12.I stopped at a grocery store the other day.I was about to go on a long drive(41)C I wanted to buy my favorite beverage(饮料) for the trip.It wasn't the store I (42)A go to,just one I passed along the way.
As I walked up to the entrance,I (43)D a man and a boy who was about 10or 12years old standing at the front of the store.(44)B walked past,as the man handed them half-sheets of white paper.I walked up to them with curiosity.As I got (45)A,I saw that they had two carts(购物车)starting to fill with (46)C.
I said hello and the man (47)B me and handed me one of the pieces of paper,explaining that they were (48)D donations for the local pantry(食品贮藏室).(49)A the paper was a simple list of food items:peanut butter,noodles,pasta sauce,canned fruits and vegetables.It also included a short (50)C about the boy and his efforts to collect food donations since the age of 8.I was really touched that (51)A young a person would be so interested in helping others.I told him it was an awesome(了不起的) idea and that he should(52)D proud of himself.He smiled.
Then,I went in to get my drink.(53)A,the store didn't have it in stock.But I wasn't upset,(54)C by then I felt I had another mission.I (55)B the store,picking things from the(56)D,then brought them back out to the boy and put them in the cart.I (57)B gave the man the white sheet of paper back to (58)A for another customer.
As I walked back to my (59)B,the boy's spirit stuck with me.How inspiring to (60)A a young boy with a determination to do good deeds,and the courage to act on it.
41.A.however | B.because | C.and | D.but |
42.A.usually | B.hardly | C.shortly | D.properly |
43.A.hesitated | B.interrupted | C.condemned | D.noticed |
44.A.Workers | B.Customers | C.Villagers | D.Officers |
45.A.closer | B.farther | C.deeper | D.higher |
46.A.books | B.flowers | C.groceries | D.vegetables |
47.A.compromised | B.greeted | C.invited | D.resisted |
48.A.choosing | B.checking | C.obtaining | D.collecting |
49.A.On | B.Near | C.Below | D.Behind |
50.A.joke | B.plan | C.story | D.fact |
51.A.so | B.such | C.much | D.too |
52.A.took | B.was | C.take | D.be |
53.A.Unfortunately | B.Uncomfortably | C.apparently | D.Generally |
54.A.whether | B.though | C.because | D.until |
55.A.got through | B.went through | C.took in | D.kept up |
56.A.exit | B.desk | C.hole | D.list |
57.A.too | B.also | C.either | D.neither |
58.A.reuse | B.reread | C.recycle | D.recite |
59.A.shop | B.car | C.home | D.company |
60.A.meet with | B.set loose | C.watch over | D.rely on. |