Mark Clements, 53, a garageman, had long and untidy hair. Laura Shira, 43, who gives haircuts, needed car repairs. Rather than【3

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问题     Mark Clements, 53, a garageman, had long and untidy hair. Laura Shira, 43, who gives haircuts, needed car repairs. Rather than【36】for service, the two residents helped each other. A typical small-town favor, right? No, the two didn’t know each other. They【37】the Neighborhood Service Exchange (NSE), where members【38】their skills. The exchange need not be direct; members earn credit for hours【39】and can cash in later from anyone in the group.
    The NSE may help people save a little money, but at its heart it’s building a(n)【40】of community in a place that was losing that small-town feel. In a recent【41】, 78% said they didn’t feel comfortable asking a neighbor for help. "We want neighbors to【42】like neighbors again," says Kathryn Myron, who【43】the group in 1998.
    It’s working. Hidi Hanson, 53, agreed to make "【44】phone calls" to Katie O’Brien, 66, who had suffered a stroke. The two became fast friends who now talk on the phone almost daily. "I don’t even bother to keep【45】my credits anymore," says O’Brien.  

选项 A、found
B、founded
C、discovered
D、operated

答案B

解析 本题从句子层面考查动词辨析。Katahryn Myron说“We want neighbors to feel likeneighbors again,”表示她应该是该组织的发起人或执行人,但是1998年这一时间限制表明她是这个组织的发起人,因此founded应该是正确答案。
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