A few years ago, I worked a 12-hour night shift(夜班) and got home from work.

I was on my way back home and was very tired. I____at a restaurant to have breakfast. Right after I placed my order, I saw a man come in. He was carrying a small backpack and looked like he had seen better times. He reached in his pocket and pulled out some____He asked the waitress if 38 cents was____to buy a cup of coffee. She looked at his backpack and said, “____Have a seat.” (Coffee was 50 cents a cup at the time.) It really touched me how she had tried to protect his pride and how he hadn’t asked for any charity.

Shortly before my____came, I asked the waitress to come over. I said, “You know, I am not feeling well. I don’t think I am going to be able to eat my breakfast. Do you think there is____here who might eat it?” She first asked if I was OK and then she____She said, “I think so. Are you sure?” I told her that I was sure.

She then walked over to the gentleman and told him that I had ordered food and it was too____to stop the order but I didn’t feel like eating. Would he be so kind as to take it____they wouldn’t have to throw it away? I had walked to the cash register(收银台) and was paying for the meal. At the cash register, I asked if they had gift cards. They did. I bought one____$25.00 and asked them to give it to the gentleman after I left.

1.A. looked B. stood C. waited D. stopped

2.A. notes B. tickets C. change D. paper

3.A. enough B. short C. good D. able

4.A. Not really B. Never mind C. With pleasure D. Of course

5.A. menu B. food C. coffee D. bill

6.A. anyone B. everyone C. someone D. no one

7.A. accepted B. refused C. understood D. left

8.A. early B. late C. slow D. quick

9.A. because B. if C. so that D. unless

10.A. at B. for C. with D. by

Dad's Advice

When I finished my school education, I began to find a job. I was very happy because it was time to make my dream come true.

One evening, my father talked to me about what kind of ________I should look for. He wanted me to work for a big company and asked me to take his advice. But I really hoped to be a teacher. It was my dream. I didn't accept his ________. We shouted and didn't talk to each other. Even worse, I found it more and more difficult for us to say sorry as time went by.

A week later, I decided to break the ________ and make the first move. So I dialed (拨打) my father's number and began talking in a low voice, “Dad...I am ________. I shouldn't argue with you that day!”

There was a silence at the other end. After a while, he ________ in a low voice. “Well, that's all right, honey.”

I was surprised, and raised my voice a little, “Dad, I understand why you don't want me to be a teacher, but to be a teacher is my dream job. I hope you can also ________ me.”

From the other end of the line comes my father’s answer, “Sorry, honey. I shouldn’t force you to accept my idea. You have your own dream, I should ________ you.”

On hearing this, I was so ________ that my eyes were full of tears (眼泪). I realized that this special moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new level.

A few weeks later, my mother told me that my father had been ill for half a year. He would get an operation (手术). The operation was successful. My father was saved and ________ escaped (逃离,逃脱) death.

Many times I feel lucky that I ________ the first step to say sorry to my father. I can’t imagine how I can live the rest of my life if my father didn’t have a successful operation.

1.A. family B. school C. job D. friend

2.A. gift B. advice C. money D. wish

3.A. door B. window C. ice D. plan

4.A. brave B. busy C. happy D. sorry

5.A. answered B. discussed C. sang D. read

6.A. love B. become C. understand D. change

7.A. thank B. train C. remember D. support

8.A. sad B. moved C. proud D. tired

9.A. luckily B. easily C. carefully D. confidently

10.A. taught B. forgot C. hided D. made

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