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 less.
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, an reading local Persian newspapers all the while trying to finish off their plates 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 grille chicken pieces served with either rice or bread. Another great kabob is the Cbelo Kabob, 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
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He advertised for hired hands. Most people were to work on farms along the Atlantic. They feared the awful that spread across the Atlantic, damaging the buildings and crops. the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received many .
Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, the farmer.” Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can when the wind blows,” answered the little man.
Although by this answer, the farmer, for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the , busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt with the man’s work. then one night the wind howled（怒号）loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer took a lantern and next door the hired hand’s sleeping room. He shook the little man and , “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down they are blown away! The little man rolled over in bed and said , “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows” by the answer, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. , he hurried outside to prepared for the storm. To his , he discovered that all of the haystacks（干草堆）had been covered with tarpaulins（帆布）. The cows and the chickens were all in the places, and the doors were fastened. The windows were tightly . Everything was . Nothing could be blown away. The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.
1.A. unfit B. curious C. undoubted D. unwilling
2.A. hurricanes B. storms C. earthquakes D. wars
3.A. if B. once C. as D. until
4.A. refusals B. suggestions C. rewards D. desires
5.A. approached B. interviewed C. reminded D. educated
6.A. work B. sleep C. wake D. flee
7.A. excited B. touched C. puzzled D. discouraged
8.A. convenient B. famous C. bad D. desperate
9.A. farm B. company C. ocean D. station
10.A. bored B. satisfied C. patient D. honest
11.A. walked B. slipped C. rushed D. fell
12.A. cheered B. whispered C. asked D. cried
13.A. while B. after C. before D. unless
14.A. firmly B. weakly C. strangely D. closely
15.A. moved B. angered C. beaten D. calmed
16.A. therefore B.as a result C. as usually D. instead
17.A. surprise B. regret C. horror D. sorrow
18.A. wrong B. proper C. top D.clean
19.A. painted B. stored C. secured D. destroyed
20.A. flied away B. died down C. blown away D. tied down
The glass doors have taken the place of the wooden ones at the entrance, ______ in the natural light during the day.
A. to let B. letting C. let D. having let
Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity ______ sight matters more than hearing.
A. when B. whose C. which D. where
If you ______ at school, you ______ a college student now.
A. had studied hard; would have been
B. should have studied hard; should have been
C. had studied hard; would be
D. would study hard; must have been
Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she ______ died.
A. eventually B. willingly
C. unexpectedly D. disappointedly
