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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It’s a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The young man behind the counter knows his _________ by name and what they usually want to buy. He treats children and adults with equal _________ . He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is _________.
One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could, _________ not planning to pay for it. He hit the “panic button”, then went over the counter and _________ the front door. It was obvious they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren’t going _________ with the food. They _________ the food and simply crowded together in panic— knowing the police were _________ the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn’t have to steal if they were that _________ . “We have food in the back, expired (到期) but still _________ to eat. If you need food, you _________ have some.”
They were told to _________ what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to sort out the mess. They were doing just that _________ the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer _________ .
This wasn’t what they had _________ . They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they’d done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up themselves.
Soon three _________ people walked out with all the _________ their arms could hold. They were _________ that, if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the _________ person in the world to say he was a hero. But he gave three people something they were badly in need of —--- a _________ amount of self-respect and a little bit of hope.
1.A. friends B. neighbors C. customers D. passengers
2.A. respect B. pride C. wisdom D. patience
3.A. slow B. busy C. heavy D. crowded
4.A. bravely B. reasonably C. hardly D. obviously
5.A. opened B. locked C. closed D. broke
6.A. nowhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. everywhere
7.A. hid B. lifted C. swallowed D. dropped
8.A. in B. on C. off D. by
9.A. frightened B. curious C. angry D. hungry
10.A. safe B. easy C. sweet D. able
11.A. must B. can C. should D. need
12.A. bring up B. hand out C. pick up D. hand in
13.A. when B. after C. until D. since
14.A. popular B. necessary C. reliable D. important
15.A. wanted B. planned C. expected D. admired
16.A. dirtier B. cleaner C. cleverer D. quicker
17.A. money B. cigarettes C. drinks D. food
18.A. reminded B. warned C. ordered D. persuaded
19.A. first B. last C. best D. worst
20.A. large B. fair C. small D. full
—You hate David, don’t you?
— __________. I just think he is a bit annoying. That’s all.
A. Really B. Not a little
C. Not exactly D. Not at all
The reason __________ she preferred city life is she can have easy access to places like shops and restaurants.
A. why; because B. why; that
C. that; whether D. whether; that
Both your salary level and your cost of living can be_________ if you move to another city, so you’d better think It over before you make a final decision.
A. risen B. inspected
C. limited D. affected
I want to employ a college student who is good at English and math and has lots of spare time to teach my son. __________, he or she must have a sense of responsibility.
A. Above all B. All in all
C. After all D. In all
I was on the highway when this car went past, followed by a police car. They _______ at least 150 kilometers an hour.
A. should have been driving
B. must have been driving
C. could have driven
D. would have driven
