I saw the old man, with his untidy clothes and messy hair, as he dashed between the rows of the department store. He was trying to be ordinary but he was hard not to
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He
22 the saleswoman and with a slight
23 , possibly German, asked where the women’s shoes were sold. “Fourth floor.” She responded in a voice I could hear 10 miles away. “Pardon? Where did you say they were?” he asked again, apparently
24 . Clearly the old man was somewhat
25 “Fourth floor, sir,” the friendly saleswoman replied patiently, this time so
26 that customers turned to see what was causing the
27 .
I continued watching as the man thanked the saleswoman and
28 for what I assumed was the fourth floor. But rather than walk to the
29 or the lift, he dashed behind a shelf, took out a notebook and started writing hurriedly, with an almost mad
30 on his face. Then he went straight up to another saleswoman and asked where the women’s shoes were sold. Again he asked her to
31 the answer and once more he walked away and took down some notes.
He did this three more times before a department store
32 , thinking him mad, removed him from the store. But rather than be
33 , the old man departed with a huge smile on his face. Although the incident was
34 , it was not until a year later, during my first year of university, that I gave it any further
35 . I walked into my language classroom and met my professor. It was that very same man.
| 小题1: | | A．see | B．notice | C．neglect | D．find |
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| 小题2: | | A．followed | B．interviewed | C．chose | D．approached |
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| 小题3: | | A．doubt | B．voice | C．accent | D．smile |
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| 小题4: | | A．confused | B．amused | C．annoyed | D．tired |
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| 小题6: | | A．angrily | B．loudly | C．suddenly | D．quickly |
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| 小题7: | | A．disturbance | B．accident | C．pleasure | D．quarrel |
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| 小题8: | | A．put away | B．passed away | C．pulled away | D．headed off |
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| 小题9: | | A．shoes | B．stairs | C．exit | D．sign |
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| 小题10: | | A．confusion | B．appearance | C．pain | D．expression |
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| 小题11: | | A．reply | B．recite | C．repeat | D．retell |
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| 小题12: | | A．security-guard | B．customer | C．saleswoman | D．policeman |
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| 小题13: | | A．excited | B．embarrassed | C．relaxed | D．moved |
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| 小题14: | | A．unusual | B．serious | C．dangerous | D．unforgettable |
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| 小题15: | | A．wonder | B．sense | C．thought | D．idea |
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