Question

One evening I was resting in a cafe. I 36 a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me.

He was in a(n) 37 shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the 38 in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He 39 down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them.　

He was busy doing his work 40 heavy rain began to pour down. People rushed to the café for 41 from the rain. More and more people crowded 42 and gradually separated the boy from me.

Hours passed, and it turned 43 . I had no shoes on my feet and 44 where the boy had been. I thought he would not 45 my shoes, and I would have to go home on my bare feet.

When it was near midnight the 46 ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the café. The café was to be 47 . I had to move to the door, head 48 . just as I went to the gate, I 49 found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the 50 with his head leaning against a box and his upper body being 51 . he held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms.

I shook him slightly and woke him up. He 52 up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me. Then he opened the package 53 , gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly. I 54 him and wrapped him with his unfit shirt, which had wrapped my leather shoes. On my way home, the 55 of the boy stayed in my mind.

36. A. took　　 B. wore　　　　 C. mended　　　　 D. owned　

37. A. old　　　 B. unfit　　　　 C. small　　　　　 D. dirty　

38. A. bag　　　 B. package　　 C. box　　　　　 D. suitcase　

39. A. seated　　 B. bent　　　　 C. put　　　　　　 D. looked　

40. A. when　　　 B. after　　　　 C. because　　　 D. since　

41. A. protection　　 B. rest　　　　 C. hide　　　 　D. preparation　

42. A. out　　　　 B. away　　　　 C. in　　　　 D. off　

43. A. dark　　　 B. light　　　　　 C. dim　　　　　 D. bright　

44. A. thought　　 B. wondered　　 C. guessed　　　 D. imagined　

45. A. shine　　　 B. keep　　　　 C. return　　　　 D. carry　

46. A. rain　　　　 B. coffee　　 C. time　　　　　　 D. work　

47. A. opened　　 B. locked　　　 C. stopped　　　 D. closed　

48. A. lowered　　 B. dropped　　　 C. raised　　　　　 D. held　

49. A. shortly　　 B. surprisingly　　 C. sadly　　　 D. immediately　

50. A. table　　　　 B. door　　　 C. bed　　　　　 D. cafe　

51. A. wet　　　　 B. bare　　　　　 C. pale　　　 D. cold　

52. A. stayed　　　 B. sat　　　　　 C. jumped　　　　　 D. got　

53. A. finally　　 B. suddenly　　 C. unfriendly　　　　 D. hurriedly　

54. A. recognized　 B. forgave　　 C. paid　　　　　　　 D. inspired　

55. A. feature　　　 B. shirt　　　　　 C. image　　　　 D. form

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