“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late
21 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 bank
22 I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I
23 the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not
24 .
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your
25 this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “
26 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.
27 her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very
28 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and asked about opening a（an）
29 . I gave her necessary
30 and she went out. Then, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something
31 with brown paper. Turning to my
32 customer, I was frightened to see a gun
33 out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise
34 my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time
35 I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed!
36 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house.
37 , 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. “
38 of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my
39 , the first customer was a girl in a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The
40 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences（巧合）!
| 小题3: | | A．believe | B．think | C．guess | D．hope |
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| 小题4: | | A．lucky | B．happy | C．sorry | D．angry |
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| 小题5: | | A．answer | B．idea | C．cause | D．excuse |
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| 小题7: | | A．Before | B．Behind | C．Beyond | D．Against |
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| 小题8: | | A．nervous | B．shy | C．calm | D．angry |
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| 小题9: | | A．bank | B．counter | C．account | D．company |
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| 小题10: | | A．information | B．offer | C．introduction | D．support |
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| 小题11: | | A．filled | B．hidden | C．decorated | D．covered |
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| 小题12: | | A．first | B．late | C．last | D．next |
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| 小题13: | | A．stuck | B．sticking | C．appearing | D．appeared |
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| 小题14: | | A．took | B．closed | C．filled | D．came |
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| 小题15: | | A．before | B．after | C．when | D．that |
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| 小题16: | | A．Even | B．Still | C．Just | D．Ever |
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| 小题17: | | A．As usual | B．For one thing | C．In fact | D．In general |
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| 小题18: | | A．Less | B．Plenty | C．More | D．None |
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| 小题19: | | A．pleasure | B．surprise | C．joy | D．regret |
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| 小题20: | | A．accident | B．story | C．dream | D．incident |
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