The chemist handed me my prescription(處方藥),apologized for the wait,and explained that his register had already closed.He asked if I would
36 using the register at the front of the store.
I told him not to worry and walked up to the front,
37 one person was in line ahead of me,a little girl no more than seven,
38 a bottle of Children’s Motrin on the counter.She 39 a little green and white striped(有條紋的) coin purse closely to her chest.
The purse
40 me of the days when,as a child,I played dress-up in my grandma’s closet.I’d march around the house in
41 clothes,wearing costume jewellery and hats,talking “grownup talk”to
42 who would listen.I remembered the thrill one day when I
43 a pretend dollar to someone,and he handed back some 44 coins for me to put into my special purse.“Keep the
45 !”he told me with a wink(眨眼).
Now the clerk rang up(用收銀機記錄)the little girl’s
46 ,while she shakily pulled out a coupon(優(yōu)惠券),a dollar bill and some coins.I watched her face becoming red as she tried to
47 her money,and I could see right away that she was about a dollar
48 .With a quick wink to the checker,I drew a dollar bill onto the counter and
49 the clerk to ring up the sale.The child put her
50 change into her coin purse,grabbed her
51 and hurried out of the door.
As I
52 for my car,I felt a pull on my shirt.There was the girl,
53 up at me with her big brown eyes.She gave me a
54 ,wrapped her arms around my legs for a long moment,and then stretched out her little hand.It was full of coins.“
55 ,”she whispered.
“That’s okay,”I answered.I flashed her a smile and winked,“keep the change!”
小題1: | A.enjoy | B.remember | C.mind | D.regret |
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小題2: | A.where | B.when | C.while | D.which |
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小題3: | A.a(chǎn)bout | B.with | C.a(chǎn)s | D.like |
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小題4: | A.held | B.handed | C.opened | D.closed |
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小題5: | A.told | B.reminded | C.informed | D.convinced |
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小題6: | A.suitable | B.expensive | C.oversized | D.soft |
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小題7: | A.nobody | B.someone | C.everyone. | D.a(chǎn)nyone |
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小題8: | A.lent | B.showed | C.left | D.gave |
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小題9: | A.pretend | B.false | C.true | D.real |
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小題10: | A.change | B.dollar | C.paper | D.purse |
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小題11: | A.expression | B.price | C.medicine | D.money |
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小題13: | A.sharp | B.short | C.enough | D.much |
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小題14: | A.a(chǎn)dvised | B.begged | C.signaled | D.got |
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小題15: | A.untouched | B.separated | C.given | D.uncounted |
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小題16: | A.package | B.money | C.purse. | D.change |
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小題17: | A.drove | B.started | C.headed | D.stopped |
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小題18: | A.waving | B.looking | C.nodding | D.pointing |
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小題19: | A.dollar | B.message | C.note | D.smile |
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小題20: | A.Excuse me | B.Terribly sorry | C.Thank you | D.See you |
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