阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I visited my mom in New York City—her job had taken her there for a year. Because of my birthday she had me fly there to spend a long weekend with her. No ____21____ with my mom would be complete without her ____22____ me to clothes shops. So it was no great ____23____ to find myself in a department store outside a ____24____ room.
At that time, a woman came out with a red sleeveless evening gown. She was a completely ____25____ woman, neither fat nor thin, who looked slightly ____26____ at the end of a long day.
As most women ____27____ to do, despite the fact that we were ____28____, I gave my opinion on the dress as she asked. The dress fitted her well and ____29____ her a nice shape, but she was worrying it showed too much of her upper arms. I _____30_____ her that it was a comfortable formal dress _____31_____ she looked wonderful on it. Just then her daughter and husband came. When they saw her, their eyes _____32_____ with joy and her young daughter said she looked like a _____33_____, completely overjoyed by how beautiful her mother was. However, she still wasn’t quite _____34_____ it suited her. I asked her to look at her family _____35_____ and asked if she could see how beautiful they thought she was. When she finally saw her daughter so excited and that her husband was _____36_____ her, tears came to her eyes.
She gave me a _____37_____ hug and whispered “Thank you” a few times before releasing me to go to hug her family and graciously _____38_____ their compliments. She finally paid for the dress and they happily walked _____39_____. I stood there lost in thought — One's genuine and good _____40_____ can really make a difference.
21. A. party B. way C. trip D. agreement
22. A. dragging B. forcing C. showing D. taking
23. A. surprise B. chance C. choice D. concern
24. A. resting B. dining C. dressing D. working
25. A. graceful B. wicked C. single D. normal
26. A. excited B. tired C. bored D. depressed
27. A. wait B. manage C. tend D. prepare
28. A. strangers B. friends C. partners D. relatives
29. A. sent B. throw C. cut D. gave
30. A. guided B. warned C. assured D. encouraged
31. A. or B. and C. so D. but
32. A. lit up B. shut up C. reflected on D. spread on
33. A. lady B. master C. teacher D. princess
34 A. asked B. convinced C. doubted D. told
35. A. closely B. bitterly C. quietly D. generally
36. A. persuading B. urging C. disturbing D. appreciating
37. A. slow B. tight C. light D. usual
38. A. keep B. return C. ignore D. accept
39. A. up B. away C. forward D. down
40. A. advice B. gesture C. figure D. manner
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. C 36. D 37. B 38. D 39. B 40. A
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I visited my mom in New York City—her job had taken her there for a year. Because of my birthday she had me fly there to spend a long weekend with her. No ____21____ with my mom would be complete without her ____22____ me to clothes shops. So it was no great ____23____ to find myself in a department store outside a ____24____ room.
At that time, a woman came out with a red sleeveless evening gown. She was a completely ____25____ woman, neither fat nor thin, who looked slightly ____26____ at the end of a long day.
As most women ____27____ to do, despite the fact that we were ____28____, I gave my opinion on the dress as she asked. The dress fitted her well and ____29____ her a nice shape, but she was worrying it showed too much of her upper arms. I _____30_____ her that it was a comfortable formal dress _____31_____ she looked wonderful on it. Just then her daughter and husband came. When they saw her, their eyes _____32_____ with joy and her young daughter said she looked like a _____33_____, completely overjoyed by how beautiful her mother was. However, she still wasn’t quite _____34_____ it suited her. I asked her to look at her family _____35_____ and asked if she could see how beautiful they thought she was. When she finally saw her daughter so excited and that her husband was _____36_____ her, tears came to her eyes.
She gave me a _____37_____ hug and whispered “Thank you” a few times before releasing me to go to hug her family and graciously _____38_____ their compliments. She finally paid for the dress and they happily walked _____39_____. I stood there lost in thought — One's genuine and good _____40_____ can really make a difference.
21. A. party B. way C. trip D. agreement
22. A. dragging B. forcing C. showing D. taking
23. A. surprise B. chance C. choice D. concern
24. A. resting B. dining C. dressing D. working
25. A. graceful B. wicked C. single D. normal
26. A. excited B. tired C. bored D. depressed
27. A. wait B. manage C. tend D. prepare
28. A. strangers B. friends C. partners D. relatives
29. A. sent B. throw C. cut D. gave
30. A. guided B. warned C. assured D. encouraged
31. A. or B. and C. so D. but
32. A. lit up B. shut up C. reflected on D. spread on
33. A. lady B. master C. teacher D. princess
34 A. asked B. convinced C. doubted D. told
35. A. closely B. bitterly C. quietly D. generally
36. A. persuading B. urging C. disturbing D. appreciating
37. A. slow B. tight C. light D. usual
38. A. keep B. return C. ignore D. accept
39. A. up B. away C. forward D. down
40. A. advice B. gesture C. figure D. manner
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. C 36. D 37. B 38. D 39. B 40. A
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