“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late
_31___the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the
__32___where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I
hope the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not
_33___.
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your
_34___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.
_35___ her was a young man of about 23.He seemed very ____
36____, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and
__37___about opening an account. I gave her necessary
38__and she went out. Then I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___
39_ _with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___
40 __my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___
41___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! Still shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. ___
42___ the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “__
43___of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___
44__ the first customer was a girl ___
45__ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The Dream! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
| 小题2: | | A．hotel | B．shop | C．bank | D．restaurant |
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| 小题3: | | A．lucky | B．happy | C．sorry | D．angry |
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| 小题4: | | A．excuse | B．idea | C．cause | D．answer |
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| 小题5: | | A．Before | B．Behind | C．Beyond | D．Against |
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| 小题6: | | A．nervous | B．shy | C．calm | D．angry |
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| 小题7: | | A．cared | B．talked | C．asked | D．worried |
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| 小题8: | | A．information | B．offer | C．introduction | D．support |
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| 小题9: | | A．hidden | B．filled | C．decorated | D．covered |
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| 小题10: | | A．took | B．filled | C．closed | D．came |
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| 小题11: | | A．when | B．after | C．before | D．that |
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| 小题12: | | A．As usual | B．For one thing | C．In fact | D．In general |
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| 小题13: | | A．Less | B．Plenty | C．More | D．None |
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| 小题14: | | A．pleasure | B．surprise | C．joy | D．regret |
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