完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with $400 in cash would be a source of temptation. But the ____16____ would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith ____17____ more remarkable.
Tom noticed a wallet on the front seat inside a(n) ____18____ car, which was locked but with its window down. He stood guard in the rains for the ____19____ to return. After two hours’ waiting, no one was seen to come. Tom ____20____ inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact the driver, only to ____21____ it contained $400 in notes, with another $50 in spare change beside it. Tom left behind a note on the window of the car, ____22____, “Sir or Madam, you left your wallet in the car. CANNOT reach you, so your wallet is taken to the police station.”
It was not ____23____ the late afternoon that the car owner Jone Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car in Glasgow city center. They were ____24____ to see two policemen standing next to the car. Returning the wallet, the policemen gave a brief ____25____ of what Mr. Smith did. The pair were so grateful to Mr. Smith for his ____26____. Mr. Anderson said, “I couldn’t believe that the guy would never take a penny. He could have stolen the money and ____27____ for a nice place to stay in. ____28____, this honest guy thought about others. It just ____29____ the goodness of human nature.”
After Mr. Anderson posted the story on Facebook, Mr. Smith's act ____30____ much of the public attention and was ____31____ praised from social media users. Now Mr. Anderson has ____32____ an online campaign to raise money for Mr. Smith and other ____33____ people in the area, which had received $8,000. “I think the faith that everyone has shown in him has touched him. People have been showing smiling faces to him in the street; he even has had job____34____,” Mr. Anderson commented.
For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life-changing ____35____. The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another.
16. A. hope B. aim C. eagerness D. effort
17. A. still B. even C. ever D. once
18. A. parked B. damaged C. approaching D. rushing
19. A. partner B. workmate C. owner D. policeman
20. A. entered B. hid C. stepped D. reached
21. A. discover B. collect C. check D. believe
22. A. saying B. printing C. writing D. going
23. A. when B. until C. after D. during
24. A. embarrassed B. relieved C. thrilled D. shocked
25. A. experiment B. announcement C. description D. prediction
26. A. patience B. generosity C. encouragement D. kindness
27 A. charged B. paid C. spent D. cost
28. A. Otherwise B. Instead C. Thus D. Moreover
29. A. proves B. ensures C. stresses D. describes
30. A. attacked B. gave C. focused D. drew
31. A. widely B. individually C. ordinarily D. certainly
32. A. tried out for B. looked forward to C. set up D. gone through
33. A. homeless B. honest C. hopeless D. energetic
34. A. details B. offers C. changes D. applications
35. A. lesson B. adventure C. challenge D. opportunity