阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

    One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I    1that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction,    2he knew me. The man had a newspaper     3in front of him, which he was    4to read, but I could    5that he was keeping an eye on me . when the waiter brought my     6the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the    7way in which the waiter and I    8each other . He seemed even more puzzled as     9went on and it became     10that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the    11. When he came out, he paid his bill and    12without another glance in my direction.

    I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had    13. “Well,” he said , “that man was a detective (侦探) . He    14you here because he thought you were the man he     15.” “What?” I said, showing my     16. The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I   17say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a     18.” “Well, it’s really    19I came to a restaurant where I’m known,” I said. “   20, I might have been in trouble .”

1.A. knew             B. understood     C. noticed        D. recognized

2.A. since            B. even if        C. though         D. as if

3.A. flat             B. open           C. cut            D. fixed

4.A. hoping           B. thinking       C. pretending     D. continuing

5.A. see              B. find           C. guess          D. learn

6.A. menu             B. bill           C. paper          D. food

7.A. direct           B. familiar       C. strange        D. funny

8.A. chatted with     B. looked at      C. laughed at     D. talked about

9.A. the waiter       B. time           C. I              D. the dinner

10.A. true            B. hopeful        C. clear          D. possible

11.A. restaurant      B. washroom       C. office         D. kitchen

12.A. left            B. acted          C. sat down       D. calmed down

13.A. wanted          B. tried          C. ordered        D. wished

14.A. met             B. caught         C. followed       D. discovered

15.A. was to beat     B. was dealing with                 C. was to meet    D. was looking for

16.A. care            B. surprise       C. worry          D. regret

17.A. must            B. can            C. need           D. may

18.A. discovery       B. mistake        C. decision       D. fortune

19.A. a pity          B. natural        C. a chance       D. lucky

20.A. Thus            B. However        C. Otherwise      D. Therefore

 The chairman thought         necessary to invite Professor Smith to speak at the meeting.

    A. that           B. it             C. this           D. him

 The coffee is wonderful! It doesn’t taste like anything I         before.

    A. was having     B. have           C. have ever had D. had ever had

 The hero’s story         differently in the newspapers.

    A. was reported   B. was reporting C. reports        D. reported

 The storm left,         a lot of damage to this area.

    A. caused         B. to have caused                   C. to cause   D. having caused

 —Oh dear ! I’ve just broken a window.    —        . It can’t be helped.

    A. Never mind     B. All right      C. that’s fine   D. Not at all

 It wasn’t until nearly a month later         I received the manager’s reply.

    A. since          B. when           C. as             D. that

 My parents will move back into town in a year or         .

    A. later          B. after          C. so             D. about

 —What would you do if it         tomorrow ?  —We have to carry it on , since we’ve got everything ready .

    A. rain           B. rains          C. will rain      D. is raining

 They wanted to charge $ 5, 000 for the car,        we managed to bring the price down.

    A. but            B. so             C. when           D. since