I was working on my usual Sunday afterno

I was working on my usual Sunday afternoon shift at the bakery. The flow of   36  rushed to finish weekend shopping in order to return home   37  to prepare supper or watch the football game. I   38  on my job of stamping hundreds of bags for the coming holiday  weekend   39  I heard a weak voice, “Excuse me, miss.” I   40   up to see an elderly man standing before me. He  41   asked if he could have a tart (果陷饼). I went to fetch the tart and placed it in a box.
“Three dollars, please.” I told him. The man looked   42  and began shaking his head. This is one of the most awkward   43  , because you want to give the dessert away, but cannot. He apologized, saying he would not   44    more than expected on a tart.
  45___ I felt upset, I waited on (照顾) the customer behind him, a woman who asked for various breads and desserts   46  a dinner party she was hosting. After finishing her_ 47  , she asked if I would   48  adding a tart to her bill and placing it in a  49  box. My curiosity grew as I handed it to her. She paid, _ 50  me and walked away.
I   51  to stamping bags, but I couldn’t concentrate. I could not stop thinking about the little old man who could not, or _ 52   not, spend three dollars on a dessert. Just then, I saw the woman giving the man   53 _ much-desired tart. His face   54  , brilliant and appreciative.        ___55   her kindness, he reached into his pocket and gave her the only thing he had: a piece of candy.

小题1:	A．workers B．women C．housewives D．customers

小题2:	A．whether B．either C．as D．while

小题3:	A．made B．depended C．focused D．put

小题4:	A．then B．that C．which D．when

小题5:	A．came B．got C．looked D．covered

小题6:	A．politely B．loudly C．proudly D．rudely

小题7:	A．angry B．disappointed C．happy D．poor

小题8:	A．moments B．persons C．manners D．ways

小题9:	A．pay B．use C．spend D．waste

小题10:

A．Because B．Since C．Before D．Although

小题11:

A．for B．in C．from D．to

小题12:

A．question B．order C．shopping D．need

小题13:

A．mind B．like C．try D．consider

小题14:

A．similar B．usual C．divided D．separate

小题15:

A．greeted B．excused C．thanked D．left

小题16:

A．ran B．turned C．returned D．walked

小题17:

A．dared B．would C．should D．must

小题18:

A．her B．his C．my D．their

小题19:

A．showed up B．turned up C．lit up D．lifted up

小题20:A．In honor of BIn addition to  C．In place of      D. In return for