完形填空;请先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Inoticedanoldcoupleastheywalkedintothesecond-handstore.JustbeforethatIhaddroppedoffabagofclothesandafewotherthingsInolongerneeded.
Thecouplemoved 1 aroundmeinsearchofthingstheyhadonalist.
“CanIhelpyou 2 something?”Iaskedcuriously.
Theystoppedlookedatmeandsaid“We’relookingfor 3 thingsthatlooknew.”
“Everyyearinthepastwetriedto 4 theyearwithnewthings.Itwasagoal(目标)tohavenewthingsaroundussothatwehadanew 5 newhopesanddreamsforthenewyear”saidtheoldman.“Butnowadayswealsobelievethateventhoughsomethingisoldit 6 benewtosomeonewhohasneverseenitbefore.”
“Soattheendofeachyearwesearchforthingsthatare 7 tonoonebutnewtous”theoldwomanadded.
“Whathaveyoufoundsofar?”Iasked.
Themanshowedtwothings:asmallframemadeofsticksandonebabyboot.
“Westillneedonemorething”hesaid.
“Gotit!”Iheardaloud 8.
“Whatdidyoufind?”theoldmanshoutedtoo.
Theoldwomanwalkedslowlytowardsus 9 somethinginherhand.“Look!It’saflowervase.Wellitlooks 10butit’snewtous!”
Theythenheadedforthecheckoutwithoutsayinganotherword.
Everythingthatyouseeforthefirsttimeisnew.
1.A.quickly B.slowly C.freely D.excitedly
2.A.buy B.carry C.find D.introduce
3.A.small B.lovely C.cheap D.old
4.A.begin B.spend C.finish D.accept
5.A.action B.competitionC.direction D.instruction
6.A.must B.can C.should D.will
7.A.useful B.strange C.real D.expensive
8.A.noise B.cry C.laugh D.shout
9.A.getting B.taking C.holding D.keeping
10.A.wonderfulB.awful C.beautiful D.shiny