It was five days before Christmas. Holiday music played over the sound system and my co-workers excitedly 1 their plans. "Doing anything special? "they asked me. I shook my head 2 . I was 3 ,000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing my lifelong 3 of becoming a nurse. I attended classes all day, then went straight to my full-time 4 job at night. My weekly plan left
me extremely tired and homesick.
I had 5 looked forward to the holidays. But this December I felt unable to go on. In my prayers（祷告） I told 6 that I could just get home to see my mum, dad and brothers. I could survive the next two years until I graduated. But 7 ? Rent, textbooks and other expenses left me with no 8 cash. Money to go home? I barely had money to eat. "I'm on my 9 .Cover for me, will you? "asked Maribelle, another waitress, as she passed me 10 her way to the employee' s room. 11 , there' s this guy at Table Five, "she said. "He' s been sitting there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not 12 anything either." She paused, "It's like he's... 13 somebody".
I looked in the corner. 14 enough, there was a slim, pleasantly-looking man 5 15
in a worn shirt, and a black baseball cap, just sitting, 16 .I went over, trying to force a smile. "I'm Cory," I said, "please let me know if you want anything. "
I was turning to walk away 17 the man spoke. He had a soft, low voice, but somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the 18 restaurant. "I'd like an order of chips," he said, "and a glass of water. "My heart 19 .Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu, which meant I wouldn’t get much of a 20 . But maybe this guy was broke, and I sure know how that felt. So I tried my best to
make him feel okay.
1．A． expressed B．changed C．discussed D．announced
2．A． okay B．yes C．not D．no
3．A． plan B．dream C．hope D．demand
4．A． waitress B．waiter C．assistant D．maid
5．A． seldom B．always C．never D．hardly
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6．A． my parents B．Mum C．Dad D．God
7．A． how B．when C．why D．where
8．A． other B．rest C．enough D．extra
9．A． way B．duty C．break D．work
10．A． to B．by C．on D．at
11．A． By the way B．On the contrary C．Above all D．After all
12．A． saying B．eating C．drinking D．ordering
13．A． looking for B．waiting for C．waiting on D．longing for
14．A． Good B．Lucky C．A11 D．Sure
15．A． dressed B．wore C．devoted D．seated
16．A． angrily B．alone C．sadly D．enjoyably
17．A． before B．when C．as D．while
18．A． quiet B．large C．noisy D．wonderful
19．A． sank B．beat C．broke D．lost
20．A． praise B．tip C．dollar D．prize