Warmth at Midnight Canberra winters are extremely cold, and 2014 brought some of our coldest days. One weekday night I walked to the 1____ ( ) supermarket before it closed at midnight. As I approached I noticed a group of six or seven people 2____ ( ) by the supermarket entrance. Aware of the 3____ ( ) of late-night walking, I made sure I paid attention. The scene ahead looked unusual. And unusual it was. Expecting to see a group of 4____ ( ) troublemakers, I found a weak, well-dressed old man distributing items of food to a group of homeless people. Rather than just feeding them, he was also engaging them in a 5____ ( ) of warm discussion. The homeless people were rough-looking and 6____ ( ) dressed. But they listened to the man 7____ ( ), not just with gratitude for the food they had been 8____ ( ). With on charity vehicle in sight, this old man was only representing himself. After I finished shopping, the group was still there, food 9____ ( ), but all laughing. If a weak old can give to others in the 10____ ( )cold at midnight, what excuse do we have? A. dangers ( ) B. local ( ) C. happy ( ) D. reading ( ) E. freezing ( ) F. attentively ( ) G. potential ( ) H. sitting ( ) I. poorly ( ) J. given ( ) K. consumed ( ) L. circle ( )