题目内容：

    Christopher Garrett was an engineer with the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division. While serving in Afghanistan, Christopher was shot and ______. He was hospitalized and then medically ______.

Christopher was ______ to be returning home to his wife, Brittany, and was looking forward to getting back to normal life. Soon, ______, it became clear that “normal” was going to have a new ______.

Christopher’s ______ made things difficult. Things that had once come ______ to him-like mowing the lawn (修剪草坪) — now seemed almost impossible. Even still, Christopher was ______ not to let his injuries get the best of him. Even though he only had an old-fashioned, non-motorized push mower, he ______ to go out and mow the yard, working through the ______ until the job was done.

It was ______ for Brittany to watch her husband go through this pain. When she saw Christopher threw himself down on the ground in tears one day, she ran to him, thinking he was ______ an emotional breakdown. When she got out to the yard, however, she saw the ______ of Christopher’s tears Sitting in the yard was a(n) ______ riding lawn mower. Attached was a note: “I hope this ______ time for the things that matter most in your life. Thank you for your ______ and for my freedom. A grateful American.”

Though the Garretts have no ______ who left the mower in their yard, it is clear a neighbor had seen Christopher ______ and wanted to help. That person may never know just how much the ______ meant to the Garretts, but for this couple it was life-changing.

Christopher still has a long ______ ahead of him in the recovery process, but thanks to this generous stranger, the journey is now a little easier.

1.A. caught B. wounded C. trapped D. killed

2.A. recovered B. refused C. retired D. removed

3.A. fortunate B. disappointed C. happy D. unwilling

4.A. though B. therefore C. meanwhile D. instead

5.A. story B. direction C. result D. meaning

6.A. disability B. strength C. fear D. appearance

7.A. steadily B. quickly C. naturally D. easily

8.A. forced B. determined C. astonished D. persuade

9.A. continued B. preferred C. promised D. intended

10.A. hunger B. sorrow C. pain D. anger

11.A. embarrassing B. unusual C. annoying D. difficult

12.A. suffering B. imagining C. overcoming D. performing

13.A. source B. outcome C. purpose D. power

14.A. special B. ordinary C. strange D. new

15.A. takes B. saves C. occupies D. leaves

16.A. honesty B. service C. kindness D. attention

17.A. doubt B. question C. idea D. way

18.A. searching B. complaining C. struggling D. crying

19.A. note B. gift C. reward D. solution

20.A. life B. experience C. wait D. road