六、完形填空。
This is a story of an old man. I have seen him for years but never paid ___1___ attention to him. He always ___2___ a red hat and carried a rubbish bag. He usually spent his lunchtime ___3___ around in that factory. He ___4___ those used tins there.
One day, I was fixing one of the ___5___ machines when this “tin man” came with his bag wearing his hat. ___6___, he picked up the tins, which were all around the place. My manager was standing there and watching us.
Several minutes ___7___, I heard my manager ask him, “How do you ___8___ those tins you have picked up?”
“I will give them to my ___9___. He has neither the wife nor the child. What's ___10___, his left leg got hurt badly. He has ___11___ in making a living,” said the “tin man”.
I was ___12___ to hear that. I never thought about it ___13___ I always considered that the “tin man” would take them to the recycling center. So I asked him, “You mean you collect tins ___14___ helping your neighbor?”
“I know this does not help much,” he said. “But I'll keep trying. He needs help.”
The story of the “tin man” was really ___15___. As the saying goes, “Roses given, fragrance in hand.”
( ) 1. A. some
B. few
C. many
D. any
( ) 2. A. put
B. left
C. wore
D. lent
( ) 3. A. walking
B. visiting
C. throwing
D. showing
( ) 4. A. sold
B. collected
C. bought
D. brought
( ) 5. A. drawn
B. stolen
C. fallen
D. broken
( ) 6. A. In fact
B. At last
C. As usual
D. So far
( ) 7. A. then
B. before
C. after
D. later
( ) 8. A. take out
B. deal with
C. get rid of
D. put away
( ) 9. A. wife
B. relative
C. neighbor
D. child
( ) 10. A. worse
B. better
C. wiser
D. luckier
( ) 11. A. time
B. interest
C. trouble
D. fun
( ) 12. A. surprised
B. frightened
C. excited
D. disappointed
( ) 13. A. but
B. because
C. so
D. whether
( ) 14. A. about
B. from
C. with
D. for
( ) 15. A. moving
B. boring
C. exciting
D. relaxing

1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. A