题目内容
One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited __21__ for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became __22__. When he saw a photograph booth(照相亭)nearby, he had __23__. He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not __24__ in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that __25__ even him.
He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photo and handed them to a __26__ behind the desk in the booth. “__27__ you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously __28__someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then __29__ his office in Morrison Building, __30__ that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good __31__! He sat down with a smile.
His wife __32__ those picture. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married…
How are you with __33__? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are __34__. We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.
Patience is an important 35 of a happy and rewarding life . 36 . some things are worth waiting for. 37 presents many opportunities for wait training.
We can hate waiting, 38 it or even get good at it ! But one thing is 39 — we cannot avoid it. How is your 40 coming along?
21. A. proudly B. respectfully C. patiently D. curiously
22. A. angry B. hungry C. frightened D. thirsty
23. A. a question B. a reason C. an opinion D. an idea
24. A. serious B. difficult C. regular D. convenient
25. A. hurt B. encouraged C. attracted D. shocked
26. A. clerk B. secretary C. passer-by D. friend
27. A. Since B. Before C. As D. If
28. A. looking for B. working for C. sending for D. paying for
29. A. called up B. returned to C. visited D. left
30. A. worried B. disappointed C. satisfied D. surprised
31. A. description B. preparation C. excuse D. lecture
32. A. tore B. saved C. developed D. destroyed
33. A. your wife B. your family C. patience D. determination
34. A. hoping for B. waiting for C. ready for D. fit for
35. A. lesson B. experience C. purpose D. quality
36. A. For example B. After all C. Right now D. So far
37. A. Every age B. Every shop C. Every day D. Every office
38. A. accept B. control C. change D. improve
39. A. certain B. interesting C. precious D. easy
40. A. photo taking B. job hunting C. decision making D. wait training
21.C 22.A 23.D 24.B 25.D 26.A 27.D 28.A 29.B 30.C 31.D 32.B 33.C 34.B 35.D 36.B 37.C 38.A 39.A 40.D