第二节：完型填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Recently I was invited to a friend’s house for supper—and had a meal I have never had before.
All the friends invited were a little 36 . It’s not that Ben is unsociable, or a bad cook, but it’s just that he never 37 more than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought something 38 for his friends? He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dining room where a 39 table was waiting for us. “Nothing but the 40 for my friends! ” said Ben. We all sat down and looked 41 at each other—what was he 42 ?
Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup. “It’s a 43 of carrots, potatoes and tomatoes, ”said Ben. The next 44 was also a little strange 45 we didn’t quite know what it was again. “It’s just another mixture of vegetables. ”
As we ate we chatted and finally the 46 turned back to what we were eating. “Was there a recipe(菜谱) for this, ”asked Marina, “or did you 47 it up? ”Ben put his fork down. “What I cooked 48 what I could find. ”Marina was surprised. “But you can find anything in supermarkets these days. ”“But there’s 49 choice in what you can find 50 supermarkets, ” he replied.
51 that we had all finished the food, Ben decided to tell the truth. He had read recently that supermarkets usually 52 away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of 53 , boxes of thrown-away vegetables and fruit.
So Ben had 54 provided a decent meal for his friends, and made us aware of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food, but the amount of food thrown away is enough to 55 millions of people.
36.A. excited B. disappointed C. surprised D. delighted
37.A. takes B. spends C. uses D. does
38.A. cheap B. special C. practical D. usual
39.A. new B. separate C. booked D. laid
40.A. freshest B. most C. best D. least
41.A. nervously B. carefully C. sadly D. happily
42.A. in for B. up to C. away from D. out of
43.A. mixture B. liquid C. matter D. dish
44.A. course B. food C. soup D. salad
45.A. in that B. on condition that C. in case that D. so that
46.A. dinner B. idea C. food D. subject
47.A. pick B. look C. make D. take
48.A. referred B. depended on C. lay in D. resulted from
49.A. less B. more C. some D. any
50.A. within B. beyond C. inside D. outside
51.A. Feeling B. Seeing C. Realizing D. Thinking
52.A. store B. move C. throw D. hide
53.A. order B. place C. season D. date
54.A. successfully B. possibly C. hardly D. hopefully
55.A. enrich B. please C. affect D. feed