Question

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to _ 1it by inviting a few friends out to

supper. I chose a restaurant in a   2part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants

because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is   3ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually  _4_  to book (预定) a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening  5.

    When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely __ 6__ . I looked around but not  _7table was free. One of the waiters recognized 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  _ 8”.

   The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to _ 9.”

he said, “Just hold on and you'll _ _10_  a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later,

the people   11the corner table paid their   12, got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.

13our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter

14sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, _ _15the party of tourism. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very  16with 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  _17.

     A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had

 __18__ for us.  _19a little sorry he told us that there was  _20_  left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet (煎蛋卷) !”

1.A. remember           B. celebrate             C. memorize            D. congratulate

2.A. quiet              B. calm               C. busy             D. silent

3.A. hard           B. often                 C. hardly            D. always

4.A. necessary          B. possible           C. important           D. certain

5.A. as before                              B. as a matter of fact

   C. as usual                                   D. as is known to all

6.A. empty             B. full                C. free              D. quiet

7.A. all                B. an empty            C. a single           D. a double

8.A. watch             B. look after           C. try               D. manage

9.A. start           B. leave                 C. end                D. pay

10.A. find             B. find out             C. wait               D. see

11.A. by              B. beside            C. at                D. near

12.A money           B. bill               C. food               D. drinks

13.A. Luckily          B. Fortunately        C. Generally           D. Unluckily

14.A. whom           B. which            C. he               D. who

15.A. were kept busy  B. was busy with      C. kept busy with       D. were busy with

16.A. exciting        B. tired              C. pleased             D. disappointed

17.A. dishes           B. food               C. order             D. menu

18.A. good presents   B. good news          C. bad news            D. bad presents

19.A. Looking          B. Seeing            C. Looked             D. Found

20.A. no meat or fish  B. no meat and fish    C. meat and fish        D. not meat or fish

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C 

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A 

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.D

15.B 

16.C

17.C

18.C

19.A

20.A