完形填空。
"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 tamale-seekers, 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 |