Let me take you
back a couple of years. Come with me as we relearn a lesson, one that has stuck
with me, in my present memory, and 36 me yet. We
walked into Elida Road Hardware, an old-fashioned hardware 37___
. No automatic door, not a computer in the building. It was one that I went
to fairly often. As we entered the door, two sounds 38
us. The sleigh bells of last year made that sweet, peaceful tinkle as we
opened the door. The other sound was the electronic beeper that reminded Andy
of our 39 .
“Good afternoon,
Ryan,” 40 the cheerful greeting.
Andy was a very 41 sort of owner. He was
of medium build and height, and the smile on his face welcomed us.
We walked
across the old wood floor. Andy asked us what he could help us with. I told him
we were 42 a
spring(弹簧). He very patiently replied, “l have lots of springs. You’re going
to need to be more specific.”
“Just a spring
for an old-fashioned screen door.”
“That’s it. A
screen door spring, right down there. ” We 43 where
he was pointing, and sure enough, there they were. And knew his store, and his
products. That was why I came here instead of Meijer. The service couldn’t be
beaten. The price; Yes. But service and 44 ;No.
I picked up one
and followed him to the 45 .
He figured up the
price, doing the math in his head, “ $1.88,with tax comes to $1. 99. ”
“ Put it
on my dad’s account. ”
He nodded and
smiled, “ Good dad’s account. ” He smiled. “I don’t know what you boys would do
46 dad’s account! ”
He handed me the
ticket and as I 47 it, I asked, “You
really trust my signature?”
His reply
surprised,_ 48 delighted me. “ When I
can’t trust Jerry Hoover’s boys, I can trust nobody! ”
We left, and the
brain immediately started to forget things, in order of importance. But what
Andy said that day rang in my ears. And it rings in my ears today. That’s a
tall order to live up to. It’s a high standard of 49
.My father made a fame for that name, and I get to enjoy the
benefits. But on account of this, I must maintain that fame. And that’s 50
business.
1.A.inspires B.excites
C.shocks D.amazes
2.A.restaurant B.store
C. park D.factory
3.A.hugged B.greeted
C.heard
D.sensed
4.A.presence B.
dependence C. importance D.
absence
5.A.shouted B.said
C.went D.came
6. A. special B.
ridiculous C. friendly D.
appropriate
7.A. looking up B.
looking for C. looking into D.
looking after
8.A. turned to B.
got to C.
stuck to D. referred to
9.A. description
B. determination C.
satisfaction D. imagination
10..A.corner
B.counter C.bank
D.door
11.A.without B.within
C.by
D.for
12.A.saw
B.wrote
C.signed D.touched
13.A.yet
B.still
C.even
D.also
14.A. honesty B.
fortune C.
consideration D. devotion
15.A. serious B.
optimistic C.
silent D. successful