Question

It's a small gas station that has snacks， drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The mid-aged man behind the counter knows his customers by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children and adults with equal respect. When business is slow, he reads a science fiction behind the counter.

One winter, three teenagers rushed in and grabbed(強(qiáng)奪) food off the shelves as fast as they could. Clearly, they were not about to pay for it. The man hit the panic button(應(yīng)急按鈕）, then went over the counter and locked the front door. The alarm bell rang. Certainly, theThree weren’t going anywhere with their ill-gotten gains(不義之財(cái)). Quickly, they dropped theFood and simply crowded together in fear, It was obvious that they were homeless.

After a long silence, the three were told they didn't have to steal even if they were that. hungry "We have food in the back, expired but still safe to eat. If you need food ,you can have some." They were told to pick up that they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to clean out the mess. They were doing just that when the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer necessary.This wasn't what they hadn’t expected. They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they’d done. They quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up. Soon three “cleaner” people walked out with all the food their arms could hold. They were reminded 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 last person in the world to claim he was a hero. But he gave three teenagers something they were in desperate need of—a small amount of self-respect and a little bit of hope.

1.The three dropped the food and crowded together because ________.

A. they felt cold and hungry

B. they knew the police were on the way

C. it was their first time to grab food

D. the mid-aged man shouted at them

2.The word “expired” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.

A. well-packed B. over-cooked

C. fresh-baked D. past-due

3.When the three teenagers walked out of the store with food, they might feel _______.

A. seared and hopeless B. lucky and relaxed

C. ashamed but thankful D. shocked but proud

4.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. the mid-aged man have done very well in business

B. the three teenagers would not get hungry anymore

C. the mid-aged man dealt with the case in an unexpected way

D. the officers believed the man didn’t need their help at all

5.The best title of this passage is probably “______”.

A. Three Grabbers B. The Last Hero

C. The III-gotten Gains D. Equal Respect

Answer 1