题目内容
Once, my father and I were waiting to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family 36 us and the counter, who made a big 37 on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. You could 38 they weren’t rich. Their clothes weren’t expensive but 39 . The children were well-behaved, standing in line behind their parents and 40 talking about what they would see that night.
One could 41 they had never been to the circus before. The mother was holding her husband’s hand while the father was smiling in 42 . The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly 43 , “Eight for children and two for adults, please.”
The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife let go of 44 hand, her head dropped, and his lip began to tremble. The father leaned a little 45 and asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady 46 the price. The man didn’t have enough money. 47 was he supposed to turn and tell his kids that he didn’t have enough 48 to take them to the circus? Seeing this, my father put his hand in his pocket, 49 a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then my father 50 down, picked up the bill and said to the man, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for it but certainly 51 the timely help in such an 52 situation. He took my father’s 53 in both of his, squeezed(紧捏)tightly onto the 54 , and with a tear running down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really 55 a lot to me and my family.”
36. A. before B. besides C. behind D. between
37. A. difference B. impression C. effort D. suggestion
38. A. tell B. agree C. believe D. suppose
39. A. simple B. shabby C. clean D. common
40. A. excitedly B. bitterly C. disappointedly D. carelessly
41. A. doubt B. expect C. sense D. recognize
42. A. surprise B. pride C. silence D. turn
43. A. laughed B. responded C. commented D. announced
44. A. my B. her C. his D. their
45. A. closer B. away C. backwards D. farther
46. A. refused B. recited C. repeated D. reduced
47. A. When B. How C. Where D. Why
48. A. money B. time C. chance D. courage
49. A. pulled up B. pulled out C. picked out D. picked up
50. A. jumped B. lay C. reached D. knocked
51. A. offered B. admired C. rejected D. appreciated
52. A. interesting B. enjoyable C. embarrassing D. unbelievable
53. A. pocket B. wallet C. hand D. arm
54. A. bill B. ticket C. pound D. paper
55. A. pays B. costs C. gives D. means
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