大兴区第一职中对口升学英语专题训练：完形填空21.docVIP

大兴区第一职中对口升学英语专题训练：完形填空21 It was lunchtime and I walked into a small branch office on the West Side. I had come to 36 a checking account. The only officer on 37 was a fortyish black man, standing 38 a small counter from a young white boy who was wearing a V-necked sweater. I think I was especially 39 of the boy because he looked more like a kid from a prep school than a 40 in a West Side bank. The boy continued to 41 my attention because of what happened next. He was holding an open savings-account book and 42 an expression of disappointment. 揃ut I don抰 understand. I opened the account myself, so why can抰 I 43 any money??the boy weatsaid, his voice breaking. 揑 know it is, but those are the rules. I抳e already explained to you that a fourteen-year-old is not 44 to withdraw money without a letter from his parents,?the officer explained patiently. he Suddenly I noticed the account had a series of small deposits and withdraws. Then I questioned the officer, 揌ow do you 45 that? Why did you let him withdraw money before, but not now??He looked 46 . 揃ecause the tellers were not aware of his age beatefore and now they are. It抯 really very 47 .?I turned to the boy with a shrug. 揧ou抮e really getting 48 ,?I said. 揧ou ought to get your parents to come in here and 49 .?The boy looked destroyed. 50 , he put his savings book in a rear-pocket and walked out of the bank. The officer turned to me. 揧ou know,?he said, 搚ou really shouldn抰 have got 51 .?I couldn抰 believe what this idiot was saying. 揥e were 52 u let h this morning that some neighborhood bully has been shaking down (敲诈) this boy for more than a month. The other guy was 53 him to take money out every week and hand it over. The poor kid was 54 too scared to tell anyone. Anyway, the police are on the case and they’ll probably make a(n) 55 today. “You mean there is no rule about being too young to withdraw money from a savings account?” “Not that