四、完形填空
The sunlight came through the windows, bringing in the hot summer air. I saw a long line of people at the medicine pickup counter. I took a deep breath to cool
1 down.
I joined the line to
2 for my turn. The weight of my coming baby made it
3 for me to stand straight, and my legs felt heavy. I raised my head and saw there were still quite a few people ahead. Some were playing with their phones and some were talking quietly with each other. The line moved so
4.
I began to feel weaker in my
5. I couldn't stand for long. "Should I ask the one at the front for help? What if he
6? He's been waiting for a long time too. Will the other people agree?" I thought to myself, "But I..." My forehead was starting to sweat.
I knew I couldn't wait. I walked up to the first person in the line and asked in a low
7, "Excuse me, could I go first? I am not feeling so well."
The young man looked at me in surprise
8 he saw my belly. He agreed. Almost no one noticed what happened. I thought he would stand just behind me. Instead, he moved straight to the end.
The second person
9 her phone. She looked at me and looked back at the young man. Then she quickly moved to the back too. Then the third one, then the fourth...until the young man came right
10
me.
I felt a gentle wind blowing across my face, and the summer heat was gone with the wind. Their kindness made my heart feel soft and comfortable, just like the cool wind around me.
(
)1. A. myself B. yourself C. himself D. herself
(
)2. A. fight B. wait C. call D. ask
(
)3. A. easy B. possible C. difficult D. important
(
)4. A. carefully B. openly C. quickly D. slowly
(
)5. A. stomach B. legs C. arms D. head
(
)6. A. agrees B. smiles C. refuses D. cries
(
)7. A. voice B. sound C. noise D. speech
(
)8. A. if B. unless C. until D. though
(
)9. A. looked out at B. looked up from C. looked down on D. looked around for
(
)10. A. beside B. before C. across D. behind