Mr.WestintendedtobuyhiswifeaChristmaspresentbuthewasalwaysverybusysohewasnever16tofindtimetogototheshops.Atlastwhenitwastheweek17Christmasandtheshopswereverycrowdedhe18

Mr.WestintendedtobuyhiswifeaChristmaspresentbuthewasalwaysverybusysohewasnever      16  tofindtimetogototheshops.Atlastwhenitwastheweek  17  Christmasandtheshopswereverycrowdedhe  18  thathecouldnotwaitanylonger.Heworkedinanofficeand  19  hadlunchinarestaurantbutonedayheboughtsomesandwichesate  20  quicklyandwentouttoabigshopnearhisofficeduringhislunch  21 .Theshopwasfullofwomenwhowerealsobuyingpresentsduringtheirlunchhour.Mr.Weststoodpolitelyatthe  22  ofacrowdofwomenwhowere  23    forwardtotrytogettothepeoplewhowere  24  necklacesandearrings.Hetriedtomoveforwardsslowlytakinghisturnwiththeothersbutmoreandmorewomenwere  25  intotheshopthewholetimeandpushingselfishly  26  him.

Afterhalfanhourhewas  27  asfarfromthepeoplewhoweresellingthenecklacesashehadbeen  28  hecameinandhislunchhourwascomingtoanendsohedecidedtochangehis  29  ofdoingthings:heputhisheaddown  30  asuddenloudshoutandstartedtopushhiswaytowardsthe  31  ofthecrowdashardashecould.Thewomenaroundhimbecamevery  32  whentheysawwhathewasdoingandbeganto  33  him.“Whycan’tyoubehavelikeagentleman?”theyshouted.“Ladies”he  34  them“Ihavebeenbehavinglikeagentlemanforthepasthalfhourandithasdonemeno  35 sonowIamstartingtobehavelikealady!”

16.A.sure                        B.certain                          C.able                       D.possible

17.A.before               B.after                          C.till                 D.within

18.A.promised             B.decided                 C.agreed              D.insisted

19.A.never                B.sometimes                     C.seldom             D.usually

20.A.it                    B.them                   C.that                D.those

21.A.hour                B.moment                       C.minute                    D.second

22.A.top                  B.middle                  C.edge               D.stage

23.A.pulling               B.pushing                 C.gathering