“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late
the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the
where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I
the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not
.
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your
this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “
up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.
her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very
, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and
about opening an account. I gave her necessary
and she went out.
, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something
with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise
my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time
I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed!
shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house.
, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “
of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my
, the first customer was a girl
a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The
! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
| 小题2: | | A．hotel | B．shop | C．bank | D．restaurant |
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| 小题3: | | A．believe | B．think | C．guess | D．hope |
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| 小题4: | | A．lucky | B．happy | C．sorry | D．angry |
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| 小题5: | | A．excuse | B．idea | C．cause | D．answer |
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| 小题7: | | A．Before | B．Behind | C．Beyond | D．Against |
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| 小题8: | | A．nervous | B．shy | C．calm | D．angry |
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| 小题9: | | A．cared | B．talked | C．asked | D．worried |
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| 小题10: | | A．information | B．offer | C．introduction | D．support |
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| 小题11: | | A．Again | B．Then | C．Thus | D．However |
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| 小题12: | | A．hidden | B．filled | C．decorated | D．covered |
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| 小题13: | | A．took | B．closed | C．filled | D．came |
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| 小题14: | | A．before | B．after | C．when | D．that |
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| 小题15: | | A．Even | B．Still | C．Just | D．Ever |
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| 小题16: | | A．As usual | B．For one thing | C．In fact | D．In general |
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| 小题17: | | A．Less | B．Plenty | C．More | D．None |
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| 小题18: | | A．pleasure | B．surprise | C．joy | D．regret |
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| 小题20: | | A．dream | B．story | C．affair | D．incident |
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