Question

I needed to get something to clean the house this weekend, so I went to a local store. While walking around, I realized that I didn’t _______ at anyone. That was not my character. I almost always smile at strangers in the hope that it may make them a bit_______. But at that special moment, I was thinking about what had worried me earlier that day and not really in the______ to smile.

When I went to check out my things, I met with a very_______ line. To shorten the first line, a second register(收银台) opened up. I _______ turned into it. After a few moments, I began to _______ that all the people before me had lots of things to check out. I wasn’t _______ any longer, so I returned to the first line. After a while, all the people in the second line checked out. I was still standing in the ________ line.

At last, it was my _______ to check out. I found that the man behind the register seemed so happy! He greeted me________ a big smile.

“_______ nice it is to see a smiling face in this store!” I said.

He _______ to me, “I love to smile, because you never know what people are going through.” At that moment, he made me think of _______.

Something in me changed, and we began talking. There was no one behind me, ______ we talked and laughed for a while. What a gift it was to be _______ by this kind young man! I suddenly had all the time in the world.

1.A. shout B. smile C. look D. laugh

2.A. closer B. newer C. happier D. faster

3.A. store B. mood C. place D. room

4.A. long B. short C. boring D. interesting

5.A. simply B. easily C. slowly D. quickly

6.A. remember B. forget C. doubt D. notice

7.A. police B. nervous C. patient D. silent

8.A. first B. second C. third D. last

9.A. turn B. dream C. duty D. courage

10.A. in B. on C. to D. with

11.A. What B. How C. While D. Why

12.A. got B. answered C. replied D. cried

13.A. himself B. myself C. yourself D. herself

14.A. but B. although C. because D. so

15.A. pushed in B. opened up C. cheered up D. put through

Answer 1