广东省肇庆第四中学2014-2015学年高二上学期第二次月考 英语试卷
第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。
After graduating from college, Tom and Bob joined a company together. Both worked very hard. Several years later, the boss promoted Bob to manager, but Tom remained as 16 ordinary worker. Tom couldn’t take it. He handed his resignation to the boss, complaining(抱怨) that the boss didn’t value hardworking workers, but only promoted those 17 (please) guys.
The boss knew Tom worked very hard these years. So he said, “Thank you, 18 I have a request. I hope you’ll do one more thing for our company 19 you leave. Perhaps you’ll change your mind.”
Tom agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market. Tom went and returned soon, and said he had found 20 . The boss asked how much per kg? Tom 21 (shake) his head, went back to the market and returned 22 (inform) the boss $1.2 per kg.
The boss told Tom to wait a second. He called Bob to come to his office and asked Bob to do the same. Bob went, returned and said 23 (gentle), “Boss, only one person is selling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, and $10 24 10 kg. He has 320 melons in all, 58 of 25 are on the table. Fresh and red, each weighs about 2 kg. ” Tom was very impressed and realized the difference between himself and Bob. He decided to stay to learn from Bob.
