So tired as I was, I bothered myself to open up my cafe shop on the cold morning. With many consumers streaming in, I knew another long business day began. And I had to serve far into the night.
As I rushed among the tables, suddenly, a asked if I could mind a child. I was quite but I could tell the man was quite desperate（绝望的）. So I had to make a with him that if he wanted his son to stay and wait for him, he had to something in the shop.
This was quite for the man to do; I could he was quite poor by the he was dressed. It looked as if he had tried to e in his clothes. But they still looked a bit old and worn out he had often worn them, just to make himself look best. Looking down I could see his were also a bit shabby（破旧的）and the heels（鞋后跟）were in a terrible state. I thought he was going for a job interview. In the end he bought a small box of for his little son and seated him down in the corner. I could tell the boy was feeling down and only could with a bit of cheering up.
Seeing that the kid sat there for quite a while, I was a bit as the poor little kid was sitting his own. People watched him and some kids even came over to pick on him. I was to see one of them even knocked his cookies off the table. He quickly went and got them back without saying a word. I was hoping his father would up and e back for his son's .
At closing time, the only person left was the little boy. After a while, the father finally came in with a tiresome look. I he didn't get any job. As they were leaving, I offered the kid a little cake, but the man rejected（拒绝）it. I he felt as if I had just abused（虐待）him. Of course I didn't mean to. But I could understand why he felt like that. I only wished them good whatever happened.
The man opened the door to leave — father and son hand in hand.
【小题1】A．voice B．sound C．noiseD．tune【小题2】A．pleased B．frightened C．annoyedD．interested【小题3】A．dealB．decisionC．promiseD．date【小题4】A．leaveB．buyC．doD．eat【小题5】A．easyB．naturalC．hardD．possible【小题6】A．explainB．proveC．thinkD．tell【小题7】A．manner B．meansC．methodD．way【小题8】A．poorestB．bestC．prettiestD．oldest【小题9】A．even thoughB．so thatC．as ifD．now that【小题10】A．socksB．glovesC．pantsD．shoes【小题11】A．sweetsB．cigarettesC．cookiesD．cakes【小题12】A．laughB．speakC．doD．help【小题13】A．relaxedB．nervousC．satisfiedD．worried【小题14】A．onB．ofC．byD．for【小题15】A．touchedB．disappointedC．astonishedD．excited【小题16】A．hurryB．giveC．turnD．run【小题17】A．chanceB．benefitC．futureD．job【小题18】A．hopedB．imaginedC．doubtedD．guessed【小题19】A．clarified（分类）B．assumedC．confusedD．ignored【小题20】A．luckB．progressC．supperD．nightA
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(答案→)A
解析：作者拖着疲惫的身体打开了店门，客人蜂拥进来。有一个男子请求作者让自己的孩子在店里待着等男子，但有一个前提条件，他必须在店里消费。作者发现男子衣着有点破旧，男子给儿子买了饼干。到了要关门时，男子才回来把男孩领走。
【小题1】考查名词辨析。A嗓音；B声音；C噪音；D语调。根据“but I could tell the man was quite desperate”可知，这时，传来一个男人的声音，这里指的是每个人所独有的嗓音，故选A。
【小题2】考查形容词辨析。A满意的；B害怕的；C烦恼的；D感兴趣的。根据第一段“So tired as I was”可知，作者很累，心情自然不会很好，故选C。
【小题3】考查名词辨析。A交易；B决定；C承诺；D日期。如果他想让小孩在店里等他，他必须买一些东西，make a deal做交易，达成协议，故选A。
【小题4】考查动词辨析。A离开；B买；C做；D吃。if he wanted his son to stay and wait for him, he had to something in the shop如果想让孩子留在店里等候，那个男子需要在店里消费，故选B。
【小题5】考查形容词辨析。A容易的；B自然的；C困难的；D可能的。根据“he was quite poor”可知，在店里消费对那个男子来说是困难的，故选C。
【小题6】考查动词辨析。A解释；B证明；C认为；D告诉。I could he was quite poor by the通过......作者能看出来那个男子很穷，故选D。
【小题7】考查名词辨析。A方式，态度；B方法；C（理论）方法；D方法。by the he was dressed通过他的穿衣方式，the way是先行词，定语从句用that/in which/省略，故选D。
【小题8】考查形容词最高级。A最贫穷的；B最好的；C最漂亮的；D最老的。根据下一句But they still looked a bit old and worn out可知，上一句的意思是“他的穿着看起来已经是最好的了”，故选B。
【小题9】考查连词辨析。A即使；B以便于；C似乎；D既然。But they still looked a bit old and worn out he had often worn them, just to make himself look best.他的衣服看起来仍然有点旧，他似乎经常穿这件衣服，让自己看起来最精神，故选C。
【小题10】考查名词辨析。A袜子；B手套；C短裤，裤子；D鞋子。根据“Looking down”可知，作者往下看，看到的应该是鞋子，故选D。
【小题11】考查名词辨析。A糖果；B香烟；C饼干；D蛋糕。根据下一段“one of them even knocked his cookies off the table”可知，男子给孩子买的是饼干，故选C。
【小题12】考查动词辨析。A大笑；B说语言；C做；D帮助。the boy was feeling down and only could with a bit of cheering up男孩有点失望，但也只能强作镇定，do with处理，忍受，对待，故选C。
【小题13】考查形容词辨析。A方式的；B紧张的；C满足的；D担心的。as the poor little kid was sitting his own因为男孩独自一人坐在那里，作者有一点担心他，故选D。
【小题14】考查介词辨析。A在......上；B......的；C通过；D为了。on one’s own独自，单独，故选A。
【小题15】考查形容词辨析。A感动的；B失望的；C震惊的；D兴奋的。some kids even came over to pick on him一些孩子开始刁难这个小男孩，作者看到一个男孩打翻他的饼干而感到惊讶，故选C。
【小题16】考查动词辨析。A赶快，匆忙；B给；C转身，转动；D奔跑，管理，运转。I was hoping his father would up and e back作者希望男孩的父亲能够快点回来，故选A。
【小题17】考查名词辨析。A机会，可能性；B益处；C将来；D工作。for his son's benefit为了这个男孩考虑，故选B。
【小题18】考查动词辨析。A希望；B想象；C怀疑；D猜想。I he didn't get any job.作者猜想他没有找到工作，故选D。
【小题19】考查动词辨析。A分类；B假定，认为；C拒绝；D忽视。I he felt as if I had just abused（虐待）him. 作者认为，男子似乎感到作者虐待了自己的孩子，故选B。
【小题20】考查名词辨析。A运气；B进步；C晚饭；D夜晚。I only wished them good whatever happened. 作者惟愿男子父子两人好运，故选A。