问题详情：
It’s a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The young man behind the counter knows his 21 by name and what they normally want to Buy. He treats children and adults with equal 22 .
He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is __23 .
One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could, __24 not intending to pay for it. He hit the “panic button” , then went over the counter and __25 the front door. It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren't going __26 with their ill-gotten gains. They 27 the food and simply crowded together in panic-knowing the police were 28 the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal if they were that 29. "We have food in the back, expired (到期)but still 30 to eat. If you need food, you 31 have some."
They were told to 32 what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out the mess. They were doing just that 33 the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer 34 .
This wasn't what they had _35 . They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.
Soon three _36 people walked out with all the __37 their arms could hold. They were __38 that, if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the __39
person in the world to claim he was a hero. But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of-a _40 amount of self-respect and a little bit of hope.
21. A. friends B. neighbors C. customers D. passengers
22. A. respect B. pride C. wisdom D. privilege
23. A. slow B. busy C. heavy D. swift
24. A. bravely B. reasonably C. hardly D. obviously
25. A. opened B. locked C. closed D. broke
26. A. nowhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. everywhere
27. A. hid B. lifted C. swallowed D. Dropped
28. A. in B. on C. off D. by
29. A. anxious B. cautious C. courageous D. hungry
30. A. safe B. easy C. sweet D. unique
31. A. must B. can C. should D. need
32. A. hold up B. hand out C. pick up D. hand in
33. A. when B. after C. before D. since
34. A. popular B. necessary C. reliable D. important
35. A. wanted B. desired C. expected D. admired
36. A. dirtier B. cleaner C. cleverer D. quicker
37. A. money B. cigarettes C. drinks D. food
38. A. reminded B. warned C. ordered D. persuaded
39. A. first B. last C. best D. worst
40. A. large B. fair C. small D. Full
【回答】
CAADB CDBDA BCABC BDABC
知识点：科普环保类
题型：完型填空
