【单选题】

Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three 36 —twoboys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospitalfor the last year because of infections and 37 problems. She wasvery weak and sick. The doctors were not 38 that she would liveanother year.

39 Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in 40 . Things werebad. Roland saw no light at the 41 of this tunnel (隧道). Then he sawan ad in the newspaper: “Security guards 42 , $150,000 a year.”
He called the number. The line was busy, but he 43 calling andfinally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken,44 they told him plenty of jobs were still available. They saidthey would give him two weeks of 45 in Texas. Then they would 46him to Iraq for his assignment.
Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was 47 ；hemight get injured or killed, but the money was too good. 48 , thefamily would have full medical benefits, 49 would enable the babyto get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the firstyear, he would 50 work there for one more year.
Sheila was 51 . She asked, “What if you get killed? What are wegoing to do without you?”
“You can’t 52 like that, honey,” he said. “You’ve got to think 53 .Think about how well off we’ll be in two or three years after Ibring back all that 54 . This is the best thing I could do for thisfamily.” Sheila 55 him and sobbed (呜咽地说) . “I don’t want you togo.”
Roland flew to Houston five days later. w.w
36．A．students B．friends C．workmates D．kids