2014届高三英语二轮专题：完形填空5.docVIP

2014届高三英语二轮专题：完形填空 (2013·西城区二模) So tired as I was, I bothered myself to open up my café shop on the cold morning. With many consumers streaming in, I knew another long business day began. And I had to serve far into the night. As I rushed among the tables, suddenly, a __1__ asked if I could mind a child. I was quite __2__ but I could tell the man was quite desperate. So I had to make a __3__ with him that if he wanted his son to stay and wait for him, he had to __4__ something in the shop. This was quite __5__ for the man to do; I could __6__ he was quite poor by the __7__ he was dressed. It looked as if he had tried to come in his __8__ clothes. But they still looked a bit old and worn out __9__ he had often worn them, just to make himself look best. Looking down I could see his __10__ were also a bit torn and the heels were in a terrible state. I thought he was going for a job interview. In the end he bought a small box of __11__ for his little son and seated him down in the corner. I could tell the boy was feeling down and only could __12__ with a bit of cheering up. Seeing that the kid sat there for quite a while, I was a bit __13__ as the poor little kid was sitting __14__ his own. People watched him and some kids even came over to pick on him. I was __15__ to see one of them even knocked his cookies off the table. He quickly went and got them back without saying a word. I was hoping his father would __16__ up and come back for his sons __17__. At closing time, the only person left was the little boy. After a while, the father finally came in with a tiresome look. I __18__ he didnt get any job. As they were leaving, I offered the kid a little cake, but the man rejected it. I __19__ he felt as if I had just abused him. Of course I didnt mean to. But I could understand why he felt like that. I only wished them good __20__ whatever happened. The man opened the door to leave—father and son