二、完形填空
One day, a(n)
woman comes in my store and starts up a conversation, telling me her name is Barbara. I walk with her and nod along while she walks.
As we chat, Barbara
to look at a dress, “I really like this one, but I don’t wear this type of clothes now.”
I ask, “Oh? What changes?”
Barbara smiles, “Well, as I get older, these clothes just don’t look good on me any more. Maybe it will be different for you
you’re very pretty.”
“Don’t say that, Barbara! You’re still very beautiful.”
She smiles, “Thank you, sweet girl, but it’s all right. I’ll just
to what I usually wear. Clothes like this are for young people like you.”
I am always angry about it when older people believe their
makes them ugly. Older women buy wrinkle corrector(抗皱产品), dye(染) the white and silver out of the hair, and do everything just to
their age till they give up and say to themselves, “I’m just old and ugly now.”
I don’t see things that way. So, I
her to try it on.
When Barbara comes out of the fitting room, I can’t take my
off her. The dress fits her well,
, perfectly. The colours bring out the warmth in her skin, and most importantly, she looks really, really happy in it. She doesn’t just like the dress; she likes the way
is in that dress. She clearly feels happier and even turns in a circle to show me the dress!
Before Barbara leaves, she says to me, “Thank you so much for making me feel like 20 years old today.”
(
) 1. A. lovely B. rich C. young D. old
(
) 2. A. talks B. stops C. stands D. walks
(
) 3. A. because B. but C. so D. and
(
) 4. A. pick B. see C. choose D. keep
(
) 5. A. shirt B. past C. age D. life
(
) 6. A. cover B. respect C. care D. like
(
) 7. A. hope B. ask C. teach D. change
(
) 8. A. hands B. ears C. mouth D. eyes
(
) 9. A. at last B. in fact C. for example D. such as
(
)10. A. she B. he C. it D. one
