阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项,使短文意思完整、句子通顺,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a cold and rainy day. I finished my work late and dragged home. I ______ myself deep into the sofa. I was too ______ to cook anything for myself, so I ordered a pot of chicken upon my phone.
Half an hour later, a delivery worker ______ me that he’d arrived. I went out to pick up the food. I walked slowly because I thought ______ he had just left the food at the gate of my community and left.
As I went to the gate, I saw him ______ in the pouring rain without an umbrella. The rain kept falling down on his face, his foot, and his yellow uniform. He was in his twenties. He looked tired.
“Chicken soup?” he asked. I nodded and he handed the food to me with shivering (颤抖的) and watery fingers.
“Why didn’t you leave ______ to find somewhere to protect yourself from the rain?” I asked.
“I work to bring food safely to our ______. For us, one of the most things is to ______ their needs.” he said with a smile on his face. Then he turned around and disappeared in the rain.
______ the cold rain kept falling, a wisp (缕) of warmth rose in my heart. Around us there are many ______ people like him who do their jobs every day, even when their work is really hard. They never forget to bring us convenience and kindness.
11. A.sat | B.threw | C.stayed | D.kept |
12. A.amazed | B.afraid | C.tired | D.surprised |
13. A.told | B.reminded | C.called | D.made |
14. A.hardly | B.probably | C.nearly | D.usually |
15. A.waiting | B.walking | C.running | D.leaving |
16. A.politer | B.later | C.faster | D.earlier |
17. A.customers | B.passengers | C.bosses | D.workers |
18. A.see | B.satisfy | C.complete | D.remember |
19. A.Because | B.But | C.Although | D.When |
20. A.unusual | B.common | C.hard | D.special |