Question

It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to 36 it by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a _37_ part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is _38_ ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually _39_ to book a table. In _40_ case, Thursday is not a busy evening.

When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely __41_ . I___42__but not a singletable 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_ 43_ ."

The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. "The people there are about to _44_ ." he said, "Just hold on and you'll  _45 _a place there." He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people_46  the corner table paid their  _47_ , got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.

__48__ our table was almost out of sight. We tried to draw the attention of the waiter _49_ sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, was busy  50_ the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very _51_ with 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 _52_ .

A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had _53_ for us.  54_ a little sorry he told us that there was  _55_ 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．any B．this C．no D．that

6.	A．empty B．full C．free D．quiet

7.	A．looked up B．looked down C．looked around D．looked at

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

9.	A．start B．leave C．end D．pay

10.	A．find B．look C．wait D．watch

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．to B．with C．at D．on

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.A

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

【解析】

试题分析:

1.由后面的句子by inviting a few friends out to supper可以知道是庆祝生日，句子意思“我决定邀请几个好朋友庆祝生日”

2.考查单词意思，quiet 意思“清净的”，calm意思“平静的”，busy意思“忙的”， silent意思“沉默的”，句子意思“在清静的一个地方选了饭店”

3.由后面的句子because not many people know about it可以知道几乎不会拥挤，句子意思“几乎不会拥挤，因为很少人知道这个地方”

4.由前面的句子because not many people know about it可以知道没有必要定位子，句子意思“没有必要预订桌”

5.固定词组，In any case意思“无论如何”，句子意思“无论如何，周三晚上不会忙的”

6.由后面的句子he said. "It was like an invasion (侵略). Suddenly the place was full可以知道饭店的人很多，已经没有位子了

7.考查固定词组意思，looked up意思“往上看”，looked down意思“往下看”，looked around意思“四下观望”， looked at意思“看”，句子意思“我看了看四周没有一个桌子是空的”

8.由前面的句子It was like an invasion (侵略). Suddenly the place was full!可以知道我们很难完成，句子意思“我们很难完成我们的生日宴会”

9.由后面的句子got up and left.可以知道他们将要离开，句子意思“那的人将要离开”

10.由后面的句子got up and left.他们将要离开可以知道我们可以找到一个地方，句子意思“等一会你们将找到地方”

11.固定搭配，坐在桌子旁用介词at，句子意思“坐在角落桌子旁的人付钱，起来就走了”

12.由后面的句子got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down可以知道吃完了付钱走人

13.由后面的句子our table was almost out of sight可以知道很不幸运，句子意思“很不幸运我们的桌子的地方很容易被忽略”

14.考查从句，先行词是waiter，是人，所以用who引导，whom也可以修饰人，但是在从句里作宾语，而who再从句里既可以作主语又可以做宾语

15.固定句型be busy sth意思“忙于…”，句子意思“所有的服务员都忙于旅客的吃饭”

16.固定搭配，look pleased with sth意思“看上去对…满意”，句子意思“旅客们吃完饭看上去对生活很满意”

17.由前面的句子I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with…可以知道是点菜

18.由前面的句子We could tell from his face that…可以知道是坏消息，句子意思“我们可以从他的表情可以知道他有坏消息告诉我们”

19.考查分词做状语，现在分词作伴随状语，句子意思“看上去有点对不起的表情告诉我们”

20.由后面的句子"All we can offer you" he said, "is an omelet (煎蛋卷) !"可以知道没有鱼和肉了

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