完形填空(共1小题)
My daughter is a single parent.She works hard to ______ for herself and her three young sons.She budgets carefully and ______ to plan for the little luxuries (奢侈品) and treats that others take for granted.When her eldest son, David, wanted a ______ so that he could do an after-school newspaper delivery job, she ______ and soon, he was the proud ______ of a good second-hand bike.
One afternoon, my daughter asked David to go to a local shop.He rode his bicycle, ______ foolishly left it outside the shop without ______ it up.When David came out of the shop, it was______.He walked home in ______ and then, together with his frustrated mother, went to the local police station to report the ______.
Imagine their ______ when they arrived at the station: a car parked out front had David’s bike wedged (挤进) in its boot (汽车后部的行李箱).The ______ told them how he’d seen a group of kids ______ the bike once my grandson had gone inside the shop.
The driver – in his late teens himself – had called out to them to “leave that bike ______!” Despite this, one member of the group ______ on the bicycle and rode it away while the others followed.Not to be ______, the teen got in his car, drove after them and ______ that they give the stolen bike back.
He was happy to be able to ______ it to my grandson together with a lecture (echoed by the policeman and his mother) about the silliness of _____ to use the bike lock.______, in all the excitement, he slipped away, without even giving them his name or telephone number.
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A.stand |
B.provide |
C.change |
D.watch |
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A.permits |
B.refuses |
C.manages |
D.decides |
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A.bicycle |
B.watch |
C.phone |
D.backpack |
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A.gave out |
B.set aside |
C.saved up |
D.worked up |
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A.driver |
B.worker |
C.seller |
D.owner |
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A.locking |
B.picking |
C.covering |
D.hiding |
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A.left |
B.missed |
C.broken |
D.gone |
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A.surprise |
B.trouble |
C.tears |
D.peace |
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A.danger |
B.theft |
C.accident |
D.fight |
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A.joy |
B.regret |
C.anger |
D.disappointment |
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A.policeman |
B.manager |
C.teacher |
D.driver |
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A.ride |
B.fix |
C.steal |
D.knock |
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A.out |
B.off |
C.away |
D.alone |
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A.jumped |
B.touched |
C.walked |
D.moved |
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A.annoyed |
B.angry |
C.confused |
D.discouraged |
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A.advised |
B.demanded |
C.forced |
D.promised |
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A.donate |
B.explain |
C.return |
D.pass |
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A.learning |
B.teaching |
C.reminding |
D.failing |
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A.Besides |
B.Then |
C.Finally |
D.Therefore |
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