第三部分 第一节 完形填空 It had been a long time since I had been to Jacksonville Florida. I had driven to town ___41___ to find the old barber shop where my hair had been cut as a child. As I ___42___ around, I was a little disappointed to see the old buildings had been ___43___ with new high-rise ones. After walking about a block I saw an open shoe store. Wondering whether I could get the ___44___ , I walked in. As I stood talking to the salesman, the front door opened and a young man about twenty came into the store in a ___45___ . “I need a new pair of shoes,” said the ___46___ . As he turned the corner, I was ___47___ to see that the young man had no legs. Seeing us ___48___ , the young man said, “When I was a ___49___ , my parents used to buy me a new pair of shoes every year. That was such a wonderful feeling— ___50___ I have never forgotten.” Soon the salesman came with a large box. He put it down on the floor, took out a boot and handed it to the young man. Placing the boot ___51___ his nose, the boy closed both eyes, and took a large breath. I did not know what to say as tears began to roll down his ___52___ . Suddenly we heard the salesman shouting to an old man ___53___ who looked in the window from time to time. The young man looked at the old man and then turned to me. “Would you walk out and see what ___54___ that fellow wears?” he ___55___ . Wondering why, I ___56___ walked to the front door, opened it and asked the old man to ___57___ . “What size shoes do you wear?” the boy asked the man. “I don’t know,” he replied, as he ___58___ his old tennis shoes. “I would say nine and a half,” I suggested. “What’s your ___59___ hiking boot in nine and a half?” the boy asked the salesman. Within a minute, the salesman returned with a pair of hiking boots. The boy ____60____ out, took the boot, placed it to his nose and took a large breath. Once again, tears came to his eyes. “Sir, would you mind trying on these boots?” the boy asked the old fellow. 41. A. needing B. waiting C. hoping D. helping 42. A. ran B. wandered C. jumped D. wondered 43. A. ruined B. decorated C. dealt D. replaced 44. A. fare B. answer C. shoes D. service 45. A. boot B. car C. wheelchair D. lorry 46. A. customer B. owner C. waiter D. salesman 47. A. excited B. shocked C. ashamed D. embarrassed 48. A. determined B. willing C. delighted D. puzzled 49. A. kid B. manager C. barber D. lawyer 50. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything 51. A. across B. over C. to D. within 52. A. sleeves B. hands C. cheeks D. legs 53. A. in peace B. in rags C. in relief D. in return 54. A. color B. material C. price D. size 55. A. reminded B. recognized C. requested D. responded 56. A. slowly B. sincerely C. suddenly D. swiftly 57. A. elect B. enter C. express D. exist 58. A. dug out B. set down C. looked out D. looked down at 59. A. heaviest B. dearest C. best D. quickest 60. A. reached B. died C. sorted D. broke