On a recent sunny, dry fall morning, I found the last outdoor table at my favorite café. Reading ______ I nibbled my breakfast, I was enjoying the feeling of the cool breeze and the warm sun when a table next to me ______. A woman who had been standing nearby, ______ waiting for a seat, stepped toward the table. But from the other ______, straight from the parking lot, came a man who got to the table first.
The woman, with a ______ on her face, explained that she’d been ______ that table for several minutes and had been on her way over. The man, also smiling but ______, told her she was out of ______; he had happened upon the table first. “You snooze(不注意), you lose!” he said cheerfully.
She stood off to the side, clearly disappointed, and ______ her friend with the frustrating news. I sat at my table, ______ the scene, when suddenly it occurred to me—I had a(n) ______ here to be kind.
I stood up and ______ her over to my table. Quietly, I told her I had seen what had happened, and I was happy to give her my table. I was only going to be there a few more minutes ______, so I was happy for her and her friend to have the ______.
“But where will you sit?” she asked. I was almost done eating, I said, and I would find a seat at the counter ______. She thanked me and beamed(堆满笑容) as she ______ for her friend to sit down.
Thinking about it as I finished up, I realized that whether or not the woman had fair ______ to the table was unimportant. The emotion of the situation—the look of hurt on her face—had ______ me, and I had the ability to do something about it.
That isn’t always the case with every feeling, situation, or injustice we ______ unexpectedly in our days. But as the early 20th century writer Orison Swett Marden once said, “Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. ______ common occasions and make them great.”
I just hope that woman’s morning at the café was great. I know mine was.
1.A. till B. after C. as D. before
2.A. closed up B. opened up C. looked up D. showed up
3.A. hesitantly B. clearly C. seemingly D. steadily
4.A. entrance B. angle C. gate D. direction
5.A. smile B. shock C. glare D. gaze
6.A. monitoring B. watching C. minding D. wandering
7.A. firm B. impatient C. elegant D. reluctant
8.A. order B. luck C. shape D. place
9.A. served B. compared C. loaded D. greeted
10.A. taking down B. taking up C. taking in D. taking over
11.A. scene B. opportunity C. access D. passion
12.A. followed B. guided C. signaled D. rushed
13.A. anyway B. someway C. somewhere D. anywhere
14.A. floor B. spot C. moment D. kindness
15.A. downstairs B. upstairs C. outside D. inside
16.A. gestured B. headed C. waited D. sent
17.A. passage B. claim C. approach D. admission
18.A. shamed B. surprised C. struck D. scared
19.A. repeat B. hate C. tolerate D. meet
20.A. Mark B. Hold C. Celebrate D. Seize
—Dear me, I just fell down and ripped (扯裂) my stockings!
—Oh, honey, you'll be fine. ____________.
A. It makes me laugh my head off B. Luck is smiling on you
C. It’s no use crying over spilt milk D. Laughter is the best medicine
The price of the house is reasonable and I love its garden _________. We can grow flowers and vegetables there.
A. in general B. in particular C. in brief D. in common
Was it ________ the international conference that made the city the focus of this area?
A. to hold B. hold C. held D. holding
The auto company succeeded in developing a new type of new energy vehicle, ________ countless failure.
A. experiencing B. to experience C. to have experienced D. having experienced
My parents walked the pet dog several times a day, getting exercise they otherwise_________.
A. wouldn’t have B. wouldn’t have had C. didn’t have D. hadn’t had
