Mr.WestwantedtobuyhiswifeaChristmaspresent,buthewasalwa...

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Mr. West wanted to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never __ 1__ to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week 2 Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he 3 that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and 4 had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate 5 quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch 4 shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.

Mr. West stood politely at the 7 of a crowd of women who were 8 forward to try to get to the people who were 9 necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were 10 into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly 11 him.

After half an hour, he was 12 as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been 13 he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his 14 of doing things: he put his head down, 15 a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the ___16__ of the crowd as hard as he could.

The women around him became very 17 when they saw what he was doing, and began to__18 at him. “Why can’t you behave(表现) like a gentleman?” “Ladies,” he 19 to them, “I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no 20 , so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

1. A. sure B. certain C. able D. possible

2. A. before B. after C. till D in

3 .A. promised B. decided C. agreed D. insisted

4. A. never B times C. seldom D. usually

5. A. it B. them C. that D. those

6. A B. moment C. minute D. second

7 .A. top B. middle C. edge D. stage

8 .A. pulling B. pushing C. gathering D. dragging

9. A. selling B. buying C. choosing D. seizing

10. A g B. entering C. fetching D. coming

11. A. beyond B. past C. over D. through

12 .A. just B. even C. ever D. already