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I. Read the passage several times until you read them fluently. II. Go on completing the composition and hand them in tomorrow. IV. Finish the close test on your own and check the answer as soon as you finish it. One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited ___1___ for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became ___2___. When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had ___3___. He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not ___4___ in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that ___5___even him. He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a ___6___ behind the desk in the booth. “ ___7___ you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously ___8___ someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then ___9___ his office in Morrison Building, ___10___ that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good ___11___! He sat down with a smile. His wife ___12___ these pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married…. How are you with ___13___? One person calls it “waiting training”. It seems that there is always something we are ___14___. We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind. Patience is an important ___15___ of a happy and rewarding life. ___16___, some things are worth waiting for. ___17___ presents many opportunities for waiting training.
We can hate waiting, ___18___ it or even get good at it! But one thing is ___19___--- we cannot avoid it. How is your ___20___ coming along? 1. A. proudly B. respectfully C. patiently D. curiously 2. A. angry B. hungry C. frightened D. thirsty 3. A. a question B. a reason C. an opinion D. an idea 4. A. serious B. difficult C. regular D. convenient 5. A. hurt B. encouraged C. attracted D. shocked 6. A. clerk B. secretary C. passer-by D. friend 7. A. Since B. Before C. As D. If 8. A. looking for B. working for C. sending for D. paying for 9. A. called up B. returned to C. visited D. left 10.A. worried B. disappointed C. visited D. left 11.A. description B. preparation C. excuse D. lecture 12.A. tore B. saved C. developed D. destroyed 13.A. your wife B. your family C. patience D. determination 14.A. hoping for B. waiting for C. ready for D. fit for 15.A. lesson B. experience C. purpose D. quality 16.A. For example B. After all C. Right now D. So far 17.A. Every age B. Every shop C. Every day D. Every office 18.A. accept B. control C. change D. improve 19.A. certain B. interesting C. precious D. easy 20.A. photo taking B. job hunting C. decision making D.waiting training
