Let me take you back a couple of years. Come with me as we relearn a lesson, one that has stuck with me, in my present memory, and   36   me yet. We walked into Elida Road Hardware, an old-fashioned hardware    37___ . No automatic door, not a computer in the building. It was one that I went to fairly often. As we entered the door, two sounds    38   us. The sleigh bells of last year made that sweet, peaceful tinkle as we opened the door. The other sound was the electronic beeper that reminded Andy of our   39    .

 “Good afternoon, Ryan,”     40     the cheerful greeting. Andy was a very   41    sort of owner. He was of medium build and height, and the smile on his face welcomed us.

We walked across the old wood floor. Andy asked us what he could help us with. I told him we were      42    a spring(弹簧). He very patiently replied, “l have lots of springs. You’re going to need to be more specific.”

“Just a spring for an old-fashioned screen door.”

“That’s it. A screen door spring, right down there. ” We   43   where he was pointing, and sure enough, there they were. And knew his store, and his products. That was why I came here instead of Meijer. The service couldn’t be beaten. The price; Yes. But service and   44    ;No.

I picked up one and followed him to the    45   .

He figured up the price, doing the math in his head, “ $1.88,with tax comes to $1. 99. ”

 “ Put it on my dad’s account. ”

He nodded and smiled, “ Good dad’s account. ” He smiled. “I don’t know what you boys would do    46    dad’s account! ”

He handed me the ticket and as I    47    it, I asked, “You really trust my signature?”

His reply surprised,_   48    delighted me. “ When I can’t trust Jerry Hoover’s boys, I can trust nobody! ”

We left, and the brain immediately started to forget things, in order of importance. But what Andy said that day rang in my ears. And it rings in my ears today. That’s a tall order to live up to. It’s a high standard of    49    .My father made a fame for that name, and I get to enjoy the benefits. But on account of this, I must maintain that fame. And that’s     50     business.

1.A.inspires             B.excites         C.shocks           D.amazes

2.A.restaurant           B.store           C. park            D.factory

3.A.hugged            B.greeted          C.heard            D.sensed

4.A.presence           B. dependence      C. importance      D. absence

5.A.shouted            B.said             C.went            D.came

6. A. special            B. ridiculous        C. friendly         D. appropriate

7.A. looking up         B. looking for       C. looking into      D. looking after

8.A. turned to          B. got to            C. stuck to         D. referred to

9.A. description         B. determination     C. satisfaction      D. imagination

10..A.corner              B.counter          C.bank            D.door

11.A.without             B.within           C.by              D.for

12.A.saw                B.wrote            C.signed          D.touched

13.A.yet              B.still              C.even           D.also

14.A. honesty         B. fortune           C. consideration   D. devotion

15.A. serious          B. optimistic         C. silent         D. successful

Was it in the village ____we used to live _____ the accident happened?

A. that; where      B. which; that    C. where; that     D. which; where

From his _____look , we could see that he hadn’t expected that we could raise such ______

questions to him.

     A. confusing; confusing               B. confused; confused

     C. confusing; confused                D. confused; confusing

--What do you think made Mary so upset ?

    ---______  her new bicycle.

A. As she lost         B. Lost          C. Losing             D. Because of losing

 The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which _____ saved for other purposes.

A. is                 B. were          C. was               D. are

The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle ______ .

  A. to be heard         B. to have heard      C. hearing          D. being heard

 When Jason failed to pay his bill, the network company ______ his Internet connection.

   A. cut down           B. cut up           C. cut off           D. cut out

 It is good ______ for an Arab to stand ______ to his friend when they are talking.

   A. manners; close       B. manner ; close

   C. manners ; closely     D. manner; closed

Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where ____ yet.

   A. hasn’t been decided     B. haven’t decided

C. isn’t being decided       D. aren’t decided

 --- Do you want anything else for your birthday?

--- Nothing else. I’m very ______ with what you’ve bought for me.

A. satisfying     B. honest         C. content          D. disappointed