It's a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes and candies. The young man behind thecounter knows his   l    by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children andadults with equal    2    He reads scicnce fiction behind the counter when business is   3    .

One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could,   4   not intending to pay for it. He hit the “panic button”, then went over the counter and locked the front door. It was obvious they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren't going anywhere with their ill-gotten gains. They   5  the food and simply crowded together in panic --- knowing the police were on the way.

Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal if they were   6    .“We have food in the back， expired but still Safe to eat. If you need food, you can have some.”

     They Were told to pick up what they had dropped and put it back， and then asked to straighten out the mess. They were doing just that when the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer7   

This wasn't what they had    8    .They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done    9    ,they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to   10   up.

Soon three   1l   people walked out with all the   12   their arms could hold. They were    13   that, if they  needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.

And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the last person in the world to claim he was a/an  14     But he gave three people something they were in  desperate need of--- a small amount of self-respect and a little bit of    15   

1．A. passengers         B. guests           C. customers        D. friends

2．A. respect            B. pride            C. wisdom           D. imagination

3. A. busy               B. swift            C. heavy            D. slow

4. A. bravely            B. obviously        C. hardly           D. reasonably

5. A. hid                B. lifted           C. dropped          D. swallowed

6. A. hungry             B. cautious         C. courageous       D. anxious

7. A. popular            B. necessary        C. reliable         D. important.

8. A. wanted             B. desired          C. expected.        D. admired

9. A. Shocked            B. Scared           C. Delighted        D. Frightened

10. A. ring              B. dress            C. look             D. clean

11. A. dirtier            B. cleaner           C. cleverer          D. quicker

12. A. money            B. cigarettes        C. drinks            D. food

13. A. warned           B. reminded          C. ordered           D. persuaded

14. A. hero             B. figure            C. expert            D. adviser

15. A. encouragement    B. expectation       C. pressure          D. hope

　　Nowadays most people decide quite early what kind of work they would do. When I was at school,we had to choose____1____to learn when we were fifteen. Some of my schoolmates____2____to take business because of their family background. Some would rather learn arts with a wonderful dream in their minds. I chose scientific subjects. “In the future,scientists will make a lot of____3____,”said my parents. For three years I tried to learn physics and chemistry,but in the end I decided that I would never be a scientist. It was a long time before I told my parents that I wasn’t happy at school. “I didn’t think you were,”said my mother. “I didn’t either. ”said my father. “Well,the best thing to do now is to look for a job. ”

　　I talked about it with my friends Frank and Lesley who knew me well. At first,neither of them could suggest anything,but they promised that they would ask their friends. I had to wait at home with____4____to do. Sometimes I looked through evening papers,but I____5____to get any information I needed. Then a few days later while I was____6____in bed,someone telephoned. “Is that Miss Jenkins?”a____7____voice asked. “I____8____you take great inretest in photography and I’ve got a job that____9____interest you in my clothes factory. My name is Mr. Thomson. “He seemed____10____on the phone,so I went to see him. I was so excited when I left home that I almost forgot to say good-bye. “Good____11____!”my mother said to me. On the way there I kept thinking of my future work. It seeplled to me that I was on top of the worId.

　　I arrived a bit carly and when Mr. Thomson came he asked me if I had been____12____a long time. “No,not long,”I replied. After talking to me for about twenty minutes he____13____me a job—____14____as a photographer though, ____15____as a model.

1．A．what　　　　　　　　 B．which　　　　　　　　　　 C．how　　　　　　　　　　   D．where

2．A．thought　　　　　　 B．decided　　　　　　　　   C．liked　　　　　　　　　　   D．wondered

3．A．objects　　　　　　  B．things　　　　　　　　　　 C．value　　　　　　　　　　  D．money

4．A．something　　　　 B．none　　　　　　　　　　   C．nothing　　　　　　　　   D．anything

5．A．didn’t　　　　　　    B．failed　　　　　　　　　　  C．tried　　　　　　　　　　   D．managed

6．A．still　　　　　　　　   B．hardly　　　　　　　　　　 C．yet　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．even

