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      A store owner was putting a sign above his door that read “Puppies For Sale”. Signs like that have a way of   1   small children, and   2   enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign. “  3   are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked.
      The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30    4   $ 50.”
      The little boy   5   in his pocket and pulled out some   6  . “I have $ 2.37,” he said. “  7   I please look at them?”
The store owner   8   and whistled and out of the kennel (狗窝) came a lady, who ran down the aisle (过道) of his store   9   by five puppies. One puppy was   10  . Immediately the little boy singled out the puppy and  said, “What’s   11   with that little dog?”
      The store owner explained that the veterinarian (兽医) had   12   the little puppy and had discovered that it didn’t have a hip socket. It would always walk slowly and with difficulty. It w ould always be lame. The little boy became   13   “That’s the little puppy that I want to buy.”
      The store owner said, “No, you don’t want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you.”
The little boy got quite upset. He looked   14   into the store owner’s eyes, pointing his finger and said, “I don’t want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I’ll pay   15   price. In fact I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month    16   I have him paid for.”
      The store owner answered, “You really don’t want to buy this little dog. He is   17   going to b e able to jump and play with you like the oth er puppies.”
      To his surprise, the little boy reached   18   and rolled up his pant leg to show a badly twisted, crippled (残疾的) left leg   19   by a big metal brace (支架). He looked up at the store owner and softly replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who   20  !”
1. A. absorbing B. attracting      C. bargaining      D. greeting
2. A. sure         B. luckily          C. surprisingly  D. interestingly
3. A. What     B. How come       C. When      D. How much
4. A. on         B. at               C. to          D. between
5. A. put         B. arrived         C. reached      D. filled
6. A. coin      B. note          C. value          D. change
7. A. Can         B. Shall          C. Will          D. Must
8. A. performed B. smiled          C. disagreed      D. announced
9. A. applied     B. guided         C. followed      D. linked
10. A. falling behind B. setting foot  C. lending a hand  D. putting forward
11. A. the price  B. the matter      C. the weight       D. the name
12. A. tested      B. studied       C. examined   D. experimented
13. A. excited     B. shocked       C. worried      D. disappointed
14. A. straight      B. deeply       C. closely        D. totally
15. A. half      B. lower        C. higher      D. full
16. A. unless      B. after           C. until      D. once
17. A. always     B. often           C. no          D. never
18. A. up         B. down          C. out          D. over
19. A. supported B. assisted       C. adjusted     D. surrounded
20. A. encourages B. cooperates      C. understands  D. recognizes

【答案与解析】

1. B  商店老板这样做的目的就是吸引孩子前来购买。
2. A  sure enough意为“果然如此”，表示事情的发展与预料的相符。
3. D  从下文的回答可知，此处小男孩是在询问小狗的价格。[来源:Zxxk.Com]
4. C  from … to …是固定搭配，此处指的是小狗的价格从30美元到50美元不等。
5. C  该句句意为“小男孩把手伸进口袋里，拿出一些零钱。”reach in把手伸进。
6. D  coin硬币；note纸币，钞票；value价值；change零钱。
7. A  该句句意为“我能看看它们吗？”can在此处意为“能够”。
8. B  从下文内容可知，商店老板同意了小男孩的请求，他微笑着并吹响了口哨。[来源:Z+xx+k.Com]
9. C  五只小狗跟随在狗妈妈的身后。
10. A  从下文内容可知，这只小狗有残疾，所以落在了最后。
11. B  小男孩问“这只小狗怎么了？”what’s the matter with sth./sb.是一个固定句型，用来询问毛病或问题所在。
12. C  兽医已经给这只小狗检查过身体了。examine检查；test测验；study研究；experiment做实验。
13. A  从下面小男孩所说的话可知，小男孩很兴奋。
14. A  小男孩直视着商店老板的眼睛，look straight into sb.’s eyes直视某人的眼睛。
15. D  从上下文内容可知，小男孩认为这只残疾的小狗与其他健康的小狗一样有价值，小男孩不会白要，他会以全价买下来。 
16. C  小男孩手头没有足够的钱，他要慢慢地付清；until引导时间状语从句，意为“直到”。
17. D  该句句意为“他永远不能蹦跳，不能像其他小狗一样陪你玩耍。”
18. B  从下文内容可知，小男孩把手伸向下面。
19. A  因为小男孩的左腿有残疾，所以靠一个金属架支撑着。
20. C  该句句意为“我自己也不能跑的很好，这只小狗需要一个理解他的人。