When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad   36  stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t  37 it, but I could pray from the   38  we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or  39  and go home empty-handed. That corner  40  either mouth-watering excitement or  41  .

 On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the  42  sound of his offer. It   43 . “Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to  44   today?”

Twenty cents! My mind reeled（震惊）. I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some  45   for odd jobs（零活）. But  46  it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit of   47  , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll   48  .”My father just said, “Okay, Son.”

But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to  49 . But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt  50  for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or   51  act disappointed.

I   52 that generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the  53   ice cream I’d ever had.

I’ll tell you one more thing. We  54 another trip the next week. As we  55  the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”

1. A. never          B. hardly      C. frequently          D. strangely

2. A. expect       B. mention     C. wait                      D. get

3. A. month        B. day         C. weekend                   D. moment

4. A. finish       B. drive      C. turn                       D. return

5. A. indicated    B. meant      C. suggested          D. instructed

6. A. anger        B. shame       C. happiness       D. disappointment

7. A. funny       B. surprising     C. interesting         D. beautiful

8. A. came         B. spoke               C. went              D. flew

9. A. serve        B. treat       C. buy                        D. provide

10. A. extra        B. limited     C. little                    D. easy

11. A. after        B. while       C. when                      D. although

12. A. sadness      B. regret      C. curiosity               D. selfishness

13. A. accept       B. pay          C. pass                     D. eat

14. A. turn back    B. keep up      C. stop by                  D. give in

15. A. unsatisfied  B. embarrassed  C. frightened     D. crazy

16. A. even         B. never        C. only                     D. somehow

17. A. knew          B. learned     C. acknowledged（承认） D. found

18. A. dearest       B. worst        C. cheapest                D. best

19. A. made out      B. prepared for   C. went on               D. took up

20. A. crossed       B. left         C. came                  D. approached

 

When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays．On the way

home, Dad _1_ stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams．I couldn’t _2_ it, but I could pray from the _3_ we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or _4_ and go home empty-handed．That corner _5_ either mouth-watering excitement or _6_．

On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the _7_ sound of his offer．It _8_．“Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to _9_ today?”

Twenty cents! My mind reeled（震惊）．I could afford it．I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents,

plus some _10_ for odd jobs（零活）．But _11_ it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it．In a fit of _12_, I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll _13_．” My father just said, “Okay, Son．”

But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to _14_．But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one．” I felt _15_ for my selfishness and ungratefulness．He didn’t mind, or _16_ act disappointed．

I _17_ that generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than

“thank you”．On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the _18_ ice cream I’d ever had．

I’ll tell you one more thing．We _19_ another trip the next week．As we _20_ the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat．”

1．A．never                 B．hardly                C．frequently        D．strangely

2．A．expect                 B．mention             C．wait                  D．get

3．A．month                   B．day                    C．weekend            D．moment

4．A．finish                  B．drive                  C．turn                   D．return

5．A．indicated              B．meant                  C．suggested           D．instructed

6．A．anger                   B．shame                C．happiness           D．disappointment

7．A．funny                   B．surprising           C．interesting          D．beautiful

8．A．came                   B．spoke                C．went                 D．flew

9．A．serve                    B．treat                  C．buy                   D．provide

10．A．extra                 B．limited               C．little                   D．easy

11．A．after                    B．while                 C．when               D．although

12．A．sadness               B．regret                 C．curiosity            D．selfishness

13．A．accept                 B．pay                    C．pass                D．eat

14．A．turn back           B．keep up             C．stop by             D．give in

15．A．unsatisfied           B．awful                 C．frightened        D．crazy

16．A．even                  B．never                  C．only                  D．somehow

17．A．knew                 B．learned               C．acknowledged    D．found

18．A．dearest                B．worst                C．cheapest            D．best

19．A．made out            B．prepared for       C．went on             D．took up

20．A．crossed             B．left                   C．saw             D．approached

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　　Mr. Smith, a passenger on the transcontinental train, appeared before the judge. A police officer claimed he had attempted to 1 paying his fare. The defendant refused to consult a lawyer 2 suggested that the officer was not aware of all the circumstances. He appealed to the judge, when interpreting the evidence, to 3 into account the absence of any previous criminal record in his 4 . His ticket, he said, was stolen shortly before the train crossed the international borders. At that time and in that territory he was unwilling to mention the incident to the local railway authorities or cancel the 5 of his journey, in view of the severe maltreatment(粗暴对待) to which he might be 6 . He emphasized his readiness to 7 any 8 punishment the judge imposed.

　　In his summary the judge indicated he was convinced that Smith's reason was partly justified. Technically, 9 , he had committed an offence. Crime must not be encouraged or the processes of the law interfered with. He found Smith 10 and fined him one dollar.

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