He’s an old cobbler (修鞋匠) with a shop in Paris. When I took him my shoes, he at first told me: “I have no _______. Take them to the other fellow on the main street; he’ll _______ them for you right away.”
But I’d had my _______ on his shop for a long time, and knew he was a (an) _______ craftsman (手艺人). “No,” I _______, “the other fellow can’t do it well.”
“The other fellow” was one of those _______ who fix shoes “while-U-wait” — without _______much about mending shoes.
My man saw I wouldn’t _______, and he smiled. He looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one _______ with a piece of chalk and said, “________ in a week.”
I was about to leave ________ he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.
“See what I can do?” he said with ________. “In Paris, only three of us can do this kind of ________.”
When I got back out into the street, the world seemed ________ to me. He was something ________an ancient legend (传说), this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and, ________, his pride in his craft.
These are times when you can do things any old way as long as it “________”, when, in short, most people merely look on work as a ________ to make money rather than a way to realize their own ________. In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest ________ from pride in a job well done.
【小题1】A.time | B.energy | C.mind | D.preparation |
【小题2】A.clean | B.repair | C.change | D.decorate |
【小题3】A.plan | B.advice | C.eye | D.report |
【小题4】A.educated | B.skilled | C.native | D.ordinary |
【小题5】A.apologized | B.complained | C.suggested | D.replied |
【小题6】A.shopkeepers | B.customers | C.waiters | D.experts |
【小题7】A.worrying | B.arguing | C.knowing | D.talking |
【小题8】A.answer back | B.give in | C.speak up | D.go on |
【小题9】【小题10】A.Get ready | B.Make sure | C.Call back | D.Come back |
【小题11】A.because | B.when | C.since | D.if |
【小题12】A.pride | B.satisfaction | C.admiration | D.pleasure |
【小题13】A.performance | B.favor | C.work | D.design |
【小题14】A.in a hurry | B.in a mess | C.cold-hearted | D.brand-new |
【小题15】A.out of | B.free of | C.different from | D.far from |
【小题16】A.after all | B.above all | C.in fact | D.in general |
【小题17】A.pays | B.occurs | C.exists | D.continues |
【小题18】A.contribution | B.responsibility | C.project | D.path |
【小题19】A.expectations | B.standards | C.abilities | D.conclusions |
【小题20】A.freedom | B.wealth | C.business | D.satisfaction |