It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to celebrate it by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a
part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is
ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually
to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening
.
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely
. I looked around but not
table was free. One of the waiters
me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion(侵略). Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly
. ”
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to
, ” he said, “Just hold on and you’ll
a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people
the corner table paid their
, got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.
our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter
sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters,
the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very
with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had
for us.
a little sorry, he told us that there was
left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet(煎蛋卷) !”
| 小题1: | | A．quiet | B．calm | C．busy | D．silent |
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| 小题2: | | A．hard | B．often | C．hardly | D．always |
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| 小题3: | | A．necessary | B．possible | C．important | D．certain |
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| 小题4: | | A．as before | B．as a matter of fact | C．as usual | D．as is known to all |
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| 小题5: | | A．empty | B．full | C．free | D．quiet |
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| 小题6: | | A．all | B．every | C．a single | D．a double |
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| 小题7: | | A．realized | B．recognized | C．comforted | D．settled |
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| 小题8: | | A．watch | B．care | C．try | D．manage |
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| 小题10: | | A．find | B．find out | C．wait | D．see |
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| 小题12: | | A．money | B．bill | C．food | D．drinks |
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| 小题13: | | A．Luckily | B．Fortunately | C．Generally | D．Unluckily |
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| 小题15: | | A．were kept busy | B．was busy with | C．kept busy with | D．were busy with |
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| 小题16: | | A．exciting | B．tired | C．pleased | D．disappointed |
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| 小题17: | | A．dishes | B．food | C．order | D．menu |
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| 小题18: | | A．good presents | B．good news | C．bad news | D．bad presents |
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| 小题19: | | A．Looking | B．Seeing | C．Looked | D．Found |
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| 小题20: | | A．no meat or fish | B．no meat and fish | C．meat and fish | D．not meat or fish |
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