完形、阅读综合练(三)

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An owner of a shop was fixing a sign above his door that reads “Puppies for 　1　”．A little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign．“How much are you going to sell the puppies for？”he asked．The shop owner replied，“　2　 from $30 to $50．”The little boy 　3　 in his pocket and pulled out some change．“I have $2．37，” he said．“Can I please look at them？”The shop owner smiled and 　4　 and out of the kennel came Lady，who ran down the aisle of his shop followed by five tiny balls of fur．One puppy was lagging considerably behind．

　5　 the little boy singled out the lagging，limping puppy and said，“What’s wrong with that little dog？”The shop owner explained that the veterinarian had examined the little puppy．It would always be lame．The little boy became 　6　，“That is the little puppy that I want to buy．”The shop owner said，“No，you don’t want to buy that little dog．If you really want him，

I’ll give him to you．”The little boy got quite 　7　．He said，“I don’t want you to give him to me．That little dog is worth every bit as 　8　 as all the other dogs and I’ll pay full price．In fact，I’ll give you $2．37 now，and 50 cents a month until I have him paid for．”The shop owner countered，“He is 　9　  going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other puppies．”

To this，the little boy reached down and   10   up his pant leg to reveal a badly twisted，crippled left   11   supported by a big metal brace．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

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1．A．food                       B．rent                 C．use                D．sale

2．A．Somewhere            B．Anywhere        C．Everywhere     D．Nowhere

3．A．reached                   B．touched           C．put                       D．pulled

4．A．called                      B．shouted            C．whistled         D．sang