摘要：55．A．member B．person C．relative D．companion (44)完形填空[2006全国卷I卷] 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 36 air. Crowded. Tempersof both the tourists and waiters had 37 to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment. At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 38 couple, waiting for 39 . They held hands, whispered, kissed and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their 40 and stepped together 41 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped 42 for the two chairs. He politely 43 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered. 44 appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 45 the table and take their 46 , and then walked back to the 47 cheers of the rest of his 48 . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went 49 into the water to 50 the wine. The couple toastedeach other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd 51 by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables 52 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 53 .Why not? Sometimes one should consider 54 the line of conventionand enjoy 55 to the fullest.
It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more．I had just finished my four-hour work－ 1 up and down the stairs of her three-story home, cleaning the floor and washing the dished．She was 2 jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just 3 , a pile of papers spread around her．Her husband’s 4 was going to be reduced by thirty percent, and they were trying to live as if it had 5 happened．I felt sorry for her, but I also felt a sense of 6 ．
I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had 7 an unexpected relationship with the family．It was not just 8 I had become an expert at scraping(刮掉)dirt stuck to their wooden floor 9 that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds．It was 10 than that, for I felt I had become a part of their 11 ．
Freda stayed at home with the kids, 12 I would often see her in the morning 13 them to school．And I’d be there when they 14 home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice．I had 15 them grow up．Now I was fired, but the 16 thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family．
I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the 17 of my relationship with my clients(主顾)．Who am I 18 them? As a matter of fact, I’m 19 an employee－the lowest kind of employee．But I’m also a trusted 20 of the family．I can’t help worrying about what happens around me．
It was a bright spring afternoon when Fieda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work － 1 up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dished. She was 2 jeans and a sweater. Sitting at the table I had just 3 . a pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’a 4 was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had 5 happened. I felt sorry for her. but I also felt a sense of 6 .
I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had 7 an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just 8 I had become an expert at scraping（刮掉）dirt stuct to their wooden floor. 9 that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’beds. It was 10 than that. For I felt I had become a part of their 11 .
Freda stayed at home with the kids, 12 I would often see her in the morning 13 Them to school. And I’d be there when they 14 home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had 15 them grow up. Now I 16 still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for
I left Freda’s 17 relationship with my clients（主顾）. Who am I 18
Them? As a matter of fact. I’m 19 an employee － the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted 20 of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.