ThedaybeforeChristmasIpulledintoastoreparkinglotandcou...

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  The day before Christmas I pulled into a store parking lot and counted my money again. It wasn’t much. I 21 being poor, not having enough to22 my small children a few simple toys. As I was23  I noticed the Salvation Army(救世*) bell ringer at the 24  . I felt bad again because I didn’t feel I could25  anything to give him. I started walking towards the entrance26  two cars entered empty parking spaces in front of me. The first was a  __27 , new Cadillac which became the28  of me the moment I saw it. “How 29 ”, I thought, “would it be to have enough money to buy a car like that!” The second car, 30 , was an ancient car more shabby than the one I was driving.

   A man got out of the Cadillac and hurried into the store31  past the bell ringer without a second32 . Out of the old car came a young mother with three small children following 33 behind her. Her clothes looked as 34 as her car, yet she stopped at the entrance and 35  a bill. In that second a(n)36  touched me, my envy and dislike  __37  me, and all the love and joy filled me. I fished a bill out of my own purse, 38  it in the Salvation Army kettle, and wished the 39  a “Merry Christmas!”

   Now I felt I was a poor man but rich on the 40 . After finding a few things for my kids, I drove home with my heart singing.

21. A. hated            B. permitted            C. escaped          D. regretted

22. A. make             B. buy              C. award            D. lend

23. A. pulling out          B. settling in          C. getting out          D. cutting in

24. A. parking space    B. counter          C. parking lot          D. entrance

25. A. spare            B. split            C. spend            D. save

26. A. though           B. since            C. when             D. if

27. A. sharp            B. dull             C. pure             D. shiny

28. A. target           B. envy         C. item         D. bargain

29. A. nice             B. precious         C. rare             D. expensive

30. A. therefore        B. however          C. anyhow  D. besides

31. A. merely               B. right            C. hopefully        D. seldom

32. A. smile            B. nod              C. glance           D. wave

33. A. firmly               B. bravely          C. casually         D. closely

34. A. worn out         B. cast down        C. tired out  D. broken down

35. A. paid             B. passed           C. donated      D. rejected

36. A. equality             B. sympathy         C. approval         D. warmth

37. A. left             B. visited              C. reached          D. missed

38. A. took             B. handed       C. started      D. dropped

39. A. salesman         B. bell ringer          C. woman            D. man driver

40. A. wealth               B. luck             C. inside               D. outside

【回答】

21-25ABCDA     26-30CDBAB    31-35BCDAC    36-40DADBC

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空