Here is some information about several famous local bakeries(面包烤房) in Indiana, the US. They serve as a social gathering place for locals.
Maple Lane Bakery
At 8260 S. State Rd. Claypool, IN. (574) 566-2917, it offers a variety of cooked pies, cookies, and bread. With 20 years’ experience Maple Lane Bakery has specialized in the making of pies. The menu includes peach pie $7.19, berry pie $7.70, apple pie $7.19 and banana pie $6.99. Feel free to place an order at least 24 hours in advance.
Betty’s Cakes & Candy Shop
At 816 E. Winona Avenue Warsaw, IN. (574) 269-1231, it specializes in cakes and offers cookies and candies. The chocolate cookies are sold at $8.99 a dozen. Betty’s Cakes & Candy Shop, started half a century ago, specializes in wedding cakes and birthday cakes. Buying a cake from Betty’s will not disappoint you as they are always excellent.
Crepes’ Quality Bakery
At 217 S. Cavin Street Ligonier, IN. (260) 894-3024, this third generation bakery is located downtown Ligonier. It offers cookies and cupcakes, and specializes in rolls and bread. If you plan to buy cookies for the office or work area, you had better get there early as the building workers arrive just before 5:00 am waiting for the doors to open.
Olympia Candy Kitchen
At 136 N. Main Street Goshen, IN. (574) 533-5040, it has been welcoming visitors for almost a century in its unchanged location in downtown Goshen, Indiana. Its tradition began in 1912 when Greek Nicholas began making his own chocolates. Today this family-owned operation offers all kinds candies and boxed candies.
If you need an order, you should call ahead of time to see if they can meet your request.
1.Which of the following pies is the most expensive?
A. Peach pie. B. Banana pie. C. Apple pie. D. Berry pie.
2. If you want to order a birthday cake, you are advised to call _________.
A. (574) 533-5040 B. (574) 269-1231 C. (260) 894-3024 D. (574) 566-2917
3. Which of the following bakeries has the shortest history?
A. Crepes’ Quality Bakery B. Betty’s Cakes & Candy Shop
C. Olympia Candy Kitchen D. Maple Lane Bakery
4. The author wrote this passage mainly to __________.
A. tell readers some travel information
B. persuade more people to eat pies
C. make the bakeries better known to readers
D. warn customers to order bakeries in advance
Cheerful Charlie was a very special boy. When he was still in his mother’s tummy(肚子), she had had an accident, which 36 that Charlie couldn’t walk. But that had never been a(n) 37 for him; he had always been happy. When he became older, they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and 38 nature. He really brightened everything up for those around him.
There wasn’t a postman, or a taxi driver who wasn’t 39 to see Charlie. “Cheer up, Mr Postman, that way you’ll 40 more letters today!” he would say, or “That was great, Mr Taxi Driver. You 41 that thing better than anyone else.” He also had great ideas and 42 for everything; and he shared them so 43 that, just about every day in that town, someone did a great job, or 44 something new, thanks to Charlie’s ideas.
One day, though, he came up against a real 45 . A young boy came to town on his holidays. He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some 46 to be sad: “I don’t have many sweets…my parents didn’t buy me that toy…” Everything seemed so bad to him. But Cheerful Charlie wasn’t going to be 47 , and he kept spending more time with Waterworks, 48 trying to cheer him up, just as he did with everyone.
Then, one day, when they were together in the street, someone 49 a pie from a window above by chance, and it landed 50 on Charlie’s head. He got such a fright that he couldn’t even move his lips. He was speechless, and 51 Waterworks was just about to cry, he 52 Charlie’s happy words so much that he finally said, “Wow, Charlie, that’s a nice clown mask (小丑面具) you just 53 !”
On saying those words, Waterworks felt so 54 that he finally understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful. He realized that he was so used to Charlie’s enthusiasm that he couldn’t help but see the fun 55 of everything.
1.A. reflected B. meant C. told D. predicted
2.A. problem B. mistake C. excuse D. topic
3.A. sensitive B. humorous C. responsible D. enthusiastic
4. A. surprised B. moved C. pleased D. disappointed
5.A. send B. write C. print D. find
6.A. paint B. play C. park D. repair
7.A. theories B. solutions C. comments D. impressions
8. A. eagerly B. carefully C. quickly D. generously
9.A. cleared B. noticed C. enjoyed D. invented
10.A. difficulty B. surprise C. risk D. disaster
11.A. means B. reason C. method D. value
12.A. let down B. taken up C. set free D. driven away
13.A. hardly B. quickly C. constantly D. specially
14.A. aimed B. moved C. threw D. dropped
15.A. ahead B. right C. almost D. even
16.A. because B. but C. therefore D. although
17.A. missed B. loved C. envied D. disliked
18.A. set on B. put on C. build up D. make up
19.A. ordinary B. sorry C. good D. curious
20.A. result B. wonder C. side D. influence
— It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.
— That’s right. __________.
A. Many hands make light work B. Something is better than nothing
C. The more the merrier D. The sooner begun, the sooner done
By improving reading skills, you can read faster and understand more of ________you once thought impossible to understand.
A. that B. whether C. which D. what
—How do you find Johnson’s last party?
—Well, it couldn’t have been . In fact, I won’t go to his party next time.
A. any better B. any worse C. any worst D. any best
—I’m going to Beijing next week. Do you have anything ______to your son?
—No，thanks.
A. taken B. to take C. to be taken D. take
