In the week before Christmas, one Delta airlines pilot gave a sad Arizona family a gift that no one else could.
Father of three, Jay short died after a ___41_with lung cancer Dec, 16th. Three days later, his family was attempting to _42___to Tennessee for the funeral scheduled for the next morning. But a 90-munite _43__at the Phoenix airport __44__them only seven minutes to make their connecting flight in Minnesota. “This was our __45__chance to say goodbye to my dad, and if we hadn’t __46___the flight, we would have missed the ____47__.” Jay’s daughter said. But when they arrived at the gate, the last plane of the day to Memphis was __48__away from the gate.
“My son was ___49___his arms and pleading with the pilot through the floor-to ceiling windows.” said Marcia, “I was ___50__ and comforting my girls who were also in tears when the phone rang, ___51___us that the pilot was returning to the gate to let us ___52__the plane.” Captain Adam Cohen saw the _53____on their faces through the gate’s windows and decided to turn the plane around. Airline experts pointed out Cohen could have __54___gotten into trouble for the ___55__decision, but Delta ___56_the move instead. “This is __57____we’ll take with us, knowing we made a ____58____.” confirmed Adam.
This story is an __59___that we can bring humanity back to society. Show care and it may ___60___you how far that you go.
41.A. competition B. symptom C. connection D. battle
42. A ride B run C fly D. drive
43.A. wait B. delay C. interval D. sleep
44.A. spared B. offered C. brought D. left
45.A. last B. slight C. rare D. proper
46.A. followed B. caught C. booked D. confirmed
47.A. doctor B. meeting C. polite D. funeral
48. A. keeping B. bringing C. pulling D. taking
49.A. raising B. waving C folding D. crossing
50.A. struggling B. shouting C. crying D. praying
51.A. advising B. informing C. warning D. instructing
52.A. land B. guide C. change D. board
53.A. appreciation B. satisfaction C. desperation D. caution
54.A. easily B. merely C. optionally D. deliberately
55. A. careless B. unusual C. selfless D. unwise
56.A. resisted B. opposed C. praised D. sponsored
57.A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
58.A. difference B. change C. promise D. deal
59.A. activity B. event C. incident D. evidence
60. A. surprise B. panic C. disappoint D. Embarrass
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