happened towards evening, when I was resting in a cafe. I   36 a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then  37  came to me.

He was in an unfit shirt,  38  pale and weak. He looked about eleven or twelve. No sooner39  begun to speak than he opened the box in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He bent down, 40 my leather shoes, and began to shine them.

He was concentrating on his job when heavy rain began to pour 41 . People rushed into the cafe for protection from the  42 . More and more people crowded in and gradually 43  the boy from me.

Hours passed, and 44 turned dark. I had no shoes on my feet and wondered 45  the boy had been. I thought he would not  46  my leather shoes, and I would have to walk back home on  47  in the night.

When it was near midnight the rain  48 , people started to go out. The cafe  49  closed. I had to move to the door. I was surprised to see the boy sleeping on the floor with his head leaning  50  a box. He held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms.

I  51   him slightly and woke him up. He jumped up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he 52 me. Then he opened the   53   hurriedly, gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly.

I paid him and wrapped around him his unfit shirt, which  54  my leather shoes. After saying goodbye to the boy, I was  55  home, with the image of the boy stay in my mind.

A. put on            B. dressed              C. wore                          D. wore out

A. a boy             B. a woman              C. a girl                      D. an old man

A. looked            B. look                         C. to look                     D. looking

A. had I              B. I had                C. I did                        D. did I

A. taking up B. took off                   C. taking off          D. took on

A. in                  B. down          C. on                         D. up

A. wind              B. snow                        C. rain                         D. fire

A. separated B. connected          C. joined               D. divided

A. this         B. that                          C. it                      D. what

A. there              B. where               C. how                         D. what

A. polish             B. clean                 C. turn                         D.return

A. feet  B. my foot             C. my bare feet    D. my own foot

A. started            B. began                C. ended          D. came

A. was         B. was to be           C. had been           D. has been

A. against           B. with                         C. under                D. over

A. cover             B. shook                C. grasped        D. caught

A. thanked          B. made out   C. recognized      D. passed

A. wallet           B. arms     C. shoes    D. package

A. was wrapping B. was wrapped C. had wrapped D. wrapped

A. on the way to B. on a way     C. on my way D. in my way

It happened towards evening, when I was resting in a cafe. I   36 a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then  37 came to me.

He was in an unfit shirt,  38 pale and weak. He looked about eleven or twelve. No sooner39  begun to speak than he opened the box in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He bent down, 40 my leather shoes, and began to shine them.

He was concentrating on his job when heavy rain began to pour 41 . People rushed into the cafe for protection from the  42 . More and more people crowded in and gradually 43  the boy from me.

Hours passed, and 44 turned dark. I had no shoes on my feet and wondered 45  the boy had been. I thought he would not  46  my leather shoes, and I would have to walk back home on  47  in the night.

When it was near midnight the rain  48 , people started to go out. The cafe  49 

Closed. I had to move to the door, I was surprised to see the boy sleeping on the floor with his head leaning  50  a box. He held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms.

I  51  him slightly and woke him up. He jumped up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he 52 me. Then he opened the   53  hurriedly, gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly.

I paid him and wrapped around him his unfit shirt, which  54 my leather shoes.

After saying goodbye to the boy, I was  55 home, with the image of the boy staying in my mind.

1.                A．put on         B．dressed         C．wore D．wore out

2.                A．a boy          B．a woman        C．a girl D．an old man

3.                A．looked         B．look           C．to look   D．looking

4.                A．had I           B．I had           C．I did D．did I

5.                A．taking up       B．took off         C．taking off D．took on

6.                A．in             B．down          C．on   D．up

7.                A．wind           B．snow           C．rain  D．fire

8.                A．separated       B．connected       C．joined    D．divided

9.                A．this            B．that            C．it    D．what

10.               A．there          B．where         C．how  D．what

11.               A．polish          B．clean          C．turn  D．return

12.               A．feet           B．my foot         C．my bare feet   D．my own foot

13.               A．started         B．began          C．ended D．came

14.               A．was           B．was to be       C．had been  D．has been

15.               A．against         B．with           C．under D．over

16.               A．cover          B．shook          C．grasped   D．caught

17.               A．thanked        B．made out       C．recognized D．passed

18.               A．wallet          B．arms           C．shoes D．package

19.               A．was wrapping    B．was wrapped    C．had wrapped   D．wrapped

20.               A．on the way to    B．on a way        C．on my way D．in my way