Years ago, I worked in an office in Halifax. We had large windows overlooking a

Years ago, I worked in an office in Halifax. We hadlarge windows overlooking a busy street. I stood by one of them. When a womanin a passing car __36__and made eye contact, naturally, I __37__. 

It was the beginning of a year of window antics（古怪行径）. When things were __38 _, I stood in thewindow and waved at the passengers who looked up. And this made me laugh- work__39__ was washed away.  It didn't __40__ long toattract the following - a man with a construction truck, the carpool crowd andthe business lady with her children…. When waving became ___41___,I made signs: "Hi!", "Hello!", "Be Happy!" I ___42__them in the window and waved. 

Christmas approached. Job cuts were announced. Severalco-workers would ___43___their jobs. Stress reached a high point.Everyone was ___44__. We needed something to break thetension. While working a night __45 _, a red lab jacket __46_  myattention. I used my __47__ and turned it into a Santa’scostume. The next day my co-workers gathered around me and __48 _for thefirst time in weeks. Just then my boss walked through the door. He lookedup, saw me, paused, __49__ his head, turned and left.

I __50_ trouble. The phone on the desk rang. Itwas my boss. "Mike, come to my office!"  Entering his office, Ifelt nervous. "Mike... "That was all he managed to say. Tears_51__  in his eyes, as I sat silent and confused. When he regained __52_, he said, "Thanks, Mike! With the job cuts, it's been hard to enjoythe __53__season. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it.”

That evening, and every evening of the Christmasseason, I stood __54__ in the window and waved to my __55_ . Thebus crowd waved wildly, and the little children smiled at the strange Santa. Myheart filled with joy. For a few minutes each day, we could forget the loss ofjobs. 

1.                A．speeded up     B．broke down     C．looked up     D．pulled though

2.                A．shouted        B．hid            C．left  D．waved

3.                A．slow           B．bad            C．right     D．important

4.                A．pleasure        B．stress          C．experience    D．challenge

5.                A．spend          B．take           C．cost D．pay

6.                A．encouraging     B．embarrassing    C．moving   D．boring

7.                A．saw            B．read           C．posted   D．painted

8.                A．lose           B．seek           C．finish D．take

9.                A．terrified        B．satisfied         C．depressed     D．exhausted

10.               A．class           B．shift           C．club  D．party

11.               A．pulled         B．attracted        C．deserved  D．attacked

12.               A．imagination     B．relation        C．experience D．strategy

13.               A．spoke          B．laughed        C．acted     D．returned

14.               A．nodded        B．shook          C．raised D．lower

15.               A．took           B．put            C．feared    D．avoid

16.               A．fell            B．formed         C．dried D．disappeared

17.               A．confidence      B．balance        C．control    D．strength

18.               A．Labor          B．Christmas       C．Thanksgiving    D．National

19.               A．luckily          B．eagerly         C．proudly   D．naturally

20.               A．boss           B．children        C．co-workers D．fans

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1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.B

15.C

16.B

17.C

18.B

19.C

20.D

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