Question

After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced ______ for a few days, I was ______ to wait tables on my own. All went _____ that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily _____ the tables not far from the kitchen. _____, I still felt a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).

Before I knew it, the ______ was full of people. I moved slowly, ______ every step. I remember how ______ I was when I saw the tray stand (架子) near the tables. It looked different from the one I was _____ on. It had nice handles, which made it ______ to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to ______ I was a natural at this job.

Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved ______ you work. It seems your tray stand has been very _____ to you, but we are getting ready to ______ now, and my wife needs her ______ back.”

At first his _____ did not get across. “What was he talking about?” Then I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was _____. I wanted to get into a hole and ______.

Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just ______. I have learned to be more ______ and not to be too sure of myself.

1.A. waitress B. assistant C. cook D. manager

2.A. promised B. invited C. allowed D. advised

3.A. well B. quickly C. safely D. wrong

4.A. left B. shown C. brought D. given

5.A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Finally

6.A. kitchen B. street C. restaurant D. table

7.A. changing B. minding C. taking D. saving

8.A. angry B. calm C. sad D. happy

9.A. fixed B. trained C. loaded D. waited

10.A. slower B. lighter C. quieter D. easier

11.A. believe B. agree C. regret D. pretend

12.A. letting B. making C. watching D. having

13.A. unusual B. familiar C. useful D. interesting

14.A. rest B. order C. eat D. leave

15.A. bag B. walker C. tray D. coat

16.A. message B. praise C. idea D. need

17.A. cold B. full of joy C. pale D. on fire

18.A. lie B. hide C. defend D. stay

19.A. repeated B. discovered C. corrected D. described

20.A. careful B. patient C. honest D. practical

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：作者生完第二个孩子之后找了一份在饭店当服务员的工作。跟着有经验的人学习了几天之后，作者开始负责给客人上菜和收拾餐桌。作者有一次把客人的助步器误当作了托盘架，这让她很尴尬。作者在工作中犯了很多错误，同时也学到了很多。

1.I got a job at a restaurant”可知，作者是在一家饭店工作，和一位有经验的女服务员一起工作了几天之后，作者开始自己负责餐桌，故选A。

2.I was ______ to wait tables on my own.和有经验的人一起工作了几天以后，作者被允许亲自负责餐桌，故选C。

3.All went ______ that first week.第一周一切进展得都很顺利，故选A。

4.I was luckily ______ the tables not far from the kitchen让作者感到幸运的是，她分到了离厨房不远的餐桌，故选D。

5.I still felt a little hard to carry但是，作者仍然觉得端盘子有点困难，故选B。

6.the______ was full of people饭店里坐满了吃饭的人，作者只好小心翼翼地挪动，故选C。

7.I moved slowly, ______ every step.作者小心翼翼地来回挪动着，这里指注意脚下，故选B。

8.I was pleased with everything”可知，作者看到托盘架时很开心，因为它跟其它的不同，故选D。

9.It looked different from the one I was______ on.这种托盘架和培训时使用的不一样，故选B。

10.It had nice handles, which made it ______ to move around.这种托盘带有漂亮的手柄，使来回走动变得很容易，故选D。

11.began to ______ I was a natural at this job作者开始变得自信起来，她认为自己适合做这份工作，natural适合的人，故选A。

12.my wife and I loved_____ you work根据下文可知，两位老人是饭店的客人，他们喜欢看作者工作的样子，即他们本不想打断作者的工作，故选C。

13.It seems your tray stand has been very ______ to you托盘架似乎对作者很有用，根据上文可知，托盘架让作者的工作变得更容易，故选C。

14.and my wife needs her______ back.”可知，两位老人要离开了，他们想要回他们的助步器，故选D。

15.I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker”可知，作者误把顾客的助步器当成了托盘架，现在，老人要离开了，她需要她的助步器，故选B。

16.“What was he talking about?””可知，作者一开始没有理解老人说的话的意思，故选A。

17.I stood frozen as ice, but my face was______.理解了老人的话之后，作者一下子僵住了，但是她的脸却是火热的，根据but表转折可知，意识到自己犯了错之后，作者的脸变得通红，故选D。

18.I wanted to get into a hole and _____.作者恨不得找个缝钻进去，作者感到很尴尬，故选B。

19.such as the one I just ______.这里指作者在上文叙述的误把助步器当作托盘架的那个错误，故选D。

20.I have learned to be more_____ and not to be too sure of myself.作者从错误中学会了对待工作要更加认真，不能太自以为是的道理，故选A。

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