I am a person who doesn’t like waiting. I don’t like to wait in line, being put on hold when making a phone call, or arriving at an apartment to find that my companion will be . And of course, I don’t like waiting rooms.
, I realize that my agony(痛苦) will not be good for me, as an crowded world can only mean one thing – more waiting.
this, I have taken an action and decide to turn my frustration to productive ends. In short, I am looking for what I call “waiting-in-line” .
These are volumes that contain materials for being read in shortened words, so there is no extended story line to lose track of. Another is that they be 
enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.
The other day I went to the supermarket. that the rain would keep most people away, I was to see that the place was filled with . Every checkout was open – and jammed! But I can my pocket book and go to work.
The more the world demands that I , the more I learn from my waiting library. Look at the followings: One Hundred Things Every American Should Know; The Poetry of Robert Frost; Living Thoughts of Leading Thinkers; Still More Toasts. I have learned interesting and enriching things and much from these books.
On a recent visit to the general store, I placed my order at the along with six or seven people. The old female employee seemed to have her hands full as she rushed . “Young man, just be ,” she said to me.
No problem. I quietly opened my dictionary prose(散文) and poetical quotations. Perhaps the other customers me as a bookish, lonely soul. But did they realize that I was enjoying the of Shakespeare, Thoreau, Homer and Ben Johnson.
1.A. dismissed B. delayed C. disappearedD. delighted
2.A. FurthermoreB. However C. DespiteD. Besides
3.A. actuallyB. importantlyC. increasinglyD. accurately
4.A. Instead ofB. Apart fromC. Rather thanD. Owing to
5.A. roomsB. goodsC. reasonsD. books
6.A. searched B. affordedC. designedD. charged
7.A. convenienceB. requirementC. agreementD. distinction
8.A. smallB. prettyC. activeD. vivid
9.A. Believed B. DeterminedC. PuzzledD. Convinced
10.A. surprisedB. worriedC. excitedD. satisfied
11.A. shoppersB. readersC. employeesD. volunteers
12.A. put outB. set downC. send forD. take out
13.A. sufferB. waitC. watchD. read
14.A. advantageB. benefitC. knowledgeD. patient
15.A. counterB. pocketC. marketD. service
16.A. aboutB. awayC. overD. across
17.A. politeB. patientC. carefulD. helpful
18.A. thoughtB. lookedC. regardedD. treated
19.A. certainlyB. obviouslyC. secretlyD. hardly
20.A. relationB. momentC. companyD. novel
An completely new district of industry has appeared in ________ used to be wasteland.
A. whichB. thatC. whatD. where
So sudden an attack ________ that the enemy could hardly have any time to fly for their lives.
A. we madeB. we had madeC. did we madeD. had we made
The young parents _________ too much a pet of their son, which is bound to destroy him in the end.
A. have madeB. are makingC. madeD. will be making
I think you are at the end of your ________ this time and need to turn to Pro. Smith for advice.
A. resourcesB. careersC. featuresD. issues
_________ there are certainly times when giving up trying is the right thing to do, in most cases all needed is commitment and communication.
A. UnlessB. BeforeC. AlthoughD. Since
