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(Ô­´´)I was taking a nap(С˯) when a loud noise woke me. Outside the window in a parking lot, a car had just __1__ into a chain­link fence. The fence bent out in exactly the __2__ of the car’s back end.

A short man got out of the car, with a shaven head. I disliked him __3__. After a few seconds of __4__ the damage, the man tried to __5__ that. He first attempted to pull the __6__ fence back into place, but it wouldn’t move. I took a drink from the glass, __7__ cheering. Then he pulled against the fence’s support pole, which bent __8__ and was more likely to recover. But the pole suddenly broke. I laughed out loud this time. This was __9__. He went back to his car. He must be going to leave all the __10__ behind for someone else to tidy up. That, I thought, would be the __11__. But he reappeared a few minutes later with some __12__ and got to work using them. He fixed the fence, and even improved it.

This man was actually a __13__ for me, and my assumptions were all about myself. Years later, I still look out of my window at that __14__. It still looks new. And it makes me __15__ what else that man has made better, and how I can make myself more like him.

1£®A. broken                         B£®went off

C£®pulled                            D£®backed up

2£®A. shape                          B£®position

C£®case                              D£®direction

3£®A. on sight                       B£®on demand

C£®by accident                       D£®by contrast

4£®A. witnessing                     B£®handling

C£®assessing                         D£®dismissing

5£®A. hide                           B£®report

C£®identify                          D£®repair

6£®A. fixed                          B£®ruined

C£®stable                            D£®noticeable

7£®A. deliberately                   B£®immediately

C£®silently                          D£®wildly

8£®A. slightly                       B£®easily

C£®severely                          D£®merely

9£®A. impressive                     B£®tough

C£®ridiculous                        D£®strange

10£®A. evidence                      B£®chaos

C£®structure                         D£®failure

11£®A. end                           B£®cost

C£®plan                              D£®waste

12£®A. helpers                       B£®methods

C£®bars                              D£®tools

13£®A. victim                        B£®volunteer

C£®model                             D£®master

14£®A. lot                           B£®car

C£®man                               D£®fence

15£®A. predict                       B£®wonder

C£®doubt                             D£®accept