(甘肃省天水一中2009届高三最后一次模拟考试)
My senior year of high school was very busy. If I wasn’t studying or worrying about 21 , I was taking part in many activities after class or attempting to make my plans for 22 .
As the senior year began to slow down, I got a 23 job working at a local coffee shop. I had expected that the job would be 24 , but there are 25 when I was angry at the human race as a whole, simply because I couldn’t seem to 26 anyone. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough milk. However, I 27 working at this coffee shop.
One day, one of my 28 customers came in, looking depressed and defeated. I asked what the 29 was and if I could help, but the customer wouldn’t say any details. He just said that he felt like lying on the bed, 30 the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt. Before he left, I handed him a 31 with his coffee. He looked at me 32 because he hadn’t ordered anything but the coffee. He opened the bag and saw that I had given him his favorite cookies. “It’s on me.” I told him.
The next day that customer came again. 33 ordering anything, he 34 me a pink rose and a thank-you note saying that not too many people took the time to care about 35 and that he was 36 there were still people like me in the world.
As time went on, I came across many 37 customers. But anytime I felt 38 , I thought of that little 39 . Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my 40 and ask politely, “How can I help you?”
21. A. time B. grades C. money D. jobs
22. A. career B. business C. college D. holidays
23. A. permanent B. better-paid C. respectable D. part-time
24. A. free B. demanding C. difficult D. easy
25. A. moments B. events C. feelings D. chances
26. A. please B. admire C. contact D. excite
27. A. quit B. enjoyed C. kept D. avoided
28. A. poor B. regular C. big D. potential
29. A. order B. problem C. illness D. feeling
30. A. tearing B. covering C. pulling D. folding
31. A. bill B. plate C. note D. bag
32. A. angrily B. nervously C. hopefully D. doubtfully
33. A. Because of B. Instead of C. Except for D. As for
34. A. ordered B. returned C. handed D. promised
35. A. others B. themselves C. customers D. him
36. A. glad B. curious C. worried D. sad
37. A. polite B. kind C. complaining D. interesting
38. A. lonely B. proud C. discouraged D. happy
39. A. note B. dialogue C. bag D. rose
40. A. mind B. throat C. tables D. doubts