Question

【2011·浙江金华十校模拟】

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

       Let me take you back a couple of years．Come with me as we relearn a lesson, one that has stuck with me, in my present memory, and   21   me yet．

       We walked into Elida Road Hardware, an old-fashioned hardware   22  ．No automatic door, not a computer in the building．It was one that I went to fairly often．As we entered the door, two sounds   23   us．The sleigh bells of last year made that sweet, peaceful tinkle as we opened the door．The other sound was the electronic beeper that reminded Andy of our   24  .

       "Good afternoon, Ryan,"  25  the cheerful acknowledgment．Andy was a very  26   sort of owner．He was of medium build and height, and the smile on his face welcomed us．

       We walked across the old wood floor．Andy asked us what he could help us with．I told him we were  27   a spring．He very patiently replied, " I have lots of springs, You're going to need to be more   28 ．"

       "Just a spring for an old-fashioned screen door．"

       "That's it．A screen door spring．Right down there．" We   29  where he was pointing, and sure enough, there they were．Andy knew his store, and his products．That was why I came here instead of Meijer．The service couldn't be beaten．The price;Yes．But service and   30  ; No．

       I picked up one and followed him to the   31  ．

       He  32  the price, doing the math in his head．" $ 1．88,with tax: comes to $ 1．99．"

       "Put it on my dad's account．"

       He nodded and smiled, " Good dad's account．" He chuckled．" I don't know what you boys would do  33   dad's account!"

       He handed me the ticket and as I   34   it I asked, "You really trust my signature?"

       His reply surprised,  35   delighted me．"When I can't trust Jerry Hoover's boys I can trust nobody!"

       We left, and the brain   36   started to forget things, in order of importance．But what Andy said that day rang in my ears．And it rings in my ears today．That's a tall order to live up to．It's a high standard of  37  ．My father made a fame for that name, and I get to  38   the benefits．But on account of this, I   39   maintain that fame．And that's   40   business．

21．A．inspires           B．excites               C．shocks                D．amazes

22．A．restaurant                                          B．store               C．park        D．factory

23．A．hugged           B．greeted           C．heard               D．sensed

24．A．presence         B．dependence     C．importance         D．absence

25．A．shouted                                            B．said               C．went         D．came

26．A．special             B．ridiculous          C．friendly           D．appropriate

27．A．looking up          B．looking for         C．looking into         D．looking after

28．A．scientific            B．careful            C．specific             D．practical

29．A．turned to         B．got to               C．stuck to            D．referred to

30．A．description      B．determination      C．satisfaction         D．imagination

31．A．comer            B．counter           C．bank                D．door

32．A．put up            B．made up           C．took up                D．figured up

33．A．without             B．within             C．by                    D．for

34．A．saw              B．wrote             C．signed              D．touched

35．A．yet             B．still                 C．even               D．also

36．A．merely             B．eventually         C．immediately       D．possibly

37．A．honesty            B．fortune              C．consideration      D．devotion

38．A．realize             B．believe             C．use                 D．enjoy

39．A．would             B．can               C．may                   D．must

40．A．serious            B．optimistic           C．silent               D．successful

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