Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors
Ⅰ.完形填空
Regardless of the weather or the distance,Paul Wilson will make sure lowincome students in his neighbourhood arrive at their college classes on time.
A retired engineer,76yearold Wilson has been __1__ free rides to college students for the past eight years.Since he first started __2__ his car to the young people,Wilson has __3__ an astonishing 64,000 miles,and has had countless pleasant and often humorous __4__ with the students he transports to and from school.The students who he's __5__ have gone on to become physicians,teachers and engineers,but what they've also got out of their time in school is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson.Some students __6__ call him “Grandpa”.
Tina Stern __7__ rides from Wilson for all her four years in college,and the trips meant much more to her than just free __8__.“It's not just a ride;you're not just sitting there in __9__ silence or with your headphones on,” Stern said.“He asks you questions and actually __10__ the answers,so the next time you ride with him,he'll __11__ those things.”
Wilson first worked as a driver through a studentsupport programme of the nonprofit organisation,On Point for College.Although the __12__ asks the members only to drive students to and from their classes,Wilson often goes __13__ to ensure the welfare and safety of the students.If they have problems with