GeorgeselectedhisfoodinValueMartcarefully.Heestimatedhehad__1__80centstoday.Hewaspleasedhehadgotgood__2__forhismoneyagain.Attheexit，thefreezingwind__3__himofhisgloves.Hewassurehewaswearingthemwhenentering

　　GeorgeselectedhisfoodinValueMartcarefully.Heestimatedhehad__1__80centstoday.Hewaspleasedhehadgotgood__2__forhismoneyagain.

　　Attheexit，thefreezingwind__3__himofhisgloves.Hewassurehewaswearingthemwhenenteringthe__4__.Hemadeasearchofhispockets.Thenhethoughttheymusthavebeen__5__somewhereinthestore.Georgehadboughttheblackglovesfor$35tenyearsago.Theywereleather，softanddurable.Untilthen，hehadworncheaperman­madematerialthatneverlastedlong.His__6__tobuytheglovesturnedouttobegood，whicheven__7__hispositiononthebus，aspoorerpassengersstaredathim__8__.

　　Georgere­enteredthestore.Hefollowedthesame__9__hehadwalkedbefore，__10__atthebreadcounter，tothedairysection，totheshelfwheresaltandsugarwereplaced.Itdidnottakelongtobe__11__thatthegloveswerenotthere.His__12__grewheavier.“Peoplehavechanged，”he__13__.“Yearsago，ifsomebody__14__somethinglost，theywouldgiveitback.”

　　Yethedidnotgiveup.Thistimehefocusedontheglovesonothershoppers’ __15__.Suddenlyhe__16__aladynearbywearingablackpairofgloves.Hesaid，“Hi！”Butwhenthesurprisedladyreturnedhis__17__，hiseyesdroppedtothefloor，forthefingersofherglovesweretoosmallforhim.

　　Withoutgloves，hehadto__18__hishandsintohissleeves.Backhome，Georgewas__19__.Hecouldnotdowithoutgloves.Georgedecidedtobuyanotherleatherpair.Butbeforethat，hesteppedintoValueMartagaintoseeifbyany__20__hisgloveshadbeenreturnedtothelostandfoundoffice.Thegirllookedintoherdrawerandtookoutapairofmen’sleathergloves.“Arethey？”

　　“Yes!Mine！”Georgeshoutedwithjoy.

　　1. A.had B．wasted

　　C．spent D．saved

　　2．A.quality B．value

　　C．score D．number

　　3．A.informed B．warned

　　C．reminded D．remembered

　　4．A.storeB．counter

　　C．flat D．square

　　5．A.forgottenB．taken

　　C．dropped D．rejected

　　6．A.hope B．decision

　　C．wish D．opportunity

　　7．A.pulled B．promoted

　　C．reduced D．pushed

　　8．A.enviouslyB．angrily

　　C．sincerely D．properly