I still remember the day I was driving to the supermarket I own. When I came out, I found a boy 16 my car with a brush(刷子). I went over and patted (拍) him on the shoulder, which surprised him very much. In no time he began to 17 at me, so I was sure he 18 some money. From the shoes he was wearing I could hardly imagine how 40 he was. So I offered him a $100 bill. To my great surprise, he 19 to take it. When I was wondering what he was doing, he said, “I was waiting here for 4 hours, waiting for you. Your 20 is so beautiful and I like it, but I don’t need that.” I knew he was mentioning the 21 .
As he had refused the money, I offered to drive him around the town. The boy became so 22 that he got into the car at once, “Would you please drive me 23 ? It is only about 3 miles.” What the boy wanted to do was to show off to his friends and his family. 24 I stopped, he jumped out and ran into an old building, telling me to wait there for some time. Very soon he came out, saying to a little girl on his back, “Look at this beautiful car. I will buy you one some day.”
I noticed his sister had a pale (苍白的) face. 25 , her legs were too thin, and she was unable to 26 .
After that day I went to his home several times. And I got to know more about him and his 27 . Poor as they were, the boy 51 refused my money, and said, “I can 28 money by myself, thank you.”
Soon I 29 my manager of the supermarket that a boy would go to 30 here the next day.
No matter how poor we are, we would never give in (屈服) to ourselves.
16. A. repairing | B. cleaning | C. fixing | D. hitting |
17. A. shout | B. cry | C. smile | D. throw |
18. A. lost | B. got | C. received | D. needed |
19. A. begged | B. agreed | C. allowed | D. refused |
20. A. car | B. hair | C. suitcase | D. bag |
21. A. box | B. wheel | C. paper | D. bill |
22. A. unhappy | B. scared | C. excited | D. unfriendly |
23. A. yard | B. office | C. school | D. home |
24. A. As soon as | B. As long as | C. As well as | D. So far as |
25. A. So | B. However | C. What;’s worse | D. In general |
26. A. run | B. jump | C. climb | D. walk |
27. A. brother | B. family | C. friend | D. boss |
28. A. spend | B. save | C. make | D. borrow |
29. A. told | B. asked | C. answered | D. warned |
30. A. shop | B. work | C. sleep | D. buy |