Question

My great-grand mother, Winifred Hastings, got rich in a mining（采矿）town out West. But her 46 didn’t come from gold or silver, but from soup, steak, apple pie, and good coffee.

In the early 1900’s, Winifred arrived in Silver City with her husband. But he caught a fever and died suddenly. With the little money she had, Winifred decided to open a practical restaurant to 47 all the hungry miners in town.

The restaurant had only wooden boxes for tables, but business was very good 48 . The miners 49 that Winifred was a great cook, 50 they ate in her restaurant every day.

One time, Winifred had a small accident in the restaurant. A fire started in the kitchen and her customers had to put it out. The town mayor walked in 51 there was still a lot of smoke in the room. “Winifred,” he said. “What are you cooking back there?” Everybody 52 .

In 1905, Winifred got married again and moved out of town. On her 53 day in Sliver City, a photographer took her picture. The picture is over my desk at home. It shows Winifred with about fifty miners standing in front of the restaurant. At the top of the photo 54 says: TO WINIFRED THE BEST COOK IN THE WEST. 55 YOUR BOYS.

1.A. wealth B. skill C. family D. health

2.A. cost B. entertain C. warm D. feed

3.A. sometimes B. anyway C. somewhere D. anywhere

4.A. found out B. looked through C. came across D. thought up

5.A. but B. and C. since D. although

6.A. if B. after C. while D. before

7.A. cried B. laughed C. replied D. followed

8.A. best B. worst C. first D. last

9.A. he B. she C. it D. one

10.A. WITH B. FOR C. BY D. FROM

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