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The Water City of Venice
In 1980, I went to Italy for business. One day, I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice(威尼斯), Italy, the city of lights and__________.
As we enjoyed our coffee, a young man________ glasses entered and sat at an empty table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his order saying, “Two cups of coffee, one of them there _________the wall.”
We heard this order with interest and found that he __________ with one cup of coffee but he paid for two.
When he left, the waiter __________ a piece of paper on the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee”.
While we were still there,___________ middle-aged men entered and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee but _________ three and left. This time also, the waiter did the same. He put a piece of paper on the wall saying, “A Cup of Coffee”.
It was __________ and perplexing(困惑)for us. We finished our coffee, paid the bill and left.
After a few days, we had a chance ________this coffee shop again. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man _________ dressed entered. As he seated himself, he _________ the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the wall.”
The waiter served coffee to this man with the customary(惯常的)respect. The man had his coffee and left _________ paying.
We were amazed to watch all this, as the waiter __________ a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the rubbish bin.
Now it was no _________ for us-the matter was very clear. The great respect for the needy shown by the inhabitants(居民)of this town _________ our eyes well up in tears.
Many years later, when I went to Venice for business again, I did the same thing as my appreciation to this beautiful world.
1.A.food B.noodles C.water D.coffee
2.A.wearing B.putting on C.wears D.puts on
3.A.in B.beside C.next to D.on
4.A.served B.was served C.was serving D.would serve
5.A.put B.took C.got D.saw
6.A.two another B.other two C.more two D.two other
7.A.didn’t spend B.spent C.didn’t pay for D.paid for
8.A.strange somethingB.something strange C.funny something D.something funny
9.A.to arrive B.reached C.to go to D.got to
10.A.richly B.seriously C.poorly D.pretty
11.A.looked through B.looked at C.looked over D.looked up
12.A.with B.for C.without D.by
13.A.took off B.took on C.took after D.took back
14.A.choice B.surprise C.excitement D.sadness
15.A.hurt B.got C.made D.stood
一Could you please sweep the floor? I’m going to cook dinner.
一_____________. I’ll do it at once, Mom.
A.I’m afraid not B.You’re kidding
C.It’s a shame D.My pleasure
一I wonder if you can come to my party if it ____ this weekend.
一Aha, I will if I ____.
A.will rain; invite B.rains; will invited
C.is rain; will invite D.rains; am invited
一Nowadays most young people _____ sending short messages ____ notes.
一After all, science is developing faster and faster.
A.preferred; to write B.prefer; to writing
C.preferred; to writing D.prefers; writing
一Do you know what BMW means?
一Sure, BMW is a ____ car brand, it’s made in _____.
A.German; Germany B.German; German
C.Germany; Germans D.Germany; German
一Many students don’t know _____ stress and become worried.
一I think they should communicate more with their parents.
A.how deal with B.how dealing with
C.how to deal with D.how to dealing with