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The Style of Living
Many years ago, my lady friend and I were on a trip to Carmel, California for some shopping and exploring. On the way, we 36 at a service station. As soon as we parked our car in front of the pumps, a young man about eighteen or nineteen, came bouncing 37 to the car and with a big 38 saying, “Can I help you?”
“Yes,” I answered. “A full tank of gas, please.” I wasn’t prepared for 39 followed. This young man checked every tire, washed every window 40 the sunroof----singing and whistling the whole time. We couldn’t believe both the quality of service and his 41 attitude about his work.
When he 42 the bill I said to the young man, “Hey, you really have taken good care of us. We 43 it.”
He replied, “I really enjoying working. It’s 44 for me and I get to meet nice people like you.”
This kid was really __ 45 .
I said, “We are on our way to Carmel and we want to get some milk shakes. Can you tell us ___46 we can find the nearest Baskin-Robbins?”
“Baskin-Robbins is just a few blocks away,” he said as he gave us exact 47 .
What a kid!
As we got to the ice cream store we ordered milk shakes, except that instead of two, we ordered 48 . Then we drove back to the station. Our young friend 49 . “Hey, I see you got your milk shakes.”
“Yes, and this one is 50 you!”
His mouth fell open. “For me?”
“ 51 . With all the unbelievable service you gave us, I 52 leave you out of the milk deal.”
“Wow!” was his astonished 53 .
As we drove off I could see him in my rear-view mirror just __ 54 _ there, grinning from ear to ear.
Now, what did this little act of generosity (慷慨) 55 me? Only about two dollars----you see, it’s not the money, it’s the style.
36. A stopped B. stayed C. lived D. rested
37. A. away B. off C. on D. out
38. A. laugh B. smile C. cry D. shout
39. A. that B. which C. what D. it
40. A. still B. ever C. even D. so
41. A. correct B. energetic C. active D. optimistic (乐观的)
42. A. brought B. got C. showed D. offered
43. A. enjoyed B. appreciate C. know D. praise
44. A. necessary B. cool C. fun D. worth
45. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
46. A. when B. whether C. where D. why
47. A. words B. directions C. shops D. sellers
48. A. three B. one C. four D. two
49. A. dashed out B. rushed in C. charged forward D. went out
50. A. to B. with C. beyond D. for
51. A. Perfectly B. Generally C. Sure D. Actually
52. A. mustn’t B. couldn’t C. dare not D. needn’t
53. A. reply B. expression C. excuse D. action
54. A. working B. waving C. staring D. standing
55. A. take B. suffer C. cost D. occupy
查看习题详情和答案>>One morning, a young man leading a goat lost his way due to the thick mist．Then he met a blind man and asked whether he also lost his way．The blind man said, “I cannot see anything．Therefore, the mist doesn’t affect me．I followed the path in my memory and it never goes wrong.”
Happily the young man led the goat following him forward．The blind man asked where he was going．He said he wanted to sell his goat．“Male or female? How many years have you kept it?” The young man spoke without too much thought, “A female goat of 3 years!”
The young man was still following the blind man when he was grasped the hand by the blind man．He shouted, “Here is the police station! Go into it and elaborate on how you stole the goat!”
The young man had been a thief for a long time and admitted the goat was stolen by him．He asked the blind man puzzlingly, “But how do you know I am a thief?”
The blind man smiled, “I have been keeping goats for decades and can tell one of them is male or female as well as their age according to their voices．The goat you led just now is obviously a male goat, but you said female．The goat is simply a little more than one year old, but you said you had kept it for three years．Moreover, the goat will bleat totally differently when he is led by a stranger instead of his owner．So I can tell the goat does not belong to you!” Only then did the thief understand the whole thing with his head dropped down．
1．The blind man didn’t lost his way because _________
A．he didn’t lead a goat
B．he couldn’t see anything
C．he wasn’t affected by the thick mist
D．he had a better memory than the young man
2．According to the dialogue in Paragraph 2, we can know that ______
A．the blind man was a detective
B．the young man was an honest man
C．the young man familiar with the goat
D．the blind man was very careful
3．The underlined word “elaborate” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______
A．express in detail B．tell a lie
C．learn by heart D．make up one’s mind
4．We can infer that the young man was ______after hearing the blind man’s explanation．
A．humorous B．nervous C． depressed D．satisfied
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