阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选项出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Todd was working at his gas station（加油站）at night when he heard over the radio that a 　　1　　 in Long Island had been 　　2　　 by an armed man who had killed the night guard and got away with $ 150 000．“One hundred and fifty thousand,”Todd whistled．Here's a fellow who just 　　3　　 into a bank and helps himself 　　4　　 so much money．Todd thought of the 　　5　　 with which he managed to get the amount of money he 　　6　　 to start his gas station．So many papers to 　　7　　,so much money to pay back．

　　The news 　　8　　 twenty minutes later．The gunman had 　　9　　 a car for a ride,and then 　　10　　 out the driver．He was possibly 　　11　　 the Southem State Parkway in a white Ford．License plate（车牌）number LJR 1939．The 　　12　　 of the announcer continued：“　　13　　 out for white cars．Don't pick up 　　14　　,and all you folks in gas stations better not do 　　15　　 to a white Ford car．”

　　Todd stood up and 　　16　　 to see out into the cold night．It was dark but Todd 　　17　　 the Southern State Parkway was out there．Just 　　18　　,Todd saw the headlights coming at him and a car pulled in for 　　19　　．There it was,a white Ford,he saw the 　　20　　,LJR 1939．

　　“What should I do?”Todd had to make a quick 　　21　　．

　　“Yes,sir?”Todd 　　22　　 while making up his mind for sure．

　　“　　23　　 her up,”the man said sounding like any other 　　24　　．

　　When the tank（油箱）was full,Todd quickly turned round and pointed a gun at the man．

　　“Hands up 　　25　　 get out!”

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　　Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide．

　　One very cold, wet night at about 3∶30 a.m., there was a 　　1　　 on the front door of our house．A young man, wet from 　　2　　 to toe, explained that he had 　　3　　 out of petrol about 30 km up the road．He had left his pregnant wife and his two children 　　4　　 at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车)back．

　　Once I had 　　5　　 a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 　　6　　, saying that they were cold．Once the car had started, I suggested that he 　　7　　 me back．

　　Before leaving, I had turned the heater 　　8　　 in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and 　　9　　．When the little ones played and ran 　　10　　, I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the 　　11　　．

　　It was about 5 a. m．before they 　　12　　．The young fellow asked me how much he 　　13　　 me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵)had 　　14　　 ＄15．He offered to pay“call-out fee”, but I wouldn't accept it．

　　About a month later, I received a 　　15　　 from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to 　　16　　 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time．It 　　17　　 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most 　　18　　 person in the company．

　　In his letter, he thanked me again and 　　19　　 me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station．In this 　　20　　, a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits．

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　　Alice's friends can’t understand why she joined a dating a gency．

　　She has a good job 　　1　　 a personal assistant with a television news agency, her own house, and a full social life, 　　2　　 she, a 29-year-old woman who has a degree in English Literature, is so 　　3　　 with British 　　4　　 that she joined the English Rose dating agency to get in 　　5　　 with single American males．

　　“English men are usually maerialiste and have 　　6　　 imagination,”she says．

　　“I have 　　7　　 years being bored by men who never do anything exciting．”

　　“I’m almost 30 now and I would really love to find a husband and have 　　8　　．I’d like to live in London for six months of the year and in the State for 　　9　　 six months．”

　　In her search for the perfect man, Alice once 　　10　　 anadvertisement in a magazine for 　　11　　 people and had 400 replies．

　　But she says：“I only 　　12　　 one or two of them．Most of the others sounded very 　　13　　．”

　　Alicc joined English Rose about 18 months 　　14　　 and has met 5men 　　15　　 then, She says：“I 　　16　　 that American men are more romantic and thoughtful than British men．I rang 　　17　　 in the States, and afterwards he sent me 200 dollars to 　　18　　 the call．”

　　“I’ve met five so far but I’m looking for someone very 　　19　　, I’d like to find a caring, well 　　20　　, non-smoking,．animal-lover with a professional job and a sense of adventure．”

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