Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never  1 to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week   2 Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he  3 that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and   4 had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate them quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch   5 .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.
Mr. West stood politely at the edge(边)of a crowd of women who were   6  forward to try to get to the people who were  7 necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forward slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were  8  into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly past him.
After half an hour, he was just as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been   9 he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his   10  of doing things: he put his head down,  11 a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the  12 of the crowd as hard as he could.
The women around him became very  13 when they saw what he was doing, and began to scold him.” Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?” they shouted.
“Ladies,” he   14  them,” I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no   15 ,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never1to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week2Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he3that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and4had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate them quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch5.The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.
Mr. West stood politely at the edge(边)of a crowd of women who were6forward to try to get to the people who were7necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forward slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were 8 into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly past him.
After half an hour, he was just as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been9he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his10of doing things: he put his head down,11a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the12of the crowd as hard as he could.
The women around him became very13when they saw what he was doing, and began to scold him.” Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?” they shouted.
“Ladies,” he14them,” I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no15,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      sure
   2. B.
      certain
   3. C.
      able
   4. D.
      possible
2. 2.
   1. A.
      before
   2. B.
      after
   3. C.
      till
   4. D.
      within
3. 3.
   1. A.
      promised
   2. B.
      decided
   3. C.
      agreed
   4. D.
      insisted
4. 4.
   1. A.
      never
   2. B.
      sometimes
   3. C.
      seldom
   4. D.
      usually
5. 5.
   1. A.
      hour
   2. B.
      moment
   3. C.
      minute
   4. D.
      second
6. 6.
   1. A.
      pulling
   2. B.
      pushing
   3. C.
      gathering
   4. D.
      managing
7. 7.
   1. A.
      selling
   2. B.
      buying
   3. C.
      choosing
   4. D.
      seizing
8. 8.
   1. A.
      going
   2. B.
      entering
   3. C.
      fetching
   4. D.
      coming
9. 9.
   1. A.
      where
   2. B.
      until
   3. C.
      when
   4. D.
      even if
10. 10.
    1. A.
       habit
    2. B.
       way
    3. C.
       action
    4. D.
       sign
11. 11.
    1. A.
       caught
    2. B.
       made
    3. C.
       blew
    4. D.
       gave
12. 12.
    1. A.
       center
    2. B.
       end
    3. C.
       front
    4. D.
       back
13. 13.
    1. A.
       patient
    2. B.
       angry
    3. C.
       surprised
    4. D.
       nervous
14. 14.
    1. A.
       hated
    2. B.
       waved
    3. C.
       explained
    4. D.
       answered
15. 15.
    1. A.
       treasure
    2. B.
       good
    3. C.
       respect
    4. D.
       present

Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never    1  to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week   2   Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he   3   that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and   4   had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate   5   quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch   6  .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.

Mr. West stood politely at the   7   of a crowd of women who were   8   forward to try to get to the people who were   9   necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were   10   into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly   11   him.

After half an hour, he was   12   as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been   13   he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his   14   of doing things: he put his head down,  15   a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the   16   of the crowd as hard as he could.

The women around him became very   17   when they saw what he was doing, and began to   18   him. “Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?”they shouted.

“Ladies,”he   19   them,“I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no   20  ,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

1. A. sure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. certain

C. able    　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. possible

2. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. after

C. till　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. within

3. A. promised　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. decided

C. agreed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. insisted

4. A. never　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. sometimes

C. seldom　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. usually

5. A. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. them

C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. those

6. A. hour　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. moment

C. minute　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. second

7. A. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. middle

C. edge　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. stage

8. A. pulling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. pushing

C. gathering　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. managing

9. A. selling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. buying

C. choosing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. seizing

10. A. going　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. entering

C. fetching　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. coming

11. A. beyond　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. past

C. over　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

12. A. just　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. even

C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. already

13. A. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. until

C. when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. even if　　  

14. A. habit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. way

C. act　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. sign

15. A. caught　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. attempted

C. blew　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. gave

16. A. center　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. end

C. front　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. back

17. A. patient　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. angry

C. curious　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. nervous

18. A. pity　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. protect

C. refuse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. scold

19. A. hated　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. waved

C. explained　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. answered

20. A. treasure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. good

C. respect　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. present

Mr. West stood politely at the   7   of a crowd of women who were   8   forward to try to get to the people who were   9   necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were   10   into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly   11   him.

