George selected his food in Value Mart carefully. He estimated he had ___36___ 80 cents today. He was pleased he had got good ___37___ for his money again.
At the exit, the freezing wind ___38___ him of his gloves. He was sure he was wearing them when entering the___39___. He made a search of his pockets. Then he thought they must have been ___40___ somewhere in the store. George had bought the black gloves for ＄35 ten years ago. They were leather, soft and durable. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material that never lasted long. His ___41___ to buy the gloves turned out to be good, which even ___42___ his position on the bus, as poorer passengers stared at him ___43___.
George re-entered the store. He followed the same ___44___ he had walked before, ___45___ at the bread counter, to the dairy section, the shelf where salt and sugar were placed. It did not take long to be ___46___ that the gloves were not there. His ___47___ grew heavier.“People have changed”,he ___48___ .“Years ago, if somebody ___49___ something lost, they would give it back.”
Yet he did not give up .This time he focused on the gloves on other shoppers’ ___50___ .Suddenly he ___51___ a lady nearby wearing a black pair of gloves. He said“Hi !”But when the surprised lady returned his ___52___, his eyes dropped to the floor, for the fingers of her gloves were too small for him.
Without gloves, he had to ___53___ his hands into his sleeves. Back home, George was ___54___. He could not do without gloves. George decided to buy another leather pair. But before that, he stepped into Value Mart again to see if by any ___55___ his gloves hand been returned to the lost and found office. The girl looked into her drawer and took out a pair of men’s leather gloves.“Are they ?”
“Yes ! Mine !”George shouted with joy.
| 小题1: | | A．had | B．wasted | C．spent | D．saved |
|
| 小题2: | | A．quality | B．value | C．score | D．number |
|
| 小题3: | | A．informed | B．warned | C．reminded | D．remembered |
|
| 小题4: | | A．store | B．counter | C．flat | D．square |
|
| 小题5: | | A．forgotten | B．taken | C．dropped | D．rejected |
|
| 小题6: | | A．hope | B．decision | C．wish | D．opportunity |
|
| 小题7: | | A．pulled | B．promoted | C．reduced | D．pushed |
|
| 小题8: | | A．enviously | B．angrily | C．sincerely | D．properly |
|
| 小题9: | | A．road | B．entrance | C．gate | D．route |
|
| 小题10: | | A．staring | B．starting | C．stopping | D．looking |
|
| 小题11: | | A．relaxed | B．ignored | C．convinced | D．rushed |
|
| 小题12: | | A．heart | B．eyes | C．legs | D．body |
|
| 小题13: | | A．exchanged | B．discussed | C．whispered | D．argued |
|
| 小题14: | | A．picked out | B．picked up | C．made out | D．made up |
|
| 小题15: | | A．hands | B．baskets | C．pockets | D．fingers |
|
| 小题16: | | A．prevented | B．recognized | C．noticed | D．cursed |
|
| 小题17: | | A．anger | B．greeting | C．emotion | D．description |
|
| 小题18: | | A．spread | B．extend | C．wave | D．shrink |
|
| 小题19: | | A．serious | B．proud | C．upset | D．cautious |
|
| 小题20: | | A．chance | B．probability | C．means | D．terms |
|
