One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the 36 _, the couple went to the front desk hoping to 37 for the night.
“Could you 38 give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a 39 man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and 40 that there were three conventions(大会) in town.
“All of our 41 are taken,” the clerk said. “But I can’t send a 42 couple like you 43 into the rain at 1 o’clock in the morning. Would you please be 44 to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite（套房）, but it will be good enough to make you 45 for the night.”
The couple said no politely.
“Don’t 46 me. It is just fine with me,” the clerk told them.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, “You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel. Maybe someday I’ll build 47 for you.” The three of them had a good 48 .
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten it 49 he received a letter from the old man. It recalled(使回忆) that stormy night and contained a round-trip（双程的） 50 to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit. The old man met him in New York, and 51 him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street.
He then pointed to a great new 52 there, a palace of reddish stone. “That,” said the old man, “is the hotel I have just built for you to 53_ .”
“You must be 54 ,” the young man said.
“I am sure I am not,” said the old man, the name of 55 was William Waldorf Astor, and the magnificent structure was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young clerk, George C. Boldt became its first manager.
1.A. rain B. anger C. snow D. hunger
2. A. leave B. go C. stay D. look
3. A. surely B. possibly C. really D. freely
4. A. lazy B. bored C. nervous D. friendly
5. A. shouted B. explained C. believed D. agreed
6. A. hotels B. desks C. streets D. rooms
7. A. nice B. famous C. rich D. common
8.A. beyond B. off C. out D. under
9. A. kind B. glad C. good D. generous
10. A. enjoyable B. helpful C. grateful D. comfortable
11.A. worry about B. take care of C. make use of D. come up with
12. A. one B. it C. them D. those
13.A. sleep B. meal C. laugh D. walk
14. A. after B. before C. while D. when
15. A. ticket B. bill C. check D. questionnaire
16. A. made B. told C. treated D. led
17. A. building B. car C. bedroom D. place
18. A. live B. sell C. manage D. rent
19. A. lying B. joking C. dreaming D. cheating
20. A. whose B. which C. whom D. who
--Do you think that we should prepare for our exam in advance?
-- Of course. _________.
A. Actions speak louder than words B. Better late than never
C. A good beginning is half done D. The early bird catches the worm(虫)
Each player tried his best to ______ the game.
A. hit B. win C. beat D. strike
It is believed _________ anything we can’t get always seems better than ________ we have owned.
A. what; that B. what; what C. that; hat D. that; what
________ really enjoyable, ____________ us a valuable lesson.
A. Not only the film was; but also it gave B. Not only was the film; but also it gave
C. Not only the film was; but did it also give D. Not only was the film; but did it also give
Jane hopes to become a friend of ________ shares her interests.
A. whomever B. anyone C. whoever D. no matter who
