Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very bu

Mr.West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy,so he was never    1  to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it wasthe week   2   Christmas, and the shops werevery crowded, he   3   that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office,and   4   had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought somesandwiches, ate   5   quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during hislunch   6  .The shop was full of women, whowere also buying presents during their lunch hour.

Mr.West stood politely at the   7   of a crowd of women who were   8   forward to try to get to the people who were   9   necklacesand earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with theothers, but more and more women were   10   into the shop the whole time and pushingselfishly   11   him.

Afterhalf an hour, he was   12   as far from the people who were sellingthe necklaces as he had been   13   he came in, and his lunch hour wascoming to an end, so he decided to change his   14   of doing things: he put his head down,  15   a suddenloud shout and started to push his way towards the   16   of thecrowd as hard as he could.

Thewomen around him became very   17   when they saw what he was doing, andbegan to   18   him. “Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?”they shouted.

“Ladies,”he  19   them,“I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past halfhour, and it has done me no   20  ,sonow I am starting to behave like a lady!”

1. A. sure B.certain

C. able    D.possible

2. A. before  B.after

C. till    D.within

3. A. promised  B.decided

C. agreed   D.insisted

4. A. never    B.sometimes

C. seldom D.usually

5. A. it  B.them

C. that  D.those

6. A. hour B.moment

C. minute D.second

7. A. top   B.middle

C. edge   &n

bsp;    D.stage

8. A. pulling  B.pushing

C. gathering  D.managing

9. A. selling   B.buying

C. choosing  D.seizing

10. A. going  B.entering

C. fetching   D.coming

11. A. beyond    B.past

C. over D.through

12. A. just B.even

C. ever D.already

13. A. where B.until

C. when   D.even if  

14. A. habit   B.way

C. act   D.sign

15. A. caught    B.attempted

C. blew    D.gave

16. A. center B.end

C. front    D.back

17. A. patient    B.angry

C. curious    D.nervous

18. A. pity    B.protect

C. refuse  D.scold

19. A. hated  B.waved

C. explained  D.answered

20. A. treasure  B.good

C. respect D.present

试题答案

答案：C;A;B;D;B;A;C;B;A;D;B;A;C;B;D;C;B;D;D;B