Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the count

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问题     Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming【C1】______the hill towards the frontier, 【C2】______a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike【C3】______the frontier, Peter would stop the man and【C4】______him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very【C5】______to see【C6】______he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets【C7】______he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always【C8】______to find gold or other valuable things【C9】______in the straw, he never found【C10】______He was sure the man was【C11】______something, but he was not【C12】______to think out what it could be.
    Then one evening, after he had looked【C13】______the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets【C14】______usual, he【C15】______to him, "Listen, I know you are smuggling things【C16】______this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the【C17】______Tomorrow I’m going to【C18】______I promise I shall not tell【C19】______if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling. " The worker did not say anything for【C20】______Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, "Bikes. "
【C8】

选项 A、lucky
B、hoping
C、thinking
D、wondering

答案B

解析 根据文意,彼得心中一直怀着查获走私物品的希望,故选hoping。
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