One dark stormy night an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be 36 for the night." I’m very sorry,” the clerk on night shift said politely, "we are all 37 tonight. 38 ,you
could stay in my room if you don't mind.I’m 39 , so I'll be here.“ The young man gave the sincere advice.
The elderly couple accepted his 40 with gratitude.They apologized for the 41 they had caused him.The next day, the rain stopped and it 42 .When the old gentleman went to pay his bill, the same clerk said." The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper 43 room in this hotel, so you don't need to pay.”
The old gentleman nodded in 44 : “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would dream of.Perhaps someday I’ll build a hotel for you.”The clerk was__45 but, deciding that the
guest must have been 46 , he gave the remark 47 thought.
Two years later, the young man received a registered letter from the old gentleman, in which he 48 the experience of that dark stormy night.The letter also 49 a formal invitation, asking that young man to pay a visit.
At a street comer in Manhattan, the young man met his 50 guest.The old gentleman, pointing
to a magnificent new building__51 over the crossroads, said, "Look, that is the hotel I 52 to build for you.I hope you will 53 it for me.Remember what I said then? Well, I was 54 about it.”
The young man stammered, "But…will there be any 55 ,sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?"
“My name is William Aster.”This building was none other than the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, a symbol of supreme status and honor in New York.
1. A.put up B.put away C.stay up D.set up
2. A.preserved B.conserved C.booked D.occupied
3. A.Meanwhile B.Moreover C.Otherwise D.However
4. A.on duty B.on display C.on stage D.on hand
5. A.service B.view C.offer D.invitation
6. A.instruction B.consideration C.inconvenience D.interruption
7. A.cleared away B.picked out C.cleaned up D.cleared up
8. A.living B.double C.admirable D. luxury
9. A.appreciation B.admiration C.surprise D.excitement
10. A.excited B.skeptical C.annoyed D.respectful
11. A.lacking B.covering C.joking D.cheating
12. A.not more B.no more C.some D.another
13. A.described B.stated C.recited D.recalled
14. A.swapped B.included C.attached D.added
15. A.former B.original C.formal D.primitive
16. A.displaying B.towering C.flying D.climbing
17. A.determined B.promised C.tended D.intended
18. A.get B.keep C.manage D.make
19. A.sensitive B.concerned C.curious D.serious
20. A.scene B.situation C.condition D.occasion
A short, thin woman, past middle age, visited the manager and applied for the job.
A.highly B.much C.too D.well
The next day, the group of villagers had not gone very far they entered a very narrow passage betweentwo mountains.
A.when B.while C.until D.after
Mr Black, who we all admire, is a kind but strict teacher.
A.the one B.it C.one D.as
—Does your father smoke?
— ,it's 2 years since he .
A.Yes; smoked B.No; smoked C.Yes; smokes D.No; has smoked
Do you know the of the saying I just quoted?
A.resource B.cause C.course D.source