The chemist handed me my prescription(处方药)，apologized for the wait,and explained that his register had already closed.He asked if I would
36 using the register at the front of the store.
I told him not to worry and walked up to the front,
37 one person was in line ahead of me,a little girl no more than seven,
38 a bottle of Children’s Motrin on the counter.She 39 a little green and white striped(有条纹的) coin purse closely to her chest.
The purse
40 me of the days when,as a child,I played dress-up in my grandma’s closet.I’d march around the house in
41 clothes,wearing costume jewellery and hats,talking “grownup talk”to
42 who would listen.I remembered the thrill one day when I
43 a pretend dollar to someone,and he handed back some 44 coins for me to put into my special purse.“Keep the
45 !”he told me with a wink(眨眼).
Now the clerk rang up(用收银机记录)the little girl’s
46 ,while she shakily pulled out a coupon(优惠券)，a dollar bill and some coins.I watched her face becoming red as she tried to
47 her money,and I could see right away that she was about a dollar
48 .With a quick wink to the checker,I drew a dollar bill onto the counter and
49 the clerk to ring up the sale.The child put her
50 change into her coin purse,grabbed her
51 and hurried out of the door.
As I
52 for my car,I felt a pull on my shirt.There was the girl,
53 up at me with her big brown eyes.She gave me a
54 ,wrapped her arms around my legs for a long moment,and then stretched out her little hand.It was full of coins.“
55 ,”she whispered.
“That’s okay,”I answered.I flashed her a smile and winked,“keep the change!”
| 小题1: | | A．enjoy | B．remember | C．mind | D．regret |
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| 小题2: | | A．where | B．when | C．while | D．which |
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| 小题4: | | A．held | B．handed | C．opened | D．closed |
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| 小题5: | | A．told | B．reminded | C．informed | D．convinced |
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| 小题6: | | A．suitable | B．expensive | C．oversized | D．soft |
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| 小题7: | | A．nobody | B．someone | C．everyone. | D．anyone |
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| 小题8: | | A．lent | B．showed | C．left | D．gave |
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| 小题9: | | A．pretend | B．false | C．true | D．real |
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| 小题10: | | A．change | B．dollar | C．paper | D．purse |
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| 小题11: | | A．expression | B．price | C．medicine | D．money |
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| 小题13: | | A．sharp | B．short | C．enough | D．much |
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| 小题14: | | A．advised | B．begged | C．signaled | D．got |
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| 小题15: | | A．untouched | B．separated | C．given | D．uncounted |
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| 小题16: | | A．package | B．money | C．purse. | D．change |
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| 小题17: | | A．drove | B．started | C．headed | D．stopped |
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| 小题18: | | A．waving | B．looking | C．nodding | D．pointing |
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| 小题19: | | A．dollar | B．message | C．note | D．smile |
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| 小题20: | | A．Excuse me | B．Terribly sorry | C．Thank you | D．See you |
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