阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
(2012年山东卷)Whenever we hear about “the homeless”,most of us think of the Developing World. But the ____ is that homelessness is everywhere. For example,how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a ____ country like Germany?
Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making ____ for the homeless of Berlin,Germany's capital. They first____ one long hot summer when most Germans were ____ on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home,made sandwiches,____ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren't ____.“What these people also need is warmth and ____,” says Rita. The Mullers didn't ____ to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita ____ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always ____ to anyone who couldn't face another night on the street.
The couple were soon ____ all their time and money,so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to ____ donations. Today,over thirty companies ____ donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to ____ them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer ____ new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive no ____ for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita,“and parents shouldn't ____ money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets ____,she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a ____ in the world.
A.result B.truth C.reason D.idea
A.traditional B.developing C.typical D.wealthy
A.preparations B.houses C.meals D.suggestions
A.began B.met C.called D.left
A.asleep B.alone C.across D.away
A.brought up B.set up C.put aside D.gave away
A.enough B.necessary C.helpful D.expensive
A.fame B.freedom C.courage D.caring
A.hesitate B.agree C.pretend D.intend
A.made sense B.found out C.made sure D.worked out
A.open B.crowded C.noisy D.near
A.costing B.wasting C.taking D.spending
A.pay for B.ask for C.look into D.carry out
A.completely B.calmly C.regularly D.roughly
A.advertise B.sell C.deliver D.lend
A.donates B.produces C.designs D.collects
A.permission B.payment C.direction D.support
A.borrow B.raise C.save D.expect
A.surprised B.excited C.tired D.amused
A.profit B.difference C.decision D.rule