【题目】There was a time when some salesmen would fly to New York. In their rush, with tickets and brief-cases, one of these salesmen _______ kicked over a table. On it there was a display(展台) of baskets of apples. Apples flew everywhere _______ stopping or looking back, they all managed to reach the _______ in time because they would nearly _______ boarding(登机).
But one _______. He told the other salesmen to go on without him, waved goodbye and said he would take a later flight. Then he returned to the girl _______ apples were all over the floor.
He was _______ that he did so. The 16-year-old girl was totally _______! She was softly crying, tears running down her cheeks, and at the same time helplessly groping (摸索) for her spilled _______ as the crowd passed by her. No one stopped, and no one ________ her.
The salesman went down on his knees (膝盖) on the floor with her, ________ the apples, put them into the baskets, and helped set the ________ up once more. As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become battered(压扁) and bruised(划伤). He set these battered and bruised apples aside in another ________.
When he had finished, he took out his ________ and said to the girl, “Here, please take this $20 for the ________ we did. Are you okay?”
She ________ through her tears. He continued on with “I hope we didn’t spoil(破坏) your day too badly.”
As the salesman started to walk away, the blind girl called out to him, “Mister, …,”
He stopped and turned ________ to look at the girl.
She ________ every apple to select a ________. She handed it to the salesman with ________ in her eyes, “Mister, thank you…”
【1】A. hopelessly B. painfully C. carelessly D. briefly
【2】A. without B. for C. on D. while
【3】A. castle B. gymnasium C. stadium D. plane
【4】A. replace B. miss C. simplify D. select
【5】A. stopped B. succeeded C. removed D. admitted
【6】A. because B. whose C. that D. when
【7】A. confident B. foolish C. glad D. intelligent
【8】A. local B. blind C. personal D. sensitive
【9】A. entrance B. mop C. vase D. apples
【10】A. cared for B. got familiar with C. dealt with D. made use of
【11】A. set down B. gathered up C. dug out D. packed up
【12】A. stage B. poster C. parcel D. display
【13】A. suitcase B. basket C. curtain D. cab
【14】A. bar B. fare C. wallet D. journal
【15】A. shock B. shortcoming C. damage D. suffering
【16】A. nodded B. refused C. recovered D. disagreed
【17】A. up B. back C. over D. out
【18】A. ignored B. begged C. felt D. burst
【19】A. reddest B. cheapest C. loveliest D. biggest
【20】A. tears B. amazement C. request D. flame