It's a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The young man behind the counter knows his __36__ by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children and adults with equal __37__. He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is __38__.
One day, three people rushed in and grabbed（抓�。� food off the shelves as fast as they could, __39__ not intending to pay for it. He hit the “panic button” , then went over the counter（柜臺） and __40__ the front door. It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren't going __41__ with their illgotten（非法獲得的） gains. They __42__ the food and simply crowded together in panic（驚慌地）—knowing the police were __43__ the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal if they were that __44__. “We have food in the back, expired (到期)but still __45__ to eat. If you need food, you __46__ have some.”
They were told to __47__ what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out（清理） the mess. They were doing just that __48__ the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer __49__.
This wasn't what they had __50__. They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.
Soon three __51__ people walked out with all the __52__ their arms could hold. They were __53__ that，if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the __54__ person in the world to claim he was a hero. But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of—a __55__amount of selfrespect and a little bit of hope.
| 【小題1】 | | A．friends | B．neighbors | C．customers | D．passengers |
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| 【小題2】 | | A．respect | B．pride | C．wisdom | D．satisfaction |
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| 【小題3】 | | A．slow | B．busy | C．heavy | D．swift |
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| 【小題4】 | | A．bravely | B．reasonably | C．hardly | D．obviously |
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| 【小題5】 | | A．opened | B．locked | C．closed | D．broke |
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| 【小題6】 | | A．nowhere | B．somewhere | C．a(chǎn)nywhere | D．everywhere |
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| 【小題7】 | | A．hid | B．lifted | C．a(chǎn)te | D．dropped |
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【小題8】A .in B．on C．off D．by
| 【小題9】 | | A．a(chǎn)nxious | B．curious | C．courageous | D．hungry |
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| 【小題10】 | | A．safe | B．easy | C．sweet | D．unique |
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| 【小題11】 | | A．must | B．can | C．should | D．need |
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| 【小題12】 | | A．hold up | B．hand out | C．pick up | D．hand in |
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| 【小題13】 | | A．when | B．a(chǎn)fter | C．before | D．since |
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| 【小題14】 | | A．popular | B．necessary | C．reliable | D．important |
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| 【小題15】 | | A．wanted | B．desired | C．expected | D．a(chǎn)dmired |
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| 【小題16】 | | A．dirtier | B．cleaner | C．cleverer | D．quicker |
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【小題17】A .money B．cigarettes C．drinks D．food
| 【小題18】 | | A．reminded | B．warned | C．ordered | D．persuaded |
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| 【小題19】 | | A．first | B．last | C．best | D．worst |
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| 【小題20】 | | A．large | B．fair | C．small | D．full |
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