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课件网) 外刊撷英 Several customers drove from a distance to support the bakery on its first day back in business. Juanita Cervantes has been a customer for decades, and even though she moved a couple of towns away seven years ago, she still comes two to three times a week for the bread and authentic⑨ food. It took Jimmy Torres, who came with his mother and two daughters, 45 minutes to drive from his home in Long Beach. Like other customers that morning, he had learned about the tragedy on the news. The family left the bakery clutching⑩ their bags of bolillos (面包棒) and sugary churros (甜油条). “Totally worth it，” says Mr. Torres. His mother adds that they are “trying to help each other.” At 10 a．m., business looked brisk . Workers shaped rosca dough in the back room, handed breakfast burritos (墨西哥卷饼) to eager customers for takeout, and rolled out stacked trays of bolillos. Family, friends, and employees had pitched in to clean up and repair the mess, as Mr. Ramirez describes it. The local council member's office donated paint. Now regulars and strangers were lining up at the counter ， and TV news crews that showed up to chronicle the unfolding story of community unity were reporting from the store. “I'm overwhelmed by the response，” Mr. Ramirez says. The more that people call, the bigger the smile on his face. As he recalled, when arriving at the scene of broken glass and destruction in the early hours of Jan. 2, he felt deeply angry. Then sad. But now he was overcome by the tremendous outpouring of goodwill . ①with a bang 很成功 ②generosity n. 慷慨 ③ups and downs 起落；兴衰 ④boost n. 提高；增长 ⑤estimate v. 估计 ⑥testament n. 证明；证据 ⑦tragedy n. 悲剧 ⑧contribute v. 捐赠 ⑨authentic adj. 正宗的 ⑩clutch v. 紧抓 brisk adj. 兴隆的，红火的 dough n. 面团 stacked adj. 放有成堆/ 成叠……的 pitch in 参与 counter n. 柜台 chronicle v. 按时间顺序记述 unfold v. 逐渐展现 unity n. 团结 overwhelm v. 使不知所措 overcome v. 受到……的极大影响 goodwill n. 友善；善意 with generosity Founded a was robbed which recovery instant to support unfolding 1．destructive adj. A．something always seems to be in a particular place or occasion 2．fixture n. B．to damage or destroy sth. 3．found v. C．happening immediately 4．trash v. D．to start sth., such as an organization, especially by providing money 5．proof n. E．information, documents, etc. that show that sth. is true 6．instant adj. F．causing destruction or damage 答案：1～5.FADBE 6.C Describe a volunteer activity you've attended. One possible version： I am glad to share the “Pay It Forward at the Nursing Home” initiative recently launched at my school. The primary goal is to instill traditional Chinese moral virtues, such as caring for the elderly and fostering a willingness to help, among our students. I participated in the activity last week. We went to the nursing home and engaged in various tasks, including clea ... ...
