When first entered, Vanak Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob（烤肉串）hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything else．
Owned by a local couple, this Persian restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere that many restaurants lack．
The space is small with only a few dining tables and nearly no decoration, but the environment is truly charming．
Lying in a hardly noticeable street corner, the restaurant still attracts all customers, especially those experienced in the delights of Middle Eastern cooking．
A common sight is that of old Persian men sitting in the corner talking loudly about world topics, watching news events on TV, drinking a black tea known as Persian chai, and reading local Persian newspapers all the while trying to finish off their plate piled with food．
The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but the amount of each dish is fairly large．Most of the meals can serve two people and are under $10, so not only is it affordable but practical as well．
The food especially appeals to health-conscious eaters because each dish is very healthy, made with limited fat and oil and served straight off the grill （烤肉架）．
The main dish that the restaurant is popular for is its kabobs, which are different style of grilled meat．
One delicious and extremely healthy dish is the Joojeh Kabob, which is made of grilled chicken pieces served with either rice or bread．Another great kabob is the Chelo Kabob, a kabob consisting of grilled beef．
Although the restaurant is small, the atmosphere and the food is delicious．It is a place that should not be overlooked．
1.When first entering the restaurant, one can find that it ________．
A．is splendidly decorated B．has pleasant smells of kabobs
C．is crowded with dining tables D．looks like a common restaurant
2.What activity is also mentioned apart from dining in the restaurant?
A．Watching news events on TV． B．Drinking a kind of black coffee．
C．Reading local English newspapers． D．Discussing world topics in low voices．
3.The food of the restaurant ________．
A．is served in small amounts B．is rather expensive
C．is rich in variety D．is very healthy
4.What is the dish Joojeh Kabob mainly made of?
A．Rice B．Chicken C．Bread D．Beef
5.It can be inferred from the passage that the restaurant ________．
A．occupies a large space B．owns a favorable location
C．is popular for its special food D．has a quiet environment inside
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
“Never say die'' was my mother's motto．No matter how tough the life was, she always had 36 in the face of struggle and change．
My mother , born in the late 1920s, 37 no education．Her mother, whom she loved dearly , died when she was 12 years old．Her father remarried, 38 he stepmother was 39 to her．As a result, my mother was always kept busy doing ail kinds of household 40 ,varying from feeding scores of tame birds to _41 her stepbrothers "Never say die" she 42 __say to herself．
After marrying my father , she 43 my grandparents as her own parents．It was a Lime when China was faced with a severe 44 of food and my family was no 45 ．There was a 46 in my family that the best food went to the old and she was always the last to have her meal．At one time , there wasn't a grain left at home, and the whole family got into a_47 "Never say die" said my mother, as she often did in such cases- She, together with my elder sisters—one 8 years old and the other 11, went begging until the 48 picked up．My father was once 49_ to drinking．My mother, on the one hand , tried hard to 50 him to quit drinking; on the other hand, every time my father was heavily drunk; she would feed two thermos bottles of boiled water to him ,using the mouth-to-mouth way．
Poor as my family was my parents 51 to send my sisters to school, which was absolutely 52 in my home village then．Now my sisters have both retired as primary school teachers．Then my mother devoted herfelf entirely to 53 her grandchildren, among whom are now two university students, a soldier, an engineer, a bank c’erk and a civil servant.
Devoted to the family, she is deeply respected and loved by her children and grandchildren. Every year a family get-together takes place on her birthday when the whole family 54 being blessed with such a great mother. “Never say die” is a 55 gift she left for her off springs.
1.A．energy B．strength C．power D．force
2.A．received B．accepted C．gave D．took
3.A．and B．or C．but D．so
4.A．cruel B．strict C．hard D．particular
5.A．events B．incidents C．affairs D．accidents
6.A．looking after B．looking for C．looking into D．looking up
7.A．would B．could C．should D．might
8.A．considered B．regarded C．took D．treated
9.A．short B．lacking C．lack D．lacked
10.A．reception B．expectation C．explosion D．exception
11.A．tradition B．habit C．custom D．practice
12.A．trouble B．panic C．puzzle D．pain
13.A．condition B．situation C．occasion D．cii5e
14.A．addicted B．devoted C．accustomed D．used
15.A．advise B．suggest C．talk D．convince
16.A．succeeded B．managed C．tried D．attempted
17.A．uneasy B．unfit C．unusual D．universal
18.A．bringing up B．raising C．supporting D．feeding
19.A．understand B．enjoy C．imagine D．appreciate
20.A．worthless B．priceless C．endless D．penniless
He was nominated（ 提名……为侯选人）for the best actor____.
A．reward B．scholarship C．award D．result
You can't be careful enough with the dry wood ．It ___easily．
A．is lighted B．is lighting
C．will be lighting D．lights
Once_____in the forest, you ought to remain__ you are waiting for help．
A．being lost; where B．losing; where
C．lost; there D．lost; where
In his dream, he arrived at__ _seemed a fairyland．
A．what B．which C．where D．there
