18.The other day I was offered two tickets to a special preview of the latest movie for free.I wasn't interested,(41)DI knew my two boys would be.
That evening,we were a bit (42)Cfor time.So instead of having dinner at home,we had fast food near the movie theater Oscar.There went the (43)Bof eight movie tickets.
Then I met up with a friend and we sat around (44)Dfor a while,and another movie ticket went into a cup of coffee.After that,we figured we might as well (45)Aaround until the movie ended to pick up the boys.To help (46)Dthe time,I bought snacks.However,the(47)B went for an hour longer than expected.To watch the free movie,we always have to(48)Ban hour of ads.
Oh,did I (49)Cparking and fighting my way through the (50)Dto get to the right theater?I could have sent the (51)C to a movie theater in walking distance and had enough (52)D left over to watch ten more movies!
Next time I'm offered something free,I'll (53)Arefuse it.
I should have known better.(54)Din 2004,I built my own business.One of my marketing strategies is that I often offer free gifts.I said"probably"because"free"is just the most irresistible (55)A in your marketing language.And it always (56)C.
If you don't believe me,next time when you do a promotion,(57)Athis test:one with and one without the free (58)B.You will be amazed by how many people will (59)D hundreds of dollars to get something for (60)C!
That evening,we were a bit (42)Cfor time.So instead of having dinner at home,we had fast food near the movie theater Oscar.There went the (43)Bof eight movie tickets.
Then I met up with a friend and we sat around (44)Dfor a while,and another movie ticket went into a cup of coffee.After that,we figured we might as well (45)Aaround until the movie ended to pick up the boys.To help (46)Dthe time,I bought snacks.However,the(47)B went for an hour longer than expected.To watch the free movie,we always have to(48)Ban hour of ads.
Oh,did I (49)Cparking and fighting my way through the (50)Dto get to the right theater?I could have sent the (51)C to a movie theater in walking distance and had enough (52)D left over to watch ten more movies!
Next time I'm offered something free,I'll (53)Arefuse it.
I should have known better.(54)Din 2004,I built my own business.One of my marketing strategies is that I often offer free gifts.I said"probably"because"free"is just the most irresistible (55)A in your marketing language.And it always (56)C.
If you don't believe me,next time when you do a promotion,(57)Athis test:one with and one without the free (58)B.You will be amazed by how many people will (59)D hundreds of dollars to get something for (60)C!
41.A.for | B.or | C.so | D.but |
42.A.grateful | B.prepared | C.rushed | D.crazy |
43.A.time | B.price | C.chance | D.length |
44.A.singing | B.judging | C.bargaining | D.chatting |
45.A.wander | B.turn | C.look | D.gather |
46.A.save | B.waste | C.record | D.kill |
47.A.meeting | B.movie | C.walk | D.coffee |
48.A.break down | B.sit through | C.cut down | D.look through |
49.A.forget | B.continue | C.mention | D.stop |
50.A.race | B.park | C.gate | D.traffic |
51.A.employees | B.customers | C.boys | D.friends |
52.A.food | B.patience | C.room | D.money |
53.A.probably | B.angrily | C.definitely | D.repeatedly |
54.A.Ending | B.Writing | C.Reporting | D.Starting |
55.A.word | B.reason | C.letter | D.desire |
56.A.fails | B.cheats | C.works | D.loses |
57.A.try | B.study | C.face | D.attend |
58.A.help | B.gift | C.advice | D.market |
59.A.gain | B.bank | C.receive | D.pay |
60.A something | B.everything | C.nothing | D.anything |
15.Mondays are generally pretty busy for me.On one of these(41)AMondays,I got ready to go to work thinking about all the things I have to(42)C on that day and walk down to get to my car scolding myself for being late to work,but(43)B the car was nowhere to be found.I(44)Dright across my apartment the previous night but it wasn't there that morning.
This was at 8:00 am in the morning.I made(45)Bto all the towing places,police stations all the time thinking that it was towed by(46)A.By around 10.00am,I couldn't find it anywhere and the cops decided that it was(47)Cstolen.Alter filing a report with them,I finally get to work thinking how my day was completely(48)D.
Later in the day I went to pick up a rental car at Entetprise(49)Dto realize that my license was missing too along with my car.I told the enterprise guy the whole(50)Cand he was so sorry for me that he(51)B to take me to the nearest DMV(车管局) and get a duplicate (副本)(52)A,I was totally dumbstruck.!I didn't know why this complete stranger would want to(53)Csome time off his day to help me.He actually took me to DMV,got a duplicate and then(54)D me a car.I was(55)Bthe whole day because of the sequence of events that happened to me but somehow this simple act of kindness from a complete stranger made it all (56)Ait.It cheered me up and made me forget all the misfortunes of the day,I was so(57)Aby this kind act that the next day I made sure someone else got a similar(58)D.I took some smiley shaped chocolates and (59)Cthem on some of my colleague's desks.
There is still a lot of goodness out there in the world.We just need to take the time to (60)Bit.
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This was at 8:00 am in the morning.I made(45)Bto all the towing places,police stations all the time thinking that it was towed by(46)A.By around 10.00am,I couldn't find it anywhere and the cops decided that it was(47)Cstolen.Alter filing a report with them,I finally get to work thinking how my day was completely(48)D.
Later in the day I went to pick up a rental car at Entetprise(49)Dto realize that my license was missing too along with my car.I told the enterprise guy the whole(50)Cand he was so sorry for me that he(51)B to take me to the nearest DMV(车管局) and get a duplicate (副本)(52)A,I was totally dumbstruck.!I didn't know why this complete stranger would want to(53)Csome time off his day to help me.He actually took me to DMV,got a duplicate and then(54)D me a car.I was(55)Bthe whole day because of the sequence of events that happened to me but somehow this simple act of kindness from a complete stranger made it all (56)Ait.It cheered me up and made me forget all the misfortunes of the day,I was so(57)Aby this kind act that the next day I made sure someone else got a similar(58)D.I took some smiley shaped chocolates and (59)Cthem on some of my colleague's desks.
There is still a lot of goodness out there in the world.We just need to take the time to (60)Bit.
41.A.typical | B.ordinary | C.strange | D.pleasant. |
42.A.make | B.explain | C.accomplish | D.arrange |
43.A.excitedly | B.surprisingly | C.interestingly | D.hurriedly |
44.A.stayed | B.looked | C.walked | D.parked |
45.A.calls | B.trips | C.surveys | D.contributions |
46.A.cops | B.doctors | C.thieves | D.officials |
47.A.normally | B.eventually | C.actually | D.finally |
48.A.made up | B.took up | C.put up | D.messed up |
49.A.still | B.even | C.quite | D.only |
50.A.message | B.secret | C.story | D.process |
51.A.declined | B.offered | C.hesitated | D.approved |
52.A.license | B.card | C.paper | D.ticket |
53.A.spend | B.leave | C.take | D.get |
54.A.lent | B.presented | C.purchased | D.rented |
55.A.delighted | B.annoyed | C.disappointed | D.amused |
56.A.worth | B.worthy | C.personal | D.special |
57.A.moved | B.changed | C.turned | D.appealed |
58.A.honour | B.respect | C.alarm | D.surprise |
59.A.forgot | B.threw | C.left | D.exposed |
60.A.make | B.achieve | C.live | D.realize |