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When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

   One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar   36   a worker who had the flu. I told her I would mess it up,   37   I had never worked at the bar before. I   38   that instead of making money, I would end up owing it.

   “You can do it,” said my mother, “  39  , you won’t get much business until lunch.”

   “But I’ll never remember the orders, and I’m no good   40   money. Please, Mom, don’t   41   me.

   “Then I’ll help you,” she said.

   I shrugged my shoulders. I thought my mother’s   42   was a bad one, but I   43  .

   When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was   44  . Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks.   45  , I was really slow at taking the orders and making change. The line of people grew, and everybody seemed   46  , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I   47   a cup into pieces. What a mess! Then my mother came to   48   me, and she also showed me how to make   49  . If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3.25, I handed over

  50   quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five.” Things went more   51   after that.

   By the end of the day, I could remember orders,   52   the bill, and make change quickly with a smile. I was even a little   53   when the sun came out and dried up business. My mother said she was proud of me, and when she   54   that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug. I was too busy

  55   the restaurant I would open one day.

36.	A. to	B. for	C. after	D. over
37.	A. because	B. though	C. until	D. while
40.	A. of	B. on	C. about	D. with
41.	A. blame	B. fool	C. frighten	D. make
42.	A. idea	B. bar	C. day	D. answer
43.	A. guessed	B. obeyed	C. begged	D. admitted
44.	A. angry	B. sad	C. worry	D. ashamed
45.	A. At least	B. At last	C. At most	D. At first
46.	A. surprised	B. impolite	C. pleased	D. impatient
47.	A. damaged	B. destroyed	C. broke	D. ruined
48.	A. scold	B. help	C. beat	D. save
49.	A. money	B. lunch	C. coffee	D. change
50.	A. two	B. three	C. four	D. five
51.	A. smoothly	B. fairly	C. simply	D. conveniently
52.	A. turn in	B. count out	C. take over	D. add up
53.	A. discouraged	B. disturbed	C. disappointed	D. distrusted
54.	A. thought	B. stated	C. announced	D. suggested
55.	A. imagining	B. preparing	C. examining	D. describing

    

When I was young,my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar   36   a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up,  37  I had never worked at the bar before.I   38  

that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.

“You can do it,”said my mother.“   39   ,you won’t get much business until lunch.”

“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good ___40_ money.Please,Mom,don’t

    41   me.”

“Then I’ll help you,”she said.

I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother’s     42     was a bad one,but I      43     .

When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was   44   .Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks.   45   ,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed   46   .I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I    47   a cup into pieces.What a mess!Then my mother came to   48   me,and she also showed me how to make   49   .If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25,I handed over   50   quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.”Things went more   51   after that.

By the end of the day,I could remember orders,   52   the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little   53   when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she   54   that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy   55   the restaurant I would open one day.

A.to                          B.for                     C.after                         D.over

A.because                  B.though               C.until                         D.while

A.promised                B.noticed               C.worried                     D.hoped

A.Therefore        B.However            C.Besides                     D.Yet

A.of                          B.on                            C.about                        D.with

A.blame                     B.fool                   C.frighten                     D.make

A.idea                       B.bar                    C.day                           D.answer

A.guessed                  B.obeyed               C.begged                      D.admitted

A.angry                     B.sad                    C.wrong                       D.ashamed

A.At least                 B.At last                C.At most                     D.At first

A.surprised               B.impolite             C.pleased                      D.impatient

A.damaged               B.destroyed           C.broke                        D.ruined

A.scold                    B.help                   C.beat                          D.save

A.money                  B.lunch                 C.coffee                       D.change

A.two                      B.three                  C.four                          D.five

A.smoothly                     B.fairly                 C.simply                      D.conveniently

A.turn in                  B.count out            C.take over                   D.add up

A.discouraged           B.disturbed            C.disappointed              D.distrusted

A.thought                 B.stated                 C.announced                 D.suggested

A.imagining             B.preparing           C.examining                 D.describing

    When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

    One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar   36   a worker who had the flu. I told her I would mess it up,   37   I had never worked at the bar before. I   38   that instead of making money, I would end up owing it.

    “You can do it,” said my mother, “  39  , you won’t get much business until lunch.”

