For most people, birthdays are a time for receiving gifts. But for ________ ice cream seller in Singapore, it's exactly the opposite. The ice cream seller Uncle Jimmy gives out free treats each year on ________ birthday.
Every weekday, the 72-year-old man drives his motorcycle to the same spot he ________ at for the past 15 years, sets up his stall(摊位)and waits for customers. But March 22—his birthday—is a little different. ________ this day, people in a long queue hope to get the free ice cream he gives out.
Everything ________ by 5 p.m. this year. Some people came late and there was nothing left, ________ Uncle Jimmy told them to come back the next day. He ________ give it to them then.
It all started from his 70th birthday that Jimmy decided to celebrate by giving out 700 free ice creams. “Many people are so stressed in Singapore. So I want to give free ice cream ________ them happy,” Jimmy said.
The free ice cream was quickly sold out and Jimmy had given away ________ 900 treats by the end of that day. He decided to make free ice cream a birthday tradition, and to add 1, 000 ice creams to meet the demand(需求).
When asked ________ a loss(亏损), he said, “I don't think of it that way. As long as people are happy, that's OK.”
【小题1】【小题2】【小题3】A.works | B.worked | C.has worked | D.will work |
【小题4】【小题5】A.sells out | B.sold out | C.is sold out | D.was sold out |
【小题6】【小题7】A.may | B.might | C.will | D.would |
【小题8】A.make | B.making | C.to make | D.made |
【小题9】A.near | B.nearly | C.nearer | D.nearby |
【小题10】A.if he was making | B.if was he making | C.if he is making | D.if is he making |