One night，at 1130 p．m.，an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm.Her car had broken 【小题1】 and she desperately needed a ride.Soaking (湿透) wet，she 【小题2】 (decide) to flag down the next car.A young white man stopped 【小题3】 (help) her—generally unheard of in those conflictfilled 1960s.The man took her to 【小题4】 (safe)，helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab.She seemed to be in a big hurry，but wrote down his address，thanked 【小题5】 .
Seven days went by and 【小题6】 knock came on the man’s door. 【小题7】 his surprise，a giant console color TV was delivered to his home.A special note was attached.It read，“Thank you so much 【小题8】 assisting me on the highway the other night.The rain drenched (湿透) not only my clothes【小题9】 my spirits.Then you came along.Because of you，I was able to make it to my 【小题10】 (die) husband’s bedside just before he passed away.God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others.”down
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【小题1】down [从下文的needed a ride可知，她的车坏了。break down意为“抛锚”。]
【小题2】decided [整篇文章均使用过去时态叙事，这里也应用一般过去时，故用decided。]
【小题3】to help [stop doing sth.意为“停止做某事”，stop to do 意为“停下来去做某事”；根据句意此处应为stop to do sth.。一个年轻的白人停下来帮她的忙。]
【小题4】safety [在介词to后要用safe的名词形式。本句意为：那个男子把她带到了一个安全的地方。]
【小题5】him [那个男子帮了她，应该是感谢那个男子，故用him。]
【小题6】a [从句子结构和语境可知，这里指有人敲门。此处knock意为“敲门声”，是可数名词。]
【小题7】To [to one’s surprise“令某人惊奇的是”。]
【小题8】for [thank sb.for doing sth.是固定搭配，意为“感谢某人做某事”。]
【小题9】but [从下文提到的事情可知，这个妇女要赶去见丈夫最后一面，当车抛锚时感到非常绝望，所以说雨水不仅淋湿了她的衣服，而且击垮了她的精神。此处用到的是not only...but also...结构，其中also可省略。]
【小题10】dying [husband是名词，要用形容词修饰。dying意为“临终的”。]