It was Christmastime, and I had promised my son a bicycle. But life’s little catastrophes had __ my bike savings again and again. I stood at the bicycle display and my heart __ .
But, ___, there must be one that I could afford. I walked back and forth in front of the ___, as if I could will one into _____. “Please God,” I prayed silently. “I promised him a bicycle.”
I stopped and stared as the truth became __: there was not a single bike within my _____ .
A man walked up beside me and was excited about making his __. He wanted to know which one I was getting. I pointed to a green one, my son’s favorite color and explained to him the promise and my __ .
He stared at it for a moment and then said to me, “I’ll carry this to the __ for you.”
“I can’t!” I said. “I don’t have enough money.”
“I know,” he said, “I’m _____ it for you.”
“What? You can5t get this for me.”
He __ me and walked to the checkout line and paid.
“Now which way to your car?” he asked, walking out of store.
A million concerns as to his motives _____through my head, but I walked to my car, full of ____ and gratitude.
He ____ the big box into the trunk. Then he turned to me, said, “Merry Christmas!” and quickly disappeared in the parking lot.
I ____ the generosity of that man’s deed in my heart, and over the years tried to be ___ to what I could do for others.
Fifteen years later, in that same store I heard a __ woman in the next line whispering that she couldn’t ____ what she needed for her unborn baby. I __ and said to myself “I’m on it, God!”
1.A.lost B.claimed C.deposited D.wasted
2.A.failed B.hammered C.beat D.sank
3.A.surely B.fortunately C.surprisingly D.eventually
4.A.car B.counter C.display D.store
5.A.existence B.life C.practice D.power
6.A.specific B.obvious C.complex D.unbelievable
7.A.budget B.sight C.income D.authority
8.A.collection B.selection C.achievement D.movement
9.A.dream B.schedule C.dilemma D.option
10.A.garage B.exit C.entrance D.register
11.A.fetching B.getting C.carrying D.wrapping
12.A.observed B.escaped C.ignored D.teased
13.A.raced B.lived C.jumped D.saw
14.A.regret B.panic C.disbelief D.sympathy
15.A.threw B.folded C.separated D.slid
16.A.planted B.showed C.rewarded D.measured
17.A.reduced B.allergic C.superior D.sensitive
18.A.working B.pregnant C.wealthy D.greedy
19.A.charge B.choose C.afford D.move
20.A.sighed B.hesitated C.waited D.smiled
—Sony, I’m having a headache today and....
—____; I know you just don’t want to accompany me to the ball.
A.Don’t give me that B.Don’t mention it.
C.Don’t take it for granted D.Don’t get me wrong
______others feel impossibility, Chinese people have learned to look for new opportunity.
A.Why B.Where C.Until D.Unless
Old people really enjoy the speed ____their messages get sent and answered after learning how to use WeChat.
A.that B.where C.at which D.in which
A global concert One World: Together at Home ____many international musicians was held on April 18 in support of health workers.
A.featured B.featuring C.to feature D.having featured
After over two months of lockdown, taxi drivers in Wuhan say they are____ even when caught in traffic jams.
A.over the moon B.under a cloud
C.white as a sheet D.green with envy
