Question

I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister.

Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored.  She said, “Here’re the car keys. Go and buy some fruit.”  1   ,I jumped into the car and speeded off.

Seeing me or rather my  2   ,a boy sprang up(跳起来).  3    to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 300 naira. Peanut 200 naira! ”

Looking at his black-striped bananas, I  4    to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. He  5   .I handed him a 500 naira note. He didn’t have  6   .So I told him not to worry. He was  7   and smiled a row of perfect teeth.

When, two weeks later, I  8   this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society. I should  9   this country as the son of a  10   .But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so  11   to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.

   “What’s up?” I asked.  He answered in  12   English, “I…I no get money to buy book. ”I took out two 500 naira notes. He looked around  13   before sticking his hand into the car   14  the bills. One thousand naira means a lot to a family that  15   only 50,000 each year.

   The next morning, security officers told me, “In this place, when you give a little, people think you’re a fountain of opportunity(机会).”

  16    it’s right, but this happens everywhere in the world.  I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for  17   .

    After six months’ work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road.

Are you in school now?”

He nodded.

A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I  18    what he wanted.  I held out a 500 naira note. “Take this.”

He shook his head fiercely and stepped back  19    hurt.

“It’s a gift.” I said.

     Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts, “I’ve been waiting to  20   these to you.”

1. A. Encouraged            B. Disappointed       C. Delighted             D. Confused

2. A. car                  B. mother                   C. driver               D. keys

3. A. willing                 B. afraid              C. eager                D. ashamed

4. A. got down              B. bargained down      C. put down            D. took down

5. A. explained              B. promised            C. agreed              D. admitted

6. A. change                B. notes               C. checks              D. bills

7. A. troubled              B. regretful            C. comfortable                  D. grateful

8. A. ran after               B. ran into             C. ran over                     D. ran to

9. A. protest                B. enjoy               C. help               D. support

10. A. minister             B. headmaster          C. manager             D. president

11. A. lucky                B. amazing             C. funny               D. common

12. A. old                  B. broken             C. traditional            D. modern

13. A. proudly               B. madly               C. curiously             D. nervously

14. A. for                  B. with                     C. at                          D. upon

15. A. spends                       B. pays                C. makes              D. affords

16. A. Possibly               B. Actually             C. Certainly            D. Fortunately

17. A. joys                  B. nuts                 C. books            D. bananas

18. A. asked                     B. imagined             C. reminded            D. realized

19. A. when                     B. as if               C. even if             D. after

20. A. send               B. provide             C. sell                 D. give

Answer 1

1—5  CACBC              6—10  ADBBA            11—15 DBDAC            16—20  ACDBD