完型填空。 One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited1for

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完型填空。 One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 1 for

15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 2 . When he saw a

photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had 3 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage,

which was not 4 in in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that 5 even

him.

He wrote his wife"s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 6 behind the desk in the

booth. " 7 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression. Obviously 8

someone, would you please give her this？" he said. He then 9 his office in Morrison Building, 10 that

if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 11 ! He sat down with a smile.

His wife 12 those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks

if she is married …

How are you with 13 ？ One person calls it "wait training." It seems that there is always something we

are 14 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete

school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.

Patience is an important 15 of a happy and rewarding life. 16 , some things are worth waiting for.

17 presents many opportunities for wait training.

We can hate waiting, 18 it or even get good at it! But one thing is 19 -we cannot avoid it. How is your

20 coming along？

( )1.A. proudly

( )2.A. angry

( )3.A. a question

( )4.A. serious

( )5.A. hurt

( )6.A. clerk

( )7.A. Since

( )8.A. looking for

( )9.A. called up

( )10.A. worried

( )11.A. description

( )12.A. tore

( )13.A. your wife

( )14.A. hoping for

( )15.A. lesson

( )16.A. For example

( )17.A. Every age

( )18.A. accept

( )19.A. certain

( )20.A. photo taking

B. respectfully

B. hungry

B. a reason

B. difficult

B. encouraged

B. secretary

B. Before

B. working for

B. returned to

B. disappointed

B. preparation

B. saved

B. your family

B. waiting for

B. experience

B. After all

B. Every shop

B. control

B. interesting

B. job hunting

C. patiently

C. frightened

C. an opinion

C. regular

C. attracted

C. passer-by

C. As

C. sending for

C. visited

C. satisfied

C. excuse

C. developed

C. patience

C. ready for

C. purpose

C. Right now

C. Every day

C. change

C. precious

C. decision making

D. curiously

D. thirsty

D. an idea

D. convenient

D. shocked

D. friend

D. If

D. paying for

D. left

D. surprised

D. lecture

D. destroyed

D. determination

D. fit for

D. quality

D. So far

D. Every office

D. improve

D. easy

D. wait training