Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three【C1】__________—two boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out

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问题         Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three【C1】__________—two boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospital for the last year because of infections and【C2】__________problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not confident that she would live another year.
        【C3】__________Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in【C4】__________Things were bad. Roland saw no light at the【C5】__________of this tunnel (隧道). Then he saw an ad in the newspaper: "Security guards【C6】__________,’ $150,000 a year."
        He called the number. The line was busy, but he【C7】__________calling and finally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken,【C8】__________they told him plenty of jobs were still available. They said they would give him two weeks of【C9】__________in Texas. Then they would fly him to Iraq for his assignment.
        Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was【C10】__________; he might get injured or killed , but the money was too good.【C11】__________, the family would have full medical benefits,【C12】__________would enable the baby to get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the first year, he would probably work there for one more year.
        Sheila was【C13】__________She asked, "What if you get killed? What are we going to do without you?"
        "You can’t【C14】__________like that, honey," he said. "You’ve got to think positive. Think about how well off we’ll be in two or three years after I bring back all that【C15】__________This is the best thing I could do for this family. " Sheila hugged him and sobbed (呜咽地说) . "I don’t want you to go."
        Roland flew to Houston five days later.
【C11】

选项 A、However
B、Besides
C、Therefore
D、Otherwise

答案B

解析 根据句意可知,这份工作工资丰厚,而且全家可以获得全额的医疗救济金。A项意为“然而”;B项意为“而且”;C项意为“因此”;D项意为“否则”。本题选B。
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