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