阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
When I was young,my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.
One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 1a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up, 2I had never worked at the bar before.I 3
that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.
“You can do it,”said my mother.“ 4,you won’t get much business until lunch.”
“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good ___5money.Please,Mom,don’t
6me.”
“Then I’ll help you,”she said.
I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother’s 7was a bad one,but I 8.
When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was 9.Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks. 10,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed 11.I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I 12a cup into pieces.What a mess!Then my mother came to 13me,and she also showed me how to make 14.If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25,I handed over 15quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.”Things went more 16after that.
By the end of the day,I could remember orders, 17the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little 18when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she 19that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy 20the restaurant I would open one day.
1.A.to B.for C.after D.over
2.A.because B.though C.until D.while
3.A.promised B.noticed C.worried D.hoped
4.A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Yet
5.A.of B.on C.about D.with
6.A.blame B.fool C.frighten D.make
7.A.idea B.bar C.day D.answer
8.A.guessed B.obeyed C.begged D.admitted
9.A.angry B.sad C.wrong D.ashamed
10.A.At least B.At last C.At most D.At first
11.A.surprised B.impolite C.pleased D.impatient
12.A.damaged B.destroyed C.broke D.ruined
13.A.scold B.help C.beat D.save
14.A.money B.lunch C.coffee D.change
15.A.two B.three C.four D.five
16.A.smoothly B.fairly C.simply D.conveniently
17.A.turn in B.count out C.take over D.add up
18.A.discouraged B.disturbed C.disappointed D.distrusted
19.A.thought B.stated C.announced D.suggested
20.A.imagining B.preparing C.examining D.describing
There is an old proverb,“Love me,love my dog.”But there is ______wisdom in this:“Love me,love my book.”
A.some B.much
C.more D.most
“Things_______never come again!”I couldn’t help talking to myself.
A.lost B.losing
C.to lose D.have lost
Most birds find it safe to sleep in the trees,but_______they have eggs or young chicks,they don’t use a nest.
A.why B.how
C.unless D.where
By serving others,a person focuses on someone other than himself or herself,_______can be very eye-opening and rewarding.
A.who B.which
C.what D.that
Cathy is taking notes of the grammatical rules in class at Sunshine School,where she_______English for a year.
A.studies B.studied
C.is studying D.has been studying