二、完形填空(10分)
A few years ago, I was taking a part-time summer job at a local ice cream shop. While handing a fudge sundae (奶油圣代) to an old woman at the drive-thru window, I noticed that she had a box of purple 1 .
As I handed her the sundae, I said, “Those tomatoes look special! What kind are they?”
She replied, “Here, have some!” Within 2 , I had a handful of purple tomatoes. “Oh, you don't need to give me any!” I said. “They're purple! They must be 3 .”
“Here, have more,” she insisted (坚持) and now I had six of the prettiest tomatoes I had ever seen. I weakly tried to 4 , “Really you don't have to give me any but... thank you a lot.” The woman smiled again and said, “I hope you enjoy 5 . And to answer your question, they're very ‘expensive’ because they're an heirloom (祖传) type that my mom used to 6 .” I said thank you again, and she sped off. She was like a tooth fairy: I gave her ice cream and she gave me tomatoes.
About two weeks later, my boss at the ice cream store sent me a WeChat 7 . “I want to let you know that your gardener dropped off a box of vegetables for you.” Baffled (困惑不解), I replied, “ 8 ?” That night, my boss showed me the 9 . It was full of carrots, beans, potatoes and tomatoes — purple tomatoes. My tomato fairy was back!
I never saw her again, but to this day her 10 inspires (激励) me to share what I have with anyone who'll have it.
All I ask is an ice cream cone in return. Better yet, pay it forward and be someone else's secret gardener.
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A
)1. A. tomatoes B. carrots C. beans D. potatoes
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D
)2. A. years B. hours C. minutes D. seconds
(
A
)3. A. expensive B. cheap C. sweet D. tasty
(
C
)4. A. thank B. accept C. refuse D. explain
(
B
)5. A. it B. them C. yourself D. myself
(
B
)6. A. buy B. plant C. pick D. sell
(
A
)7. A. message B. description C. introduction D. instruction
(
A
)8. A. Who B. When C. Where D. Why
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C
)9. A. shop B. message C. box D. garden
(
B
)10. A. happiness B. kindness C. loneliness D. business
