20. "What can I do for you?" or "May I help you?" is a pet phrase used by _____ .

Cheating happens a lot in our city. It can be hard to know who is really in   1  and who is trying to take advantage of other people's    2  .

Recently, I was finishing my work at home    3  the dog barked letting me know that   4  was at the gate. I rushed to see who it was and there I saw a   5  weak woman in her late fifties. I said to her, "May I ask you what you   6 ?" She   7  , "Hello, my name is Mary. My husband and I live in the slum nearby. We earn our living   8  working at construction sites. A few days ago my   9  tripped on the stairs while

  10  a heavy load. He is   11  hurt and hasn't been able to  12 for the past five days, so we have no food. Now he is at home in bed with a high fever. Please help me! I need to take my husband to a doctor!"

"Oh!" I said. "Please  13  here." I went into the room. I felt really bad about her  14  but--- Was she telling me the   15  or trying to cheat me out of my money?

Finally, I   16 to help her. But first I said a simple prayer, "Dear Lord, you know  17  I earn my pennies, so please make sure that my hard earned money helps those who  18 need it. Amen." I went out with a fifty note and

  19 it to her. The moment she got the money she broke down in tears. She took my hand and said, "May god bless you, my dear! Thank you so much!"

I was so   20 , and turned back to my work smiling.

1.                A．need          B．case           C．use  D．Control

2.A. braveness      B. kindness      C. interest         D envy

3.                A．since          B．until           C．when D．after

4.                A．somebody      B．anybody        C．everybody D．nobody

5.                A．popular        B．proud          C．poor D．busy

6.                A．want           B．notice          C．enjoy D．recognise

7.                A．refused        B．expressed       C．showed   D．replied

8.                A．by             B．to             C．in   D．for

9.                A．son            B．father          C．brother   D．husband

10.               A．gathering       B．dropping       C．carrying   D．choosing

11.               A．hardly         B．badly          C．probably  D．actually

12.               A．work          B．drive          C．remove   D．operate

13.               A．stop           B．rest           C．come D．wait

14.               A．solution        B．situation        C．action D．position

15.               A．hope          B．news          C．truth D．result

16.               A．decided        B．agreed         C．tried D．expected

17.               A．when          B．whether        C．how  D．what

18.               A．only           B．naturally        C．really D．formally

19.               A．handed        B．put            C．reminded  D．ordered

20.               A．worried        B．moved         C．tired  D．frightened

　 "Just sign here, sir," the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.

The package consisted of a long, narrow box ???__36___ wrapped in brown paper. ???__37___ the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside — a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. ???__38___ he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it ???__39___ .

Oscar was 16 when he first saw the ???__40___ umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, h noticed an umbrella on an empty seat, impressed by its ???__41___, Oscar felt a strong desire to find its ???__42___ .

Oscar ???__43___the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a name matched the seat ???__44___ Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O'Brien.

Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O'Brien's ???__45___ on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. "May I__________ ???__46___　 you?" she asked.

"I'd like to return it if it's yours," Oscar said, ???__47___ the umbrella as if presenting a ???__48__ that had long been wished for.

"Why, yes! It's mine," replied Mrs. O'Brien with a ???__49___ smile and shining eyes. "It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your ??__50_ ?"

"No, ma'am," he said, "My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward. "

"Well, that's ???__51___ what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?"

Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O'Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how ???__52___ it was. Why had it arrived here today?

As if ???__53___ , a note fell from the paper. It reads: Mrs. O'Brien wanted to ???__54___ this umbrella as a present for a kind, ???__55___ gesture long ago.

