On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront café on a Greek island. Over a hundred degrees in 1 air. Crowded. Tempers(脾气)of both the tourists and waiters had 2 to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment(环境)
At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 3 couple, waiting for 4 . They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their 5 and stepped together 6 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped 7 for the two chairs. He politely 8 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.
9 appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 10 the table and take their 11 , and then walked back to the 12 cheers of the rest of his 13 . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went 14 into the water to 15 the wine. The couple toasted(祝酒)each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd 16 by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables 17 to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.
One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?
Customers are not served 18 . Why not?
Sometimes one should consider 19 the line of convention(常规)and enjoy 20 to the fullest.
1. A.fresh B.cool C.still D.thin
2. A.managed B.expected C.attempted D.risen
3. A.lonely B.curious C.well-dressed D.bad-tempered
4. A.cheers B.service C.attention D.flowers
5. A.metal table B.empty bottle C.chairs D.bags
6. A.on B.off C.around D.along
7. A.outside B.forward C.down D.back
8. A.led B.seated C.watched D.received
9. A.The manager B.A friend C.A waiter D.The servant
10. A.set B.wash C.remove D.check
11. A.menu B.bill C.food D.order
12. A.loud B.anxious C.familiar D.final
13. A.tourists B.customers C.fellows D.assistants
14. A.at last B.in time C.once more D.as well
15. A.change B.drink C.sell D.serve
16. A.replied B.insisted C.agreed D.understood
17. A.prepared B.joined in C.settled up D.continued
18. A.with pleasure B.in the café C.in the sea D.with wine
19. A.following B.keeping C.limiting D.crossing
20. A.life B.wine C.lunch D.time
_____different life today is ________what it was 30 years ago
A.What; from B.How; from C.How; with D.What; with
All the dishes in this menu, _____ stated otherwise, will serve two to three people.
A.as B.if C.unless D.though
——Mom,what did your doctor say?
—— He advised me to live _____ the air is fresher.
in where B. in which C. the place where D. where
So absorbed _______ in her work that she didn’t realize it was time that she picked up her daughter.
A.she was B.was she C.did she D.she did
The women carrying babies, come in first, ______?
A.will you B.will they C.don’t they D.don’t you