第二节 完型填空
At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be    36    and stress. I    37    myself pouring the best coffee, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with     38    customers.
I wasn’t    39    the people with enormous orders, the women who    40    that the coffee was much too creamy, or the men who wanted their iced coffee remade    41    until they reached perfection. I couldn’t seem to    42    anyone.
One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking    43   . He said he felt like getting in bed,    44    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 bag along with his iced coffee. He was    45   , since he hadn’t    46    anything but coffee. I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.
“It’s    47    me.” I told him. “have a nice day.”
He smiled and     48    me before heading back out into the rain.
The next day, it is still raining, I spent my afternoon    49    the window handing people their orders. I was completely wet and freezing cold.    50   , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more    51   .
In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a note.
The note read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and    52    yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely nice. Please don’t    53    your way! Have a great day! –Hank
After that, whenever I felt depressed or    54    of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask    55   , “How can I help you?”
36. A. hopeful        B. meaningless           C. easy           D. boring
37. A. thought         B. pictured              C. developed       D. decided
38. A. regular          B. handsome            C. rich            D. kind
39. A. imaging         B. expecting           C. waiting          D. desiring
40. A. praised          B. complained           C. realized        D. thought
41. A. for a time        B. once in a while        C. now and then    D. again and again
42. A. comfort          B. move               C. please          D. annoy
43. A. angry           B. happy                C. excited         D. upset
44. A. pulling          B. cutting               C. tearing          D. using
45. A. sorry            B. surprised             C. angry           D. excited
46. A. ordered          B. got                  C. wanted          D. bought
47. A. for              B. by                  C. in              D. on
48. A. helped           B. praised              C. admired          D. thanked
49. A. going away       B. running across        C. walking around   D. hanging out
50. A. Worse           B. Still                 C. Then            D. However
51. A. injured           B. embarrassed          C. frightened        D. depressed
52. A. careful           B. thoughtful           C. cheerful         D. powerful
53. A. hold             B. shake               C. change           D. practice
54. A. sick             B. glad                C. satisfied          D. sorry
55. A. unusually         B. properly            C. politely          D. gratefully