When Pizza Saved a Life
Almost every night for more than 10 years, Kirk Alexander, 48, ordered a late dinner from his local Domino’s pizza store. Sometimes he would _______a salad, sometimes a pie, sometimes chicken wings. Then one day, he suddenly _______calling.
“It has been 11 days,” Domino’s general manager Sarah Fuller _________with KATU. Com, “which is not like him.”
Sarah had known Kirk since 2009. Many Domino’s delivery _________regularly made the short trip to Kirk’s ________, about six minutes away. She knew he worked from home, and that he rarely went outside. She ________knew that he had suffered health issues in the past. Something, Sarah worried, was ________.
Around 1 a. m. on Sunday, May 8, Sarah sent delivery driver Tracey Hamblen to Kirk’s house. Tracey ______Kirk’s door as he had ________times before and knocked. He could ________see the TV set and lights were on, but after several minutes, Kirk still didn’t answer the _______. Tracey called Kirk’s phone. The call went straight to voice mail.
Tracey _________back to the store, where 911 was called, and soon officers were on their _______.
When the police arrived at Kirk’s house, they heard a man calling for help from inside. They ________the house, and found Kirk on the floor _______immediate medical attention after _______from what Sarah said was a stroke(中风). One day later, _______they might have been too late.
Kirk was rushed to Salem Hospital, where he was _______in stable condition shortly after Sunday’s _______rescue. Sarah and other store employees visited him.
So is keeping an eye on regular ________part of Domino’s business plan? Not really, says Sarah, “Kirk is a part of our family here,” she shared with KOIN. com, “We felt like we needed to do something to build a warmer world.”
【小题1】 | A.drop in | B.call for | C.bring in | D.send for |
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【小题2】 | A.finished | B.enjoyed | C.stopped | D.avoided |
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【小题3】 | A.explained | B.wondered | C.joked | D.shared |
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【小题4】 | A.drivers | B.friends | C.managers | D.officers |
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【小题5】 | A.office | B.house | C.club | D.store |
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【小题6】 | A.still | B.just | C.also | D.ever |
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【小题7】 | A.wrong | B.curious | C.different | D.anxious |
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【小题8】 | A.examined | B.fastened | C.discovered | D.approached |
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【小题9】 | A.countless | B.hopeful | C.various | D.frequent |
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【小题10】 | A.extremely | B.especially | C.clearly | D.constantly |
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【小题11】 | A.phone | B.door | C.call | D.voice |
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【小题12】 | A.rushed | B.paced | C.wandered | D.stepped |
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【小题13】 | A.duty | B.watch | C.concern | D.way |
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【小题14】 | A.broke off | B.broke into | C.broke through | D.broke out |
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【小题15】 | A.in danger of | B.in favor of | C.in face of | D.in need of |
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【小题16】 | A.surviving | B.preventing | C.suffering | D.changing |
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【小题18】 | A.listed | B.put | C.checked | D.regarded |
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【小题19】 | A.grateful | B.active | C.dramatic | D.accurate |
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【小题20】 | A.passengers | B.customers | C.colleagues | D.employers |
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