C. go D. get
30. A. involved B. furnished C. equipped D. troubled
31. A. rats B. holes C. sinks D. crashes
32. A. what B. which C. how D. when
33. A. continue B. try C. do D. work 34. A. sat B. placed C. seated D. positioned
35. A. new B. wood C. main D. screen
36. A. laughed B. smiled C. glared D. stared
37. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
38. A. strengths B. weakness C. successes D. failures
39. A. complained B. shouted C. shared D. yelled
40. A. stands B. stops C. allows D. admits
41. A. take care B. look after C. attend with D. pay attention
42. A. education B. help C. benefit D. training
43. A. back B. off C. on D. out
44. A. took in C. took down C. took away D. took along
45. A. forever C. never C. even D. once