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　　Mrs. Harrington was glad to be back at the block of flats where she lived. Her shopping had tired her. In the  1 her thoughts were on lunch and a good rest; but when she got out at her own floor, both were forgotten in her  2 discovery that her front door was  3 . She was thinking that she must blame her daily  4 the next morning for such a terrible piece of carelessness, when she remembered that she had  5 both keys in their locks. She walked slowly into the hall and at once noticed that all the  6 were open, yet following her regular practice she had shut them before going out. Looking into the drawing room, she saw a scene of  7 over her writing desk. It was as clear as daylight then that her flat had been broken in during her  8 . Her first angry thought was to go  9 all the rooms looking for the thieves, but then she decided that at her age it might be more  10 to have someone with her, so she went to  11 Mr. Johnson from the first floor. By this time her legs were beginning to tremble, so she sat down and  12 a cup of very strong tea while he telephoned the police.

　　Then they went back and through the rooms, being careful to touch  13 , as they did not want to hinder(妨碍) the police in their search for  14 . It seemed as though everything she  15 had been thrown out and turned over and over. Then a police officer arrived with a policeman and she told them of her  16 of her robbed flat. The police officer began to look for fingerprints, while the policeman  17 that the front door locks had not been  18 , which proved that the thieves had either used some  19 or entered over the balcony(阳台). There was no trace of fingerprints, but the officer found a dirty red pack that  20 jewelry which the old lady said was not hers. So the entry into this flat was clearly not their first job that day.

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My husband, a simple man, has a favorite saying: “A bargain is really a bargain when you don’t buy it”. ___21___ he sets aside his simple ways when we dine out. Unlike his relatives who enter a restaurant armed with calculators to make sure they never ___22___, my husband___23___ 5 percent each time the accepted tip standard increases. He hasn’t analyzed why he tips so generously, but I think the habit ___24___ from his high school years, when he worked as a busboy(饭店打杂工) and got tips from people he served.

Over the years, out growing boys would suggest that Dad let them ___25___ dessert rather than tip so much. He stood firm ___26___ their strong demands. Our sons and I have __27___ to accept his habit. We recently ___28___ our son’s girlfriend to seafood. We chose a restaurant near Cocoa Beach. Our server, a grandmotherly woman ___29___ at the artof service, flew around the restaurant serving dishes and drinks ___30___ treating customers enthusiastically. She remembered their special ___31___, likes and dislikes. She didn’t serve us ___32___ food. She served us the best food. She made sure the kitchen gave her fresh produce. At the end of the meal, our waitress ___33___ the bill, then went to ___34___ to the growing crowd of other diners. My husband paid with a credit card and added her tip. When we left, “Mr. Goldsmith!”she called waving a receipt(发票)at him, “Thank you.” “What did you give her?”I asked, wondering if he had done something ___35___ or made acalculation error. “She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a big ___36___ in tips.It wasn’t until later when I overheard our son retelling the story of the grateful waitress that I realized she had given my family something ___37___ a thank you. She showed our son the __38___ of recognizing hard work. Her show of gratitudehelped a dad earn a bit more ___39___ from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I married this ___40___, caring man.

1.A. Therefore              B. Yet           C. Instead              D. Besides

2.A. overtip           B. overspend   C. overcharge          D. overwaste

3.A. adds                      B. supplies             C. refuses                     D. provides

4.A. developed              B. resulted             C. appeared                  D. changed

5.A. order                    B. choose              C. book                        D. ask

6.A. for                 B. to                     C. against                     D. upon

7.A. decided          B. agreed               C. come                D. happened

8.A. helped            B. requested           C. treated                     D. cooked

9.A. quick                    B. familiar             C. weak                 D. skilled

10.A. so that          B. after                 C. with                         D. while

11.A. characters            B. features             C. tastes                D. favorites

12. A. cheap          B. special              C. average                    D. delicious

13.A. presented             B. took                  C. delivered                  D. settled

14. A. turn                    B. talk                   C. wait                         D. attend

15.A. demanding    B. ashamed            C. unreasonable             D. puzzling

16.A. rise                     B. reward              C. pay                          D. prize

17.A. little more than B. more than      C. rather than     D. other than

18.A. importance   B. situation            C. meaning                   D. effort

19. A. attention             B. care                  C. praise                D. respect

20.A. easy-going    B. thoughtful       C. tough                     D. serious