Question

    Tony is a warm-hearted repairman, who lost his job again a few months ago. He was really _________ applying for (申请) a new job.

One day, he brought together all his courage to go to a job interview. The interview was at 10 a. m. and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus, he saw a man _________ kicking one tyre (轮胎) of his car. Clearly, there was something wrong with the car. Tony _________ to help.

An hour later, Tony finished repairing the car, getting his shirt dirty. The man thanked him and wanted to pay for the _________. "I was just helping out," Tony _________. "I have to rush for an interview now," he added. "Well, I could take you there. It's the _________ I could do, please!" the man insisted (坚持). Then Tony agreed.

While waiting in the long line of the applicants (应聘者) _________ his dirty shirt, Tony felt embarrassed and nervous. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer's office with _________ looks on their faces. Finally his name was called.

The _________ was sitting on big chair with his back towards Tony. "Do you really need to be interviewed?" he asked. Tony's heart sank (下沉). "With the way I __________ now, how could I possibly __________ this interview?" he thought to himself.

Then the interviewer __________ his chair. To Tony's surprise, it was the man he helped earlier in the morning!

"Sorry to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I had made the __________ decision to have you in our company even __________ you came into this office. I just know you'd be a good worker I can __________. Congratulations!"

1.A.afraid of B.interested in C.crazy about D.sure of

2.A.excitedly B.slowly C.hardly D.angrily

3.A.provided B.offered C.asked D.promised

4.A.car B.tyre C.work D.time

5.A.refused B.accepted C.agreed D.avoided

6.A.most B.best C.least D.worst

7.A.in B.for C.with D.of

8.A.satisfied B.disappointed C.worried D.pleased

9.A.clerk B.customer C.applicant D.interviewer

10.A.talk B.stand C.look D.wait

11.A.fail B.pass C.lose D.win

12.A.knocked B.broke C.shook D.turned

13.A.wrong B.right C.silly D.careful

14.A.until B.after C.before D.since

15.A.trust B.depend C.meet D.praise

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了托尼在去面试的路上热心地帮助了一位汽车轮胎出故障的陌生人，而这位陌生人刚好是应聘公司的面试官，最后托尼因为自己乐于助人、不求回报的美好品质得到了新工作。

1.

句意：他真害怕申请一份新工作。

be afraid of害怕；be interested in对……感兴趣；be crazy about为……而疯狂；be sure of确信。由下文“One day, he brought together all his courage to go to a job interview一天，他鼓起勇气去参加一个面试。”可知，他害怕申请一份新工作。故选A。”

2.

句意：他看见一个男人气急败坏地踢着他车的一个轮胎。

excitedly兴奋地；slowly慢慢地；hardly几乎不；angrily生气地。由下文“kicking one tyre (轮胎) of his car”踢汽车的轮胎，可知，男人非常生气。故选D。

3.

句意：托尼主动提出要帮忙。

provided提供；offered主动提出；asked询问；promised承诺。由下文“An hour later, Tony finished repairing the car”一个小时以后，托尼修完了车，可知，托尼主动提出要帮忙，即offer to do sth主动提出做某事。故选B。

4.

句意：那人向他道谢，并想为这项工作付钱。

car汽车；tyre轮胎；work工作；time时间。由上文“Tony finished repairing the car”可知，男人想为托尼的修理轮胎的工作付钱。故选C。

5.

句意：“我只是帮忙，”托尼拒绝了。

refused拒绝；accepted接受；agreed同意；avoided避免。由上文“I was just helping out”我只是在帮忙，可知，托尼拒绝了男人的报酬。故选A。

6.

句意：这是我能做的最起码的事了，求你了！

most最多的；best最好的；least最小的；worst最差的。由语境可知，男人想要答谢托尼，但是托尼拒绝了，所以男人表示送托尼面试是自己能做的最小的事情了。故选C。

7.

句意：当托尼穿着脏衬衫在长长的应聘者队伍中等候时，他感到尴尬和紧张。

in在……里面；for为了；with带有，具有；of……的。由下文“his dirty shirt”可知，此处应用介词with表伴随，即穿着脏衬衫在队伍中等候。故选C。

8.

句意：一个接一个，求职者带着失望的表情离开了面试官的办公室。

satisfied满意的；disappointed失望的；worried担心的；pleased高兴的。由下文“I just know you'd be a good worker I can _______ . Congratulations!”可知，最终是托尼被录取了，所以其他人带着失望的表情离开办公室。故选B。

9.

句意：面试官正背对着托尼坐在一张大椅子上。

clerk职员；customer顾客；applicant应聘者；interviewer面试官。由下文“Do you really need to be interviewed?”可知，坐在椅子上的是面试官。故选D。

10.

句意：以我现在的样子，我怎么可能通过这次面试呢？

talk说；stand站立；look看起来；wait等待。由上文“While waiting in the long line of the applicants (应聘者) with his dirty shirt”可知，托尼穿着脏衬衫参加的面试，所以他想自己看起来的样子不会通过面试。故选C。

11.

句意：以我现在的样子，我怎么可能通过这次面试呢？

fail失败；pass通过；lose失去；win赢。由语境可知，托尼认为自己不能通过这次面试。故选B。

12.

句意：然后面试官转动了他的椅子。

knocked敲；broke打破；shook震动；turned调转。由上文“with his back towards Tony…”及下文“To Tony's surprise, it was the man he helped earlier in the morning”可知，面试官之前背对着托尼，所以他转动了椅子之后，托尼认出了他的相貌。故选D。

13.

句意：很抱歉让你久等了，但我很确定，在你来这间办公室之前，我就已经做出了让你加入我们公司的正确决定。

wrong错误的；right正确的；silly愚蠢的；careful认真的。有语境可知，面试官曾经见证了托尼优秀的品质，所以他认为让托尼加入公司是正确的决定。故选B。

14.

句意：很抱歉让你久等了，但我很确定，在你来这间办公室之前，我就已经做出了让你加入我们公司的正确决定。

until直到；after在……之后；before在……之前；since自从。由语境可知，托尼在去面试的路上帮助了面试官，所以面试官在托尼进入办公室之前，就已经做出了让托尼加入公司的决定。故选C。

15.

句意：我只知道你会是一个我可以信任的好员工。

trust信任；depend依靠；meet遇见；praise赞扬。由语境可知，托尼曾不求回报地帮助了面试官，这种美好的品质值得面试官的信任。故选A。