Once, my father and I were waiting to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there only one family _ us and the counter, who made a big on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. You could they weren’t rich. Their clothes weren’t expensive but . The children were well-behaved., standing in line behind their parents and talking about what they would see that night.
One could they had never been to the circus before. The mother was holding her husband’s hand while the father was smiling in . The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly , “Eight for children and two for adults, please.”
The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife let go of hand, her head dropped, and his lip began to tremble. The father leaned a little and asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady the price. The man didn’t have enough money. was he supposed to turn and tell his kids that he didn’t have enough to take them to the circus? Seeing this, my father put his hand in his pocket, a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then my father _ down, picked up the bill and said the man, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for it but certainly the timely help in such an situation. He took my father’s in both of his, squeezed(紧捏) tightly onto the , and with a rear running down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really _ a lot to me and my family.”
1.A. before B. between C. behind D. besides
2.A. difference B. effort C. impression D. suggestion
3.A. tell B. agree C. believe D. suppose
4.A. clean B. shabby C. simple D. common
5.A. disappointedly B. bitterly C. excitedly D. carelessly
6.A. sense B. expect C. doubt D. Recognize
7.A. surprise B. turn C. silence D. pride
8.A. laughed B. announced C. commented D. responded
9.A. my B. his C. her D. their
10.A. backwards B. away C. closer D. farther
11.A. refused B. recited C. reduced D. repeated
12.A. When B. Where C. How D. Why
13.A. time B. money C. chance D. courage
14.A. pulled out B. pulled up C. picked out D. picked up
15.A. jumped B. lay C. knocked D. reached
16.A. appreciated B. admired C. rejected D. offered
17.A. interesting B. embarrassing C. enjoyable D. unbelievable
18.A. pocket B. wallet C. arm D. hand
19.A. ticket B. bill C. pound D. paper
20.A. pays B. costs C. means D. gives
—It shouldn't be so difficult to solve the problem if we all come to help．
—That's right_ _．
A．Many hands make light work
B．Something is better than nothing．
C．The more, the better
D．The sooner begun, the sooner done
So far it has been suggested that special stress _____ on pre-school education.
A. is laid B. be laid C. has been laid D. have been laid
Looking up ,I saw his eyes ___on me in curiosity.
A. fixing B. to fix C. fixed D. having fixed
—Jack failed the driving test again.
—The question is_____ we can help him avoid making the same mistake.
A. how B. why C. what D. whom
My meaning didn’t ___so I explained it a second time.
A. get around B. get over C. get through D. get across
