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When Heather McHugh, a poet, won a $500,000”genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, she didn't ...
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When Heather McHugh, a poet, won a $500,000”genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, she didn't buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris. _____, she put the money in the bank and ____ writing poems.
In 2015, she finally ____ what to do with it. That year, Heather's godson and his wife ____ their first child, a beautiful baby girl but severely disabled. “I saw how people's ____ can change overnight. I started thinking about people in a ____ situation,” says Heather.
She ____ there were millions of caregivers taking care of the chronically (慢性地) ill or disabled. So in 2012, Heather ____ a nonprofit organization offering a seven day vacation, with all ____ paid, to people who have been caregivers for at least ten years.
Tricia was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation. When Tricia got a call saying she was offered a ____ vacation, she couldn't ____ it; disbelief even ____ her concern about leaving her two kids.
Tricia went, and her favorite parts of the trip were to enjoy the ____ things. “I got to eat hot food hot and cold food cold. I could go to bed when I wanted to and wake up whenever I chose to,” says Tricia. She was afraid the ____would return when the ____ was over, but to her surprise, it hasn't been back since.
Heather says Tricia's ____ resembles those of the other ten caregivers she helps every year. “Before the vacation they are so ____, but the ____ is so amazing. They reflect and relax. It feels ____ like another world and gives them a chance to see their lives from another ____,” she adds.
1.A.However B.Therefore C.Instead D.Besides
2.A.continued B.quitted C.practiced D.started
3.A.thought over B.wondered C.talked about D.decided
4.A.held B.welcomed C.lost D.saved
5.A.feelings B.future C.lives D.routine
6.A.different B.similar C.worse D.better
7.A.discovered B.claimed C.admitted D.felt
8.A.donated B.found C.visited D.formed
9.A.taxes B.salary C.expenses D.rent
10.A.free B.caring C.short D.long
11.A.believe B.take C.refuse D.enjoy
12.A.woke B.defeated C.showed D.moved
13.A.wonderful B.delicious C.peaceful D.simple
14.A.heaviness B.pain C.sadness D.disbelief
15.A.entertainment B.dream C.vacation D.freedom
16.A.comment B.story C.surprise D.fortune
17.A.worried B.confused C.unexpected D.stressed
18.A.award B.change C.scenery D.accommodation
19.A.slightly B.interestingly C.magically D.mostly
20.A.place B.situation C.height D.angle
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