Twooldbeggarsweresittingonabusystreetcorner.Theywatched...
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Two old beggars were sitting on a busy street corner. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some purposely __1_them and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their __2__. Every so often, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the __3__ which lay in front of them.
As the crowd began to die down, they started to __4__ their things and go back to their evening shelter. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a rich man—they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.
The first beggar whispered to the second with __5__, “He’s coming our way!”
The two tried not to look__6__at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t __7__ looking up with hope as he reached into his pocket and took something out.
“Thunk” was the only sound they heard as what looked like a piece of hard __8__, wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man __9_ and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.
“How insulting(侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have_10_left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he makes fun of us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are? _11_? There’s no way we can even eat this—we have no _12_.” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter.
“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the second beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it for a while, and the sugary juices will stay in my__13__ for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet!”
With that, he __14__ the white tissue paper, but to his __15__, there was no hard rock candy inside. However, into his fingers fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.
1. A. helping | B. abusing | C. noticing | D. ignoring |
2. A. existence | B. situation | C. appearance | D. expression |
3. A. hats | B. hands | C. pockets | D. bowls |
4. A. put up | B. cover up | C. pack up | D. end up |
5. A. confusion | B. happiness | C. excitement | D. amazement |
6. A. calmly | B. happily | C. sadly | D. directly |
7. A. help | B. avoid | C. stop | D. prevent |
8. A. cake | B. candy | C. coin | D. bill |
9. A. quit | B. declined | C. turned | D. disappeared |
10.A. easily | B. hardly | C. suddenly | D. finally |
es | B. Children | C. Adults | D. Old men |
s | B. teeth | C. bowls | D. money |
et | B. hand | C. mouth | D. hat |
w | B. undertook | C. unfolded | D. wrapped |
sfaction | B. surprise | C. horror | D. disappointment |
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知識點:人物傳記 故事閲讀類
題型:完型填空