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"It's my own fault." Carl Fenter pulled his jacket closer against the abnormal bite of cold morning
wind."The rest of the family is home, where it's__
1__."
Just another one of his__
2__ideas-a big tamale (玉米粉蒸肉) feast after tonight's Christmas Eve
service at the church-and look where it landed him:waiting in a line 50 people deep.
Who would have guessed that the tamale in every shop in the city would be sold out the day before
Christmas? But they__
3__, as Carl knew.He had been driving all over El Paso that morning.__
4__to
bring home tamales, Carl tried one last shop, an old favorite out in Canutillo.
When he arrived, a fresh batch (一炉) was__
5__off the steamer in 45 minutes.__
6__at the end of
the snaking line of tamaleseekers, he watched the woman in front of him__
7__her jacket to cover her
shivering youngster.It wasn't long before she, too, __
8__in the biting wind.After only a moment's__
9__,
Carl took off his own jacket and offered it to the__
10__mother.
Together, they__
11__when the line slowly moved forward at last, and smiling people exited the shop
carrying steamy bags.__
12__, Carl got inside the door and__
13__closer to the counter, the woman
now first in line."Sorry folks, " the clerk announced, "that's the last of the tamales.""__
14__!" Carl
groaned (抱怨) with everyone else__
15__behind him.
"__
16__, "stressed the man at the counter, "we'll have a final batch ready__
17__, oh, about two
hours."
Defeated, Carl backed away, but the young mother grabbed his arm.
"You're leaving?"
"I__
18__, "Carl glanced at his watch."I promised to put up luminarias (传统圣诞灯) at my church."
"I'll get your order of tamales and bring them to your house."
Carl's brow furrowed "I couldn't ask you to do that."
"But it's__
19__I can do.You lent me your coat." Her smile overrode (推翻) his objections."Just give
me your address." She and her little girl settled in for the long wait.
And at__
20__noon on Christmas Eve, they delivered four dozen fragrant tamales-along with Carl's
brown jacket-to his home.
( )1. A. harmonious ( )2. A. brilliant ( )3. A. were ( )4. A. Decided ( )5. A. ready ( )6. A. Finding his way ( )7. A. move ( )8. A. waved ( )9. A. assumption ( )10. A. grateful ( )11. A. cheered ( )12. A. Immediately ( )13. A. shouldered his way ( )14. A. No problem ( )15. A. lined up ( )16. A. So ( )17. A. before ( )18. A. plan to ( )19. A. the least ( )20. A. just |
B. warm B. bad B. did B. Determined B. prepared B. Taking his road B. reject B. froze B. appreciation B. respectful B. congratulated B. Hopefully B. forced his way B. No way B. held up B. But B. for B. intend to B. the most B. exactly |
C. happy C. stupid C. could C. Wanted C. soon C. Taking his place C. abandon C. shook C. hesitation C. hopeless C. shouted C. Lastly C. felt his way C. No doubt C. looked up C. Then C. in C. have to C. the last C. accurately |
D. pleasant D. common D. had D. Expected D. due D. Finding his place D. remove D. shocked D. attention D. shameful D. screamed D. Finally D. inched his way D. No wonder D. waited up D. Besides D. after D. ought to D. the best D. right |