第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
We come by business naturally in our family. Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store. 21 we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than 22 and making a sale.
One lesson stands out in my 23 . It was shortly before Christmas. I was in eighth grade and was working evenings, straightening the toy section. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was 24 a brown torn coat with dirty sleeves. His shoes were scuffed and his one shoelace was torn. The little boy looked poor to me ---too poor to 25 to buy anything. He looked 26 the toy section, picked up this item and 27 , and carefully put them 28 in their place.
Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy. His blue eyes 29 and the dimple（酒窝） in his cheek stood out as he asked the boy what he could do for him. The boy said he was looking for a Christmas 30 to buy his brother. I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as any adult. Dad told him to take his 31 and look around. He did.
After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy 32 , walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this, Mister?”
“How much you got?” Dad asked.
The little boy held out his hand and 33 it. His hand was creased(起皱) with 34 line
s of dirt from holding his 35 too tightly. In his hand 36 two dimes, a nickel and two pennies—27 cents. The price on the toy plane he’d picked out was $3.98.
“That’ll just 37 it,” Dad said as he 38 the sale. Dad’s reply still 39 in my ears. When the little boy walked out of the store, I didn’t notice the dirty, worn coat or the single torn shoelace. What I saw was a happy child with a 40 .
21. A. Because B. Since C. As D. After
22. A. survival B. labor C. hardship D. entertainment
23. A. way B. mind C. life D. time
24. A. putting on B. dressing C. having D. wearing
25. A. try B. attempt C. afford D. manage
26. A. for B. around C. up D. over
27. A. that B. one C. it D. this
28. A. up B. away C. back D. off
29. A. opened B. smiled C. shone D. looked
30. A. tree B. card C. present D. cake
31. A. effort B. word C. time D. courage
32. A. car B. gift C. plane D. section
33. A. showed B. opened C. gave D. turned
34. A. long B. straight C. wet D. main
35. A. toy B. pocket C. hand D. money
36. A. lay B. had C. held D. laid
37. A. work B. cover C. need D. take
38. A. took B. returned C. made D. offered
39. A. rings B. stays C. remains D. gets
40. A. bag B. treasure C. package D. thing