7．A．person’s　　　　    B．man’s　　　　　　　　　　 C．woman’s　　　　　　    D．manager’s

8．A．think　　　　　　　　 B．guess　　　　　　　　　　 C．understan　　　　　　   D．hope

9．A．should　　　　　　   B．can　　　　　　　　　　    C．must　　　　　　　　　　  D．might

10．A．pleased　　　　    B．honest　　　　　　　　    C．angry　　　　　　　　　　 D．pleasant

11．A．chance　　　　    B．trip　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．luck　　　　　　　　　　   D．boy

12．A．waiting　　　　    B．sitting　　　　　　　　　　 C．standing　　　　　　　　 D．walking

13．A．suggested　　    B．offered　　　　　　　　   C．gave　　　　　　　　　　   D．introduced

14．A．no　　　　　　　　   B．just　　　　　　　　　　    C．not　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．never

15．A．however　　　　  B．while　　　　　　　　　　  C．and　　　　　　　　　　    D．but

 

　　Nowadays most people decide quite early what kind of work they would do. When I was at school,we had to choose____1____to learn when we were fifteen. Some of my schoolmates____2____to take business because of their family background. Some would rather learn arts with a wonderful dream in their minds. I chose scientific subjects. “In the future,scientists will make a lot of____3____,”said my parents. For three years I tried to learn physics and chemistry,but in the end I decided that I would never be a scientist. It was a long time before I told my parents that I wasn’t happy at school. “I didn’t think you were,”said my mother. “I didn’t either. ”said my father. “Well,the best thing to do now is to look for a job. ”

　　I talked about it with my friends Frank and Lesley who knew me well. At first,neither of them could suggest anything,but they promised that they would ask their friends. I had to wait at home with____4____to do. Sometimes I looked through evening papers,but I____5____to get any information I needed. Then a few days later while I was____6____in bed,someone telephoned. “Is that Miss Jenkins?”a____7____voice asked. “I____8____you take great inretest in photography and I’ve got a job that____9____interest you in my clothes factory. My name is Mr. Thomson. “He seemed____10____on the phone,so I went to see him. I was so excited when I left home that I almost forgot to say good-bye. “Good____11____!”my mother said to me. On the way there I kept thinking of my future work. It seeplled to me that I was on top of the worId.

　　I arrived a bit carly and when Mr. Thomson came he asked me if I had been____12____a long time. “No,not long,”I replied. After talking to me for about twenty minutes he____13____me a job—____14____as a photographer though, ____15____as a model.

1．A．what　　　　　　　　 B．which　　　　　　　　　　 C．how　　　　　　　　　　   D．where

2．A．thought　　　　　　 B．decided　　　　　　　　   C．liked　　　　　　　　　　   D．wondered

3．A．objects　　　　　　  B．things　　　　　　　　　　 C．value　　　　　　　　　　  D．money

4．A．something　　　　 B．none　　　　　　　　　　   C．nothing　　　　　　　　   D．anything

5．A．didn’t　　　　　　    B．failed　　　　　　　　　　  C．tried　　　　　　　　　　   D．managed

6．A．still　　　　　　　　   B．hardly　　　　　　　　　　 C．yet　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．even

7．A．person’s　　　　    B．man’s　　　　　　　　　　 C．woman’s　　　　　　    D．manager’s

8．A．think　　　　　　　　 B．guess　　　　　　　　　　 C．understan　　　　　　   D．hope

9．A．should　　　　　　   B．can　　　　　　　　　　    C．must　　　　　　　　　　  D．might

10．A．pleased　　　　    B．honest　　　　　　　　    C．angry　　　　　　　　　　 D．pleasant

11．A．chance　　　　    B．trip　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．luck　　　　　　　　　　   D．boy

12．A．waiting　　　　    B．sitting　　　　　　　　　　 C．standing　　　　　　　　 D．walking

13．A．suggested　　    B．offered　　　　　　　　   C．gave　　　　　　　　　　   D．introduced

14．A．no　　　　　　　　   B．just　　　　　　　　　　    C．not　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．never

15．A．however　　　　  B．while　　　　　　　　　　  C．and　　　　　　　　　　    D．but