4. 甘肃省天水一中2009届高三最后一次模拟考试  完形填空

My senior year of high school was very busy. If I wasn’t studying or worrying about _21_ , I was taking part in many activities after class or attempting to make my plans for  _22 _. 

As the senior year began to slow down, I got a  _23_  job working at a local coffee shop. I had expected that the job would be _24_ , but there are _25_ when I was angry at the human race as a whole, simply because I couldn’t seem to  _26_  anyone. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough milk. However, I  _27_ working at this coffee shop.

One day, one of my  _28_  customers came in, looking depressed and defeated. I asked what the _29_ was and if I could help, but the customer wouldn’t say any details. He just said that he felt like lying on the bed, _30_ the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt. Before he left, I handed him a _31_ with his coffee. He looked at me _32_ because he hadn’t ordered anything but the coffee. He opened the bag and saw that I had given him his favorite cookies. “It’s on me.” I told him. 

The next day that customer came again. _33_ ordering anything, he _34_ me a pink rose and a thank-you note saying that not too many people took the time to care about   _35_ and that he was _36_ there were still people like me in the world.

As time went on, I came across many _37_ customers. But anytime I felt _38_, I thought of that little _39_. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my _40_ and ask politely, “How can I help you?”

21. A. time B. grades    C. money    D. jobs 

22. A. career    B. business C. college D. holidays

23. A. permanent    B. better-paid    C. respectable    D. part-time

24. A. free B. demanding    C. difficult D. easy

25. A. moments    B. events    C. feelings D. chances

26. A. please    B. admire    C. contact D. excite

27. A. quit B. enjoyed        C. kept    D. avoided

28. A. poor B. regular    C. big D. potential

29. A. order    B. problem    C. illness    D. feeling

30. A. tearing    B. covering    C. pulling D. folding

31. A. bill B. plate    C. note    D. bag

32. A. angrily    B. nervously    C. hopefully    D. doubtfully

33. A. Because of    B. Instead of        C. Except for       D. As for

34. A. ordered    B. returned    C. handed D. promised

35. A. others    B. themselves    C. customers    D. him

36. A. glad B. curious    C. worried D. sad

37. A. polite    B. kind    C. complaining D. interesting

38. A. lonely    B. proud    C. discouraged    D. happy

39. A. note B. dialogue    C. bag    D. rose

40. A. mind B. throat    C. tables    D. doubts

答案  21.B  22.C  23.D  24.D  25.A  26.A  27.C  28.B  29.B  30.C    31.D 32.D 33.B  34.C  35.A  36.A  37.C  38.C  39.A  40.B