Iwasworkingatthetoycounterofa"dime"storeinOrlando,Flori...

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I was working at the toy counter of a "dime" store in Orlando, Florida.I was 15, and the year was 1952. I had to___21___about my age to get a job,and I barely supported myself on the $25/week this was the South,and it was a time when things were___22___for everybody.

It was a few days after Christmas,and we had a lot of dolls left___23___on the toy counter,as well as many more dolls in a storage closet. My young voice trying to___24___the passing shoppers to our sale didn't seem to get anyone's___25___—shoppers continued to walk by,ignoring me.

Suddenly,a small girl walked by,and I handed her a mother stopped to find out___26___her daughter had this I explained our___27___ girl had stars in her eyes and nothing was going to make her___28___this doll.I had made my first___29___.

I continued,handing anyone walking by,___30___their age,a doll,and soon I had the two___31___behind the counter rushing to ring up all the sales.I was feeling very___32___,and confident about the success.

Then I handed a doll to a small,___33___dressed eyes lit up.I explained to her mother about the wonderful sale.___34___, her mother took the doll away from the little girl and handed it back to me. Quickly ___35___

filled the little girl's eyes as her mother explained gently that there was no___36___to buy this doll and apologized to her.I___37___her that this was a really good___38___,but the mother just shook her head.

Just then a well-dressed,middle-aged woman said, "Wait—let me___39___this doll for your little girl." She took the doll from my hands and handed it___40___back to the little girl.

21. A. care             B. talk         C. lie              D. argue

22. A. rough            B. tight            C. rare         D. valuable

23. A. undone           B. unpacked    C. unsold           D. untouched

24. A. guide            B. invite           C. recommend        D. attract

25. A. attention            B. praise           C. recognition      D. comment

26. A. when         B. why          C. what         D. where

27. A. abundant         B. convenient       C. popular          D. economic

28. A. take up          B. figure out       C. give up          D. pick out

29. A. sale             B. attempt          C. decision    D. step

30. A. as for           B. regardless of        C. owing to    D. according to

31. A. receptionists        B. cashiers         C. waitresses       D. customers

32. A. relaxed          B. confused    C. energetic        D. proud

33. A. shabbily         B. elegantly        C. strangely        D. neatly

34. A. Fortunately      B. Accidentally    C. Sadly         D. Hopefully

35. A. surprise         B. tears        C. pity         D. horrors

36. A. money            B. point            C. need         D. reason

37. A. convinced        B. showed           C. taught           D. reminded

38. A. bargain          B. present          C. choice           D. opportunity

39. A. send         B. prepare          C. purchase    D. exchange

40. A. calmly           B. anxiously        C. excitedly        D. carefully

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CBCDA  BDCAB  BDACB  ADACD

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