"Daddy" Bruce Randolph was around five-feet-eight and slightly built.At the age of sixty-one, he 36 Daddy Bruce's Barbecue Restaurant in the "Five Points" area, a 37 section of Denver.There is debate about 38 his ribs(排骨) were the best in town but no debate on the man himself.He fed people - not just his 39 , but the poor and the homeless.Every Thanksgiving, Daddy and his son began 40 for the crowds of the homeless.He wanted them to have a great 41 on the one day this country celebrates Thanksgiving.

In the 42 years of his project, he paid for everything out-of-pocket.But as time went by, the 43 sky-rocketed as the crowds grew.That's when Daddy's admirers, athletes, politicians, policemen 44 others stepped in to 45 .They donated tons of turkeys, potatoes and ribs and even donated their 46 to stand beside the old man and volunteered to cook and 47 .

It seemed there was an endless 48 of food to feed the crowds.No one ever walked away 49 from Daddy Bruce.It was Daddy who started the whole thing and managed it 50 a few year ago when he edged toward ninety.He had become too 51 to work anymore.He was one of die few people who lived to see a city street 52 in his honor-"Bruce Randolph Boulevard".A couple of years later.Daddy Bruce died.When asked why he 53 to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over twenty-five years, his 54 was simple, "You can't beat love.If you give just one thing, you get more things 55 .That's why I do it."

36.A.built B.opened C.passed D.sold

37.A.poor B.rich C.beautiful D.lonely

38.A.what B.why C.where D.whether

39.A.customers B.admirers C.friends D.volunteers

40.A.cooking B.looking C.caring D.waiting

41.A.holiday B.surprise C.dinner D.thank

42.A.early B.later C.past D.recent

43.A.prices B.foods C.customers D.costs

44.A.as soon as B.as many as C.as far as D.as well as

45.A.pay B.buy C.interview D.help

46.A.money B.time C.dinner D.food

47.A.serve B.pay C.eat D.share

48.A.supply B.hope C.exchange D.production

49.A.happy B.angry C.thankful D.hungry

50.A.before B.after C.until D.since

51.A.long B.old C.hopeless D.discouraged

52.A.named B.remembered C.built D.praised

53.A.helped B.supported C.expected D.volunteered

54.A.question B.love C.reply D.plan

55.A.away B.back C.out D.down

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