One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks.I
____ the first sock shop that caught my eye, and
____, not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to
____ a pair of socks."
____ glowed. "Did you know that you had come into
____ in the world to buy socks?" I had not been
____ that, as my entrance had been accidental."Come with me,”"said the boy happily.He began to
____ down from the shelves box after box.
"
____, boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are.Aren't they wonderful?" There was
____ an expression of joy,
____ he were revealing(透露) to me the
____ of his religion.I became far more interested in him than in the socks."My friend,"said I, "if this is
____ the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up
____, in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States."
My amazement at his pride in
____ will be understood by all who read this article.In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to
____ him.When
____ some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him.
____ possibly that very clerk who is now so
____ began his career with enthusiasm.The freshness
____; He became a mechanical salesman.
I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the
____ that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically.
21. A.turned into | B.broke into | C.came across | D.met with |
22. A.a female clerk | B.a boy clerk | C.a girl clerk | D.an old man |
23. 24. A.His face | B.The room | C.His eyes | D.The fire |
25. A.the worst | B.the right place | C.the wrong | D.the best place |
26. A.curious about | B.aware of | C.sensitive to | D.attached to |
27. A.push | B.force | C.look | D.drag |
28. A.Hold up | B.Just you wait | C.Hold on | D.Hang up |
29. A.on his face | B.to my surprise | C.for some reason | D.to some degree |
30. A.when | B.as if | C.even if | D.while |
31. A.beliefs | B.stories | C.values | D.mysteries |
32. A.hardly | B.only | C.no more than | D.not merely |
33. A.day after day | B.day by day | C.the other day | D.to this day |
34. A.passion | B.salesmanship | C.enthusiasm | D.job |
35. A.serve on | B.care for | C.wait upon | D.deal with |
36. A.accidentally | B.occasionally | C.finally | D.disrespectfully |
37. 38. A.enthusiastic | B.unconcerned | C.different | D.responsible |
39. A.wore of | B.wore on | C.wore over | D.wore off |
40. A.response | B.realization | C.conclusion | D.circumstance |