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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was December 2013, and I decided to return to India after spending five years in the US studying.
I was in the process of _________ and among the items I put up for sale was an old computer. A student agreed to take it for $ 20. I decided to wipe it clean _________ handing it over , but while doing so, a tiny spring (弹簧) _________ and disappeared somewhere on the floor.
I put the _________ off for a week and found a small downtown repair shop. The repairman there, a tall gentleman, was kind and helpful. “It’s a _________ job,” he said, examining the computer. “We only _________ a small fee.”
When I returned the next day, I noticed that the spring had been _________ and that the computer was in working order. But I was served a bill for $ 50! I tried to _________ my troubles to the store manager, who although _________ , was unmoved. “Sorry,” he said to me, “I can’t break the rules.”
However, he did suggest a (n) _________ . “We can undo what the repairman has done,” he said. “That way you can take back the computer without having to pay our _________ .” I agreed, somehow feeling both _________ and disappointment. The repairman removed the spring, then handed the computer back to me.
I tucked (裹起) it under my arm and hurried towards my _________ , eager to forget the whole thing. Just then, in the deserted parking lot, I felt a_________ tap on my shoulder. I turned around to find the tall repairman standing behind me with a_________ .
“Hey man, take it easy,” he told me. “_________ a spring isn’t that difficult. You can do it yourself.” He then walked back to the store after having _________ two tiny computer springs into my palm.
I guess he gave me two pieces _________ I broke or lost the first one while trying to fix it myself. I really wanted to go back to the store to _________ him, but I didn’t know what to say or how to say it without getting him in _________ with his employer.
1.A. counting B. relaxing C. packing D. gathering
2.A. before B. since C. after D. while
3.A. turned up B. came off C.tried out D. broke down
4.A. repairman B. flight C. graduation D. buyer
5.A. simple B. tight C. precious D. diverse
6.A. pay B. owe C. charge D. spend
7.A. cleaned B. replaced C. furnished D. removed
8.A. reflect B. argue C. share D. explain
9.A. sympathetic B. cruel C. selfish D. marvelous
10.A. favor B. wish C. alternative D. example
11.A. offer B. bill C. effort D. work
12.A. anxiety B. excitement C. anger D. relief
13.A. car B. college C. company D. neighborhood
14.A. constant B. rough C. heavy D. gentle
15.A. book B. spring C. smile D. computer
16.A. fixing B. buying C. finding D. making
17.A. pushed B. slipped C. kept D. held
18.A. even if B. now that C. in case D. as though
19.A. praise B. greet C. comfort D. thank
20.A. touch B. trouble C. agreement D. Harmony