36. A. carefully　　　　 B. strictly　　　　　　　 C. roughly　　　　　　 D. casually

37. A. Observing　　　 B. Seizing　　　　　　　 C. Opening　　　　　　 D. Searching

38. A. After　　　　　　　 B. When　　　　　　　　 C. Since　　　　　　　　 D. Although

39. A. clearly　　　　　　 B. fully　　　　　　　　　 C. suddenly　　　　　 D. immediately

40. A. average　　　　　 B. unusual　　　　　　 C. plain　　　　　　　　 D. typical

41. A. origin　　　　　　 B. shape　　　　　　　　 C. beauty　　　　　　　 D. history

42. A. designer　　　　 B. owner　　　　　　　 C. user　　　　　　　　　 D. seller

43. A. convinced　　　 B. forced　　　　　　　 C. encouraged　　　　 D. advised

44. A. until　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　 D. before

45. A. family　　　　　　 B. theater　　　　　　　 C. house　　　　　　　　 D. neighborhood

46. A. invite　　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　 C. bother　　　　　　　 D. know

47. A. holding out　　 B. turning out　　　　 C. picking up　　　　 D. putting up

48. A. chance　　　　　 B. gift　　　　　　　　　 C. fact　　　　　　　　　 D. result

49. A. wide　　　　　　　 B. confident　　　　　 C. proud　　　　　　　　 D. shy

50. A. patience　　　　　 B. kindness　　　　　　 C. courage　　　　　　 D. determination

51 A. obviously　　　　 B. naturally　　　　　　 C. exactly　　　　　　　 D. probably

52. A. nice　　　 B. rare　　　　　　　　　 C. precious　　　　　　 D. old

53. A. in contrast　 B. in answer　　　 C. in exchange　 D. in return

54. A. possess　　　　　 B. value　　　　　　　　 C. carry　　　　　　　　 D. accept

55. A. unselfish　　　　 B. significant　　　　　 C. attractive　　　　　 D. sympathetic

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Cheating happens a lot in our city. It can be hard to know who is really in

36 and who is trying to take advantage of other people's 　 37　 .

Recently, I was finishing my work at home 　 38 the dog barked letting me know that 　39 was at the gate. I rushed to see who it was and there I saw a 　40 weak woman in her late fifties. I said to her, "May I ask you what you 　41 ?" She 　42 , "Hello, my name is Mary. My husband and I live in the slum nearby. We earn our living 　43 working at construction sites. A few days ago my 　44 tripped on the stairs while

45 a heavy load. He is 　46 hurt and hasn't been able to 47 for the past five days, so we have no food. Now he is at home in bed with a high fever. Please help me! I need to take my husband to a doctor!"

"Oh!" I said. "Please 48 here." I went into the room. I felt really bad about her 49 but--- Was she telling me the 50 or trying to cheat me out of my money?

Finally, I 　51 to help her. But first I said a simple prayer, "Dear Lord, you know 52 I earn my pennies, so please make sure that my hard earned money helps those who 53 need it. Amen." I went out with a fifty note and

54 it to her. The moment she got the money she broke down in tears. She took my hand and said, "May god bless you, my dear! Thank you so much!"

I was so 　55 , and turned back to my work smiling.

36. A. need　　　　 B. case　　　　 C. use　　　 　 D. Control

37. A. braveness　　 B. kindness　　 C. interest　　　　 D envy

38. A. since　　　　 B. until　　　　 C. when　　　　　 D.after

39. A. somebody　　 B. anybody　　 C. everybody　　　 D. nobody

40. A. popular　　　 B. proud　　　 C. poor　　　　　 D. busy

41. A. want　　　　 B. notice　　　 C. enjoy　　　　 D. recognise

42. A. refused　　　 B. expressed　　 C. showed　　　　 D. replied

43. A. by　　　　　 B. to　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　 D. for

44. A. son　　　　　 B. father　　　 C. brother　　　　 D. husband

45. A. gathering　　 B. dropping　　 C. carrying　　　　 D. choosing

46. A .hardly　　　 B. badly　　　　 C. probably　　　　 D. actually

47. A. work　　　　 B. drive　　　　 C .remove　　　　 D .operate

48. A. stop　　　　 B. rest　　　　 C. come　　　　　 D. wait

49. A. solution　　　 B. situation　　 C. action　　　　　 D. position

50. A. hope　　　　 B. news　　　　 C. truth　　　　　 D. result

51. A. decided　　　 B. agreed　　　 C.tried　　　　　 D. expected

52. A. when　　　　 B. whether　　 C. how　　　　　 D. what

53. A. only　　　　　 B. naturally　　 C. really　　　　　 D. formally

54. A. handed　　　　 B. put　　　　 C. reminded　　　 D. ordered

A. worried　　　 B. moved　　　 C .tired　　　　　 D. frightened　

"What can I do for you?" or "May I help you?" is a pet phrase used by _____ .

A. an assistant engineer　　 B. an assistant manager

C. a helper　　　 　　　　D. a shop assistant