Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she has
_____ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady
_____ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place.
I went to the
____ with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started
______ her of asking the first random person she saw to help her. Although that was
___ , I didn’t understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to
____ an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no way to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not
______ she purchased the item.
“If I , a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be
_____ the privilege--- as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he
_____ to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I hesitated when the woman asked for my help, but
______ in my hand I asked myself, “ Why not? What valid reasons do I usually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its _
_____. The woman looked poor, but she
_____ the same treatment as anyone else does.
| 小题1: | | A．purchased | B．shown | C．lost | D．mended |
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| 小题2: | | A．managed | B．wanted | C．refused | D．promised |
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| 小题3: | | A．counter | B．department | C．market | D．window |
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| 小题4: | | A．warning | B．informing | C．reminding | D．accusing |
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| 小题5: | | A．wrong | B．true | C．reasonable | D．meaningful |
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| 小题6: | | A．leave | B．pay | C．find | D．obtain |
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| 小题7: | | A．answer | B．prove | C．support | D．admit |
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| 小题8: | | A．ordered | B．asked | C．denied | D．given |
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| 小题9: | | A．agreed | B．prepared | C．failed | D．remembered |
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| 小题10: | | A．totally | B．gradually | C．hardly | D．quickly |
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| 小题11: | | A．design | B．cover | C．content | D．price |
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| 小题12: | | A．deserved | B．required | C．received | D．appreciated |
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