I walk just minutes away from one of London's busiest railway sta?tions. Another 1 or two away is a lovely,lively street with res?taurants 2 Mexican,Thai and French food,as well as cafes,sandwich places and many other stores.
One day,as I was walking around during lunchtime,I 3 a small elderly lady,dressed in rags,pushing an empty pushchair (购物车) slowly along the pave?ment. I 4 wanted to do something for her,but I felt a little 5 following her around,so I decided to continue my 6 . A few minutes later,when I was passing a grocery store,I saw her 7 groceries into her pushchair inside the store. That's 8 I decided to help by paying for her shopping.
The cashier looked at me in 9 as I tried to explain that the money I was 10 was for the elderly lady. It must have been the 11 time anyone had done this in the store, 12 she just couldn't quite get her head around the whole thing. And it was 13 for me to try to explain this 14 the other people queuing to pay for their groceries.The cashier 15 a colleague over and I tried to explain it again. "In a few minutes a (n) 16 lady with a pushchair will be coming through the checkout;I have 17 your colleague some money that should help to pay for all or most of her shopping."Thankfully,they got the 18 and smiled at last.
I didn't 19 to watch,but I hoped the surprise awaiting her at the checkout would bring a 20 to her face that day.
1. A. minute B. second C. metre D. foot
2. A. growing B. showing C. selling D. making
3. A. followed B. saw C. passed D. heard
4. A. suddenly B. usually C. slowly D. finally
5. A. natural B. strange C. interesting D. difficult
6. A. thought B. talk C. purchase D. walk
7. A. offering B. putting C. pouring D. turning
8. A. what B. that C. whether D. when
9. A. anger B. joy
C. worry D. surprise
10. A. turning on B. making up C. handing over D. giving up
11. A. last B. first C. second D. most
12. A. though B. as C. but D. or
13. A. hard B. easy C. simple D. fine
14. A. in case of B. in spite of C. in front of D. in favour of
15. A. invited B. ordered C. moved D. called
16. A. thin B. young C. old D. fat
17. A. given B. lent C. cheated D. saved
18. A. idea B. problem C. lie D. question
19. A. stop B. stay C. live D. shop
20. A. shock B. puzzle C. smile D. hope