Peter Wiggins grew up in a poor family. He worked diligently at his ____ job as teaching assistant in a private kindergarten and put in three more hours at night as a parttime cashier at a ___. By the time Peter walked home with slow and heavy steps every day,it was often close to ____.
Peter worked very hard in order to ____ his aged parents who had retired as restroom cleaners with ____ savings left after putting Peter and his sister through school. Peter was the only ___, for his sister, Beth, was often in poor health.
One day, as Peter was walking home from ACE Supermarket where he ____, he stumbled(绊脚) upon a small brown packet on the pavement. The package was slightly ____.
So he picked it up to examine it more closely. To his ____, it contained fiftydollar bills. Peter knew it was not his to keep and that the ____ might urgently need the money.
Without ____, Peter walked quickly to the nearest police station and handed it over to Mr. Roberts who was the police officer ____ for that night. Surprised to see someone hand in such a large amount of cash ____,the police officer said that Peter was indeed a role model others could ____.
“It's nothing really...I was doing what ____ would have done,” Peter's face turned red as the officer continued to ask for his name and contact number so that the owner could ____ thank him. The next day, Peter received a ____. The owner of the lost money was none other than Peter's ____ at the ACE Supermarket! He had found out about Peter from Roberts and had decided to ____ Peter to the position of manager with a handsome increase in salary. He had also decided to pay for Beth's ___.Peter was overjoyed.
A.anytime B.shorttime C.daytime D.nighttime
A.supermarket B.night school C.restaurant D.hotel
A.morning B.noon C.evening D.midnight
A.settle B.impress C.support D.treat
A.more B.some C.little D.much
A.son B.breadwinner C.one D.assistant
A.stayed B.shopped C.worked D.visited
A.old B.torn C.familiar D.heavy
A.joy B.disappointment C.shock D.relief
A.leader B.assistant C.boss D.owner
A.success B.fear C.hesitation D.doubt
A.on behalf B.on duty C.on watch D.on purpose
A.unfinished B.unused C.untouched D.unexpected
A.look at B.look up to C.look down on D.look forward to
A.few B.none C.anybody D.policemen
A.independently B.personally C.cautiously D.regularly
A.letter B.notice C.call D.packet
A.colleague B.boss C.consumer D.enemy
A.introduce B.expose C.promote D.lead
A.university education B.travel costs C.holiday parties D.medical treatment