When the pandemic hit last year，substitute teacher Jose Villaruel found himself out of work as lessons went online.The consequences were unbearable for the septuagenarian（七旬老人），who'd been sending his income to his sick wife and children living in Mexico.
In fact，the devoted husband had been living out of his car for the past eight years so he could send his family the money they needed.Now，with no job，Villaruel is living off his Social Security check，most of which he sent to his loved ones.
Thankfully，a former student，Steven Nava，came across his struggling teacher in a parking lot at 5：00 am on the way to work.He approached his old teacher and asked about his circumstances.When Villaruel explained his struggles，the 21-year -old decided to help. "He was so nice around his students.He'd be really，really funny when he took attendance，" Nava said.
Nava gave him the ＄300 he had on him at the time.The teacher was moved，as his former student shared， "He came over to give me a hug and as he was hugging me，I saw tears running down his face. "
Villaruel's response only encouraged Nava to help further，as he promised the teacher he'd do whatever it took to get him out of his predicament. "Seeing him living and going through that struggle made me want to do this.He helped us with our futures and helped us become the persons we are today，so I wanted to help him and make sure he's in a situation where he doesn't have to worry anymore，" the young man explained.
Later，Nava set up a GoFundMe page and the donations quickly mounted up to ＄27，000.So along with other former students，he presented the check to a delighted "Mr V" on his 77th birthday.
The impressed teacher is now planning to have a little vacation in Mexico to spend time with his family.
（1）What can we know about Jose Villaruel during the pandemic？ AA
A．He led a hard life.
B．He lived on driving.
C．He lost his family.
D．He was busy teaching.
（2）What did Steven Nava do when he met Jose Villaruel that morning？ BB
A．He found a job for him.
B．He gave him some cash.
C．He helped him park his car.
D．He attended his live lecture.
（3）What does the underlined word "predicament" in paragraph 5 probably mean？ CC
A．Lifestyle.
B．Work.
C．Dilemma.
D．Loss.
（4）Which of the following words can best describe Steven Nava？ DD
A．Brave and adventurous.
B．Hard-working and creative.
C．Ambitious and successful.
D．Grateful and warm-hearted.
【答案】A；B；C；D
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发布：2024/5/27 14:0:0组卷：5引用：2难度：0.5
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