After half an hour, he was   12   as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been   13   he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his   14   of doing things: he put his head down,  15   a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the   16   of the crowd as hard as he could.

The women around him became very   17   when they saw what he was doing, and began to   18   him. “Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?”they shouted.

“Ladies,”he   19   them,“I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no   20  ,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

1. A. sure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. certain

C. able    　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. possible

2. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. after

C. till　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. within

3. A. promised　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. decided

C. agreed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. insisted

4. A. never　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. sometimes

C. seldom　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. usually

5. A. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. them

C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. those

6. A. hour　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. moment

C. minute　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. second

7. A. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. middle

C. edge　　   &n

bsp;　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. stage

8. A. pulling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. pushing

C. gathering　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. managing

9. A. selling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. buying

C. choosing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. seizing

10. A. going　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. entering

C. fetching　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. coming

11. A. beyond　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. past

C. over　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

12. A. just　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. even

C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. already

13. A. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. until

C. when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. even if　　  

14. A. habit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. way

C. act　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. sign

15. A. caught　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. attempted

C. blew　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. gave

16. A. center　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. end

C. front　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. back

17. A. patient　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. angry

C. curious　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. nervous

18. A. pity　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. protect

C. refuse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. scold

19. A. hated　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. waved

C. explained　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. answered

20. A. treasure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. good

C. respect　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. present

　　Mr. West stood politely at the edge(边)of a crowd of women who were____6____forward to try to get to the people who were____7____neeklaces and earrings. He tried to move forward slowly,taking his turn with the others,but more and more women were____8____into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly past him.

　　After half an hour,he was just as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been____9____he came in,and his lunch hour was coming to an end,so he decided to change his____10____of doing things：he put his head down,____11____a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the____12____of the crowd as hard as he could.

　　The women around him became very____13____when they saw what he was doing,and began to scold him.“Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?”they shouted.

　　“Ladies,”he____14____them,“I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour,and it has done me no____15____,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

1．A．sure　　　　　　　　   B．certain　　　　　　　　　　 C．able　　　　　　　　　　    D．possible

2．A．before　　　　　　    B．after　　　　　　　　　　    C．till　　　　　　　　　　　　   D．within

3．A．promised　　　　    B．decided　　　　　　　　   C．agreed　　　　　　　　　　 D．insisted

4．A．never　　　　　　　　 B．sometimes　　　　　　   C．seldom　　　　　　　　    D．usually

5．A．hour　　　　　　　　  B．moment　　　　　　　　   C．minute　　　　　　　　    D．second

6．A．pulling　　　　　　   B．pushing　　　　　　　　   C．gathering　　　　　　　　 D．managing

7．A．selling　　　　　　    B．buying　　　　　　　　　　 C．choosing　　　　　　　　 D．seizing

8．A．going　　　　　　　　 B．entering　　　　　　　　   C．fetching　　　　　　　　  D．coming

9．A．where　　　　　　    B．until　　　　　　　　　　    C．when　　　　　　　　　　  D．even if

10．A．habit　　　　　　    B．way　　　　　　　　　　    C．action　　　　　　　　　　 D．sign

11．A．caught　　　　　　  B．made　　　　　　　　　　   C．blew　　　　　　　　　　   D．gave

12．A．centre　　　　　　  B．end　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．front　　　　　　　　　　   D．back

13．A．patient　　　　　　  B．angry　　　　　　　　　　  C．surprised　　　　　　　　 D．nervous

14．A．hated　　　　　　   B．waved　　　　　　　　　　 C．explained　　　　　　　　 D．answered

15．A．treasure　　　　    B．good　　　　　　　　　　   C．respect　　　　　　　　    D．present