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　　I was shown into the waiting-room which, as I had expected, was full．Any waiting-room－especially a dentist's－is not the best place in the world to 　　1　　 an afternoon．No matter how hard a dentist(牙医)tries to make his waiting-room look 　　2　　, it always has an atmosphere of its own-the unpleasant smell and disordered(混乱的)　　3　　 in the room．

　This waiting-room was no exception．There were 　　4　　 pictures on the wall and the magazines on the table 　　5　　 like a great pile of waste paper．I took my 　　6　　 and decided to pass the time 　　7　　 the people around me．

　　A little man beside me was 　　8　　 the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously．It was 　　9　　 to understand what he was looking at, for 　　10　　 three minutes or so he would throw the magazine onto the 　　11　　, take another, and sink back into his chair．Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to 　　12　　 her son from making a 　　13　　．He had placed an ash-tray(烟灰缸)on the floor and was making plane-noises 　　14　　 he waved a pencil in his hands．The boy had clearly become uninterested in 　　15　　．Near him, and old man was fast asleep, and the boy's mother was 　　16　　 sooner or later her son would 　　17　　 the gentleman up．There was a deep silence in the room as the door opened and a nurse 　　18　　．The people looked 　　19　　 with hope in their eyes, then murmured something as the next luckly 　　20　　 was led out of the room．

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　　After the first World War, a small group of old soldiers returned to their village in Britain．Most of them managed to 　　1　　 fairly well, but one－Francis Binstering, who had been wounded and never recovered his 　　2　　 was unable to work regularly．　　3　　 he became very poor．Yet he was too 　　4　　 to accept anything from the people in the village．

　　Once these old soldiers held a reunion dinner in the home of Jules Grandin, who had made 　　5　　money．Grandin produced a curiosity(稀奇的东西)－a large old 　　6　　 coin．Each man examined it with 　　7　　 as it passed around the long table．All, 　　8　　, had drunk wine freely and the room was full of noisy talk, 　　9　　 the gold piece was soon forgotten．Later, when Grandin 　　10　　 it and asked for it, the coin was gone．

　　One of them suggested everyone be searched, 　　11　　 which all agreed, except Blustering．“You 　　12　　, then?” asked Grandin．Blustering said with a red face, “Yes, I cannot allow it．”

　　One by one, the others turned out their pockets．When the coin was 　　13　　 to appear, attention was focused on poor Blustering．Under the 　　14　　 stares of his friends, he walked out and returned to his home．

　　A few years later, Grandin had his house repaired．A workman found the gold coin 　　15　　 in dirt between planks(板)of the floor．Hurrying to Blustering’s home, Grandin apologized to him．

　　“But why didn’t you allow yourself to be 　　16　　?” Grandin asked．

　　“Because I was a 　　17　　, ”Blustering said brokenly．“For weeks we had not enough to eat and my pockets were full of 　　18　　, that I had taken from the table to 　　19　　 home to my wife and 　　20　　 children．”

　　After the First World War, a small group of old soldiers returned to their village in Britain．Most of them managed to 　　1　　 fairly well, but one-Francis Binstering, who had been wounded and never recovered his 　　2　　－was unable to work regularly．　　3　　 he became very poor．Yet he was too 　　4　　 to accept anything from the people in the village．

　　Once these old soldiers held a reunion dinner in the home of Jules Grandin, who had made 　　5　　 money．Grandin produced a curiosity(稀奇的东西)－a large old 　　6　　 coin．Each man examined it with 　　7　　 as it passed around the long table．All, 　　8　　, had drunk wine freely and the room was full of noisy talk, 　　9　　 the gold piece was soon forgotten．Later, when Grandin 　　10　　 it and asked for it, the coin was gone．

　　One of them suggested everyone be searched, 　　11　　 which all agreed, except Blustering．“You 　　12　　, then?” asked Grandin．Blustering said with a red face, “Yes, I cannot allow it．”

　　One by one, the others turned out their pockets．When the coin was 　　13　　 to appear, attention was ?focused? on poor Blustering．Under the 　　14　　 stares of his friends, he walked out and returned to his home．

　　A few years later, Grandin had his house repaired．A workman found the gold coin．　　15　　 in dirt between planks(板)of the floor．Hurrying to Blustering’s home, Grandin apologized to him．

　　“But why didn’t you allow yourself to be 　　16　　?” Grandin asked．

　　“Because I was a 　　17　　,” Blustering said brokenly．“For weeks we had not enough to eat and my pockets were full of 　　18　　, that I had taken from the table to 　　19　　 home to my wife and 　　20　　 children．”

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Only once a year, on his birthday, did Charlie Bucket ever get to taste a bit of chocolate(巧克力糖)．The whole family 　　1　　 up their money for that 　　2　　 occasion(时刻), and when the great day arrived, Charles was always 　　3　　 with one small chocolate bar(条)to eat 　　4　　．And each time he 　　5　　 it, on those wonderful birthday mornings, he would place it 　　6　　 in a small wooden box that he 　　7　　, and treasure it as though it were a bar of solid 　　8　　; and 　　9　　 the next few days, he would 　　10　　 himself only to look at it, but never to 　　11　　 it．Then at last, when he could 　　12　　 it no longer, he would peel(剥)back a tiny 　　13　　 of the paper wrapping at one corner to 　　14　　 a tiny bit of chocolate, and then he would take a tiny nibble(轻咬)－just enough to allow the lovely sweet taste to 　　15　　 out slowly over his 　　16　　．Then next day, he would take 　　17　　 tiny nibble, and so on, and so on．And 　　18　　 this way, Charlie would make his six-penny bar of birthday chocolate 　　19　　 him for more than a 　　20　　．