It was five days before Christmas. Holiday music played over the sound system and my co-wo

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

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

1—5CDBAB               6—10DADCC            11—15 ADBDA         16—20BBCAB