It's common for homeless people to pick up recyclable(可回收利用的)things to sell and make a living.

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It's common for homeless people to pick up recyclable(可回收利用的)things to sell and make a living. However, it's not so common to see them sit in a restaurant where the average meal costs $ 150. But that’s ___21___what happened when a man walked into Benvindo, a ___22___restaurant in Belo Horizonte.
According to the staff, a homeless man___23___the waiters at the front door and wanted a meal. He also insisted on paying for it with the money he made by___24___ the cans: a single $ 50 bill.
“I thought this was something___25___,” said Fontes, a 21-year-old waiter. But he continued providing___26___for the man as he served other guests. The man___27___an executive(行政)lunch, including a main dish and dessert, which ___28___$ 121. 80. However, when the man asked for the bill, the restaurant’s owner told Fontes to waive (放弃)the charge. Instead of accepting the free meal, the man politely turned it ___29___ and insisted on paying.
When it became ____30____ that the man wasn’t ready to change his ____31____, the waiter decided to charge him $ 10. Fontes said, “I then had to lie, saying customers could get a(n) ____32____ on the lunch for there was an ongoing____33____, because the man had $ 50 and refused to get the $ 40. ”
A customer there took a picture of them and shared it online? saying? “I just ____34____ a great example of consideration.... ” The photo gained hundreds of ____35____, praising Fontes and the man. Fontes said he simply wanted to perform an act of kindness for an honest hardworking man.
21. A. precisely B. probably C. illegally D. frequently
22. A. newly-built B. high-end C. self-service D. non-profit
23. A. blamed B. praised C. approached D. urged
24. A. collecting B. breaking C. producing D. preserving
25. A. complex B. plain C. painful D. strange
26. A. service B. information C. comfort D. support
27. A. declined B. prepared C. chose D. recommended
28. A. came to B. went through C. passed down D. jumped at
29. A. up B. down C. off D. on
30. A. significant B. confusing C. disappointing D. apparent
31. A. position B. confusion C. situation D. expectation
32. A. subject B. outline C. discount D. suggestion
33. A. promotion B. custom C. trend D. donation
34. A. heard B. witnessed C. followed D. relayed
35. A. instructions B. references C. warnings D. comments
【答案】21. A    22. B    23. C    24. A    25. D    26. A    27. C    28. A    29. B    30. D    31. A    32. C    33. A    34. B    35. D
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