It's a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The young man behind the counter knows his __
36__ by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children and adults with equal __
37__. He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is __
38__.
One day, three people rushed in and grabbed（抓住） food off the shelves as fast as they could, __
39__ not intending to pay for it. He hit the “panic button” , then went over the counter（柜台） and __
40__ the front door. It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren't going __
41__ with their illgotten（非法获得的） gains. They __
42__ the food and simply crowded together in panic（惊慌地）—knowing the police were __
43__ the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal if they were that __
44__. “We have food in the back, expired (到期)but still __
45__ to eat. If you need food, you __
46__ have some.”
They were told to __
47__ what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out（清理） the mess. They were doing just that __
48__ the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer __
49__.
This wasn't what they had __
50__. They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.
Soon three __
51__ people walked out with all the __
52__ their arms could hold. They were __
53__ that，if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the __
54__ person in the world to claim he was a hero. But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of—a __
55__amount of selfrespect and a little bit of hope.
| 小题1: | | A．friends | B．neighbors | C．customers | D．passengers |
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| 小题2: | | A．respect | B．pride | C．wisdom | D．satisfaction |
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| 小题3: | | A．slow | B．busy | C．heavy | D．swift |
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| 小题4: | | A．bravely | B．reasonably | C．hardly | D．obviously |
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| 小题5: | | A．opened | B．locked | C．closed | D．broke |
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| 小题6: | | A．nowhere | B．somewhere | C．anywhere | D．everywhere |
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| 小题7: | | A．hid | B．lifted | C．ate | D．dropped |
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小题8:A .in B．on C．off D．by
| 小题9: | | A．anxious | B．curious | C．courageous | D．hungry |
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| 小题10: | | A．safe | B．easy | C．sweet | D．unique |
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| 小题11: | | A．must | B．can | C．should | D．need |
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| 小题12: | | A．hold up | B．hand out | C．pick up | D．hand in |
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| 小题13: | | A．when | B．after | C．before | D．since |
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| 小题14: | | A．popular | B．necessary | C．reliable | D．important |
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| 小题15: | | A．wanted | B．desired | C．expected | D．admired |
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| 小题16: | | A．dirtier | B．cleaner | C．cleverer | D．quicker |
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小题17:A .money B．cigarettes C．drinks D．food
| 小题18: | | A．reminded | B．warned | C．ordered | D．persuaded |
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| 小题19: | | A．first | B．last | C．best | D．worst |
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| 小题20: | | A．large | B．fair | C．small | D．full |
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