    “But I’ll never remember the orders, and I’m no good   40   money. Please, Mom, don’t   41   me.

    “Then I’ll help you,” she said.

    I shrugged my shoulders. I thought my mother’s   42   was a bad one, but I   43  .

    When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was   44  . Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks.   45  , I was really slow at taking the orders and making change. The line of people grew, and everybody seemed   46  , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I   47   a cup into pieces. What a mess! Then my mother came to   48   me, and she also showed me how to make   49  . If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3.25, I handed over   50   quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five.” Things went more   51   after that.

    By the end of the day, I could remember orders,   52   the bill, and make change quickly with a smile. I was even a little   53   when the sun came out and dried up business. My mother said she was proud of me, and when she   54   that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug. I was too busy   55   the restaurant I would open one day.

36.A. to               B. for                         C. after                        D. over

37.A. because              B. though                    C. until                D. while

38.A. promised            B. noticed            C. worried                   D. hoped

39.A. Therefore            B. However          C. Besides                    D. Yet

40.A. of               B. on                    C. about               D. with

41.A. blame          B. fool                 C. frighten            D. make

42.A. idea             B. bar                   C. day                  D. answer

43.A. guessed              B. obeyed                   C. begged             D. admitted

44.A. angry                 B. sad                  C. worry                      D. ashamed

45.A. At least        B. At last              C. At most                  D. At first

46.A. surprised      B. impolite           C. pleased            D. impatient

47.A. damaged      B. destroyed         C. broke               D. ruined

48.A. scold           B. help                 C. beat                 D. save

49.A. money         B. lunch               C. coffee              D. change

50.A. two                    B. three                C. four                 D. five

51.A. smoothly            B. fairly               C. simply              D. conveniently

52.A. turn in        B. count out         C. take over       D. add up

53.A. discouraged  B. disturbed         C. disappointed     D. distrusted

54.A. thought        B. stated                     C. announced        D. suggested

55.A. imagining     B. preparing        C. examining               D. describing

When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

   One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar   1   a worker who had the flu. I told her I would mess it up,   2   I had never worked at the bar before. I   3   that instead of making money, I would end up owing it.

   “You can do it,” said my mother, “  4  , you won’t get much business until lunch.”

   “But I’ll never remember the orders, and I’m no good   5   money. Please, Mom, don’t   6   me.

   “Then I’ll help you,” she said.

   I shrugged my shoulders. I thought my mother’s   7   was a bad one, but I   8  .

   When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was   9  . Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks.   10  , I was really slow at taking the orders and making change. The line of people grew, and everybody seemed   11  , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I   12   a cup into pieces. What a mess! Then my mother came to   13   me, and she also showed me how to make   14  . If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3.25, I handed over   15   quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five.” Things went more   16   after that.

   By the end of the day, I could remember orders,   17   the bill, and make change quickly with a smile. I was even a little   18   when the sun came out and dried up business. My mother said she was proud of me, and when she   19   that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug. I was too busy   20   the restaurant I would open one day.

1.	A. to	B. for	C. after	D. over
2.	A. because	B. though	C. until	D. while
3.	A. promised	B. noticed	C. worried	D. hoped
4.	A. Therefore	B. However	C. Besides	D. Yet
5.	A. of	B. on	C. about	D. with
6.	A. blame	B. fool	C. frighten	D. make
7.	A. idea	B. bar	C. day	D. answer
8.	A. guessed	B. obeyed	C. begged	D. admitted
9.	A. angry	B. sad	C. worry	D. ashamed
10.	A. At least	B. At last	C. At most	D. At first
11.	A. surprised	B. impolite	C. pleased	D. impatient
12.	A. damaged	B. destroyed	C. broke	D. ruined
13.	A. scold	B. help	C. beat	D. save
14.	A. money	B. lunch	C. coffee	D. change
15.	A. two	B. three	C. four	D. five
16.	A. smoothly	B. fairly	C. simply	D. conveniently
17.	A. turn in	B. count out	C. take over	D. add up
18.	A. discouraged	B. disturbed	C. disappointed	D. distrusted
19.	A. thought	B. stated	C. announced	D. suggested
20.	A. imagining	B. preparing	C. examining	D. describing