One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I 1 the first sock shop that caught my eye, and 2 , not more than 17, came forward. “What can I do for you, sir?” “I wish to 3 a pair of socks．” 4 glowed. “Did you know that you had come into 5 in the world to buy socks?” I had not been 6 that, as my entrance had been accidental．“Come with me,” said the boy happily．He began to 7 down from the shelves box after box．
“ 8 , boy, I’m going to buy only one pair!” “I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren’t they wonderful?” There was 9 an expression of joy, 10 he were revealing to me the 11 of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．“My friend,” said I, “if this is 12 the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up 13 , in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States．”
My amazement at his pride in 14 will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to 15 him．When 16 some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him． 17 possibly that very clerk who is now so 18 began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness 19 ; He became a mechanical salesman．
I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I’ve come to the 20 that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically．
1．A．turned into B．broke into C．came across D．met with
2．A．a female clerk B．a boy clerk C．a girl clerk D．an old man
3．A．buy B．find C．see D．have
4．A．His face B．The room C．His eyes D．The fire
5．A．the worst B．the right place C．the wrong D．the best place
6．A．curious about B．aware of C．sensitive to D．attached to
7．A．push B．force C．look D．drag
8．A．Hold up B．Just you wait C．Hold on D．Hang up
9．A．on his face B．to my surprise C．for some reason D．to some degree
10．A．when B．as if C．even if D．while
11．A．beliefs B．stories C．values D．mysteries
12．A．hardly B．only C．no more than D．not merely
13．A．day after day B．day by day C．the other day D．to this day
14．A．passion B．salesmanship C．enthusiasm D．job
15．A．serve on B．care for C．wait upon D．deal with
16．A．accidentally B．occasionally C．finally D．disrespectfully
17．A．Yet B．So C．Then D．For
18．A．enthusiastic B．unconcerned C．different D．responsible
19．A．wore of B．wore on C．wore over D．wore off
20．A．response B．realization C．conclusion D．circumstance