Question

It was five days before Christmas.  My co-workers were excitedly   26 their  plans. “Doing anything special ?” they asked me.  I  27  my head.

I was 3,000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing my lifelong 28  of becoming a nurse.  I attended classes all day, and then went straight to my full-time  29    job at night .  My weekly plan left me extremely tired and homesick.

I had  30   looked forward to the holidays.  But this December I felt unable to go on.  Rent, textbooks and other expenses left me with no  31  cash .  Money to go home ?  I hardly had  money to eat.

“I，m on my 32    .  Cover for (頂替)me,  will you?” asked Mavis, another waitress, as  she  33  me on her way to the employee^，s room.  “  34   , there^，s this guy at Table Five,” she said.  He，s been  35  there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not  36  anything either. ”She paused.  “It，s like he^，s  37    for somebody. ”

I looked in the corner.   38   enough, there was a slim, good-looking man  39  in  a worn shirt, and a black baseball cap, just sitting alone.  I went over,  trying to   40   a  smile.  “I^，m Cory,” I said. “Please let me know if you want anything. ”

I was turning to walk away  41  the man spoke.  He had a soft, low voice, but  somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the  42  restaurant.  “I，d like an order of chips,”he said,“and a glass of water.  ”My heart  43  . Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu,  which I wouldn，t get much of a(n) 44    . But maybe this guy was broke, and I sure knew how that felt.   45  I decided to try my best to make him feel okay.

 

26. A. expressing	B. changing	C. discussing	D. announcing
27. A. used	B. lifted	C. nodded	D. shook
28. A. scheme	B. dream	C. satisfaction	D. demand
29. A. waitress	B. actress	D. assistant	D. maid
30. A. seldom	B. always	C. merely	D. hardly
31. A. other	B. rest	C. any	D. extra
32. A. way	B. duty	C. break	D. work
33. A. stepped	B. ignored	C. passed	D. jumped
34. A. By the way	B. On the contrary	C. Above all	D. After all
35. A. shouting	B. sitting	C. crying	C. whispering
36. A. calculating	B. eating	C. drinking	D. ordering
37. A. searching	B. waiting	C. caring	D. longing
38. A. Excitedly	B. Luckily	C. Desperately	D. Sure
39. A. dressed	B. wore	C. carried	D. put
40. A. force	B. return	C. break	D. contribute
41. A. before	B. when	C. after	D. while
42. A. quiet	B. large	C. noisy	D. wonderful
43. A. sank	B. beat	C. hurt	D. lost
44. A. praise	B. tip	C. allowance	D. prize
45. A. But	B. Otherwise	C. So	D. Or

 

Answer 1

26―30    CDBAB          31―35    DCCAB          36―40    DBDAA          41―45    BCABC