It was my birthday last Thursday and I decided to   26   by inviting a few friends out to supper. I 27   a restaurant in a quiet part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is hardly ever crowded, because  28   people know about it, so it is not usually necessary to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening 29 .
When we entered the restaurant, I was surprised to find it completely  30  . I looked around but not a  31    table was free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about   32   ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion! 33    the place was full! We can hardly manage.”
The waiter then  34   a table in the corner. “The people there  35  . ” he said, “Just hold on and you will  36    a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people 37   the corner table paid their bill, got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.
Unfortunately our table was almost out of sight. We tried to attract the attention of the waiter who sent us there, but he, like 38    waiters, 39    the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. But at last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very  40    with their service. The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised (建议) my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our 41 .
A few moments later he 42   to our table. We could tell from his face that he had 43   for us. 44   a little embarrassed (尴尬的) he informed us that there was  45    left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet!(煎蛋卷)”
【小题1】  

I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor-and go to court（法庭）.

　　After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I'd have to have a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me to find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

　　But every time I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.

　　My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. he knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss（解雇）him. And he made me pay him $770.

　　Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time, … and I left without getting a cent.

　　My experiences taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship honour or professional morality（职业道德）. Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.

1.The author's roommate offered to help him because_____.

    A. he felt sorry for the author

    B. he thought it was a chance to make some money

    C. he knew the doctor was a very good one

    D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer

2. A good doctor is essential for the author to____.

    A. be properly treated

    B. talk with the person responsible for the accident

    C. recover before he leaves America

    D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury

3.The word " charge " in the passage means____.

　　A. be responsible     B. accuse              C. ask as a price      D. claim

4.Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very___.

　　A. friendly           B. greedy              C. professional      D. busy

5.What conclusion can you draw from this story?

　　A. Going to court is something every common in America

　　B. One must be very careful while driving a car

　　C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides

　　D. Money is more important than other things in the US

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction (拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother passed away in this house.   36   the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. So the bank had  37 the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts．  38  the past several weeks, she had managed to save $450 in order to bid（出价）on the  39   that her grandmother liked very much. Surely this would be enough, she had thought．
Now the  40  moment arrived．Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had   41 ．As the auction began, Sally waited．Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt．She held her   42  tightly and listened．The first bid was $45. She was  43 . It was so high．Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding   44  $85. Sally cried out “$450!” For a moment there was silence．Hope   45  her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how   46 her grandmother would have been with her at this moment．Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$475!” She lost her   47 ．Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering   48  so many  people would be interested in that old, dirty quilt．Finally the quilt was sold for $500 to a complete   49 .
　　 After the sale, she went to the counter to pay for the few items that were now hers．The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt．“There must be some  50 ．Someone else has got it.” she said．A hand-written   51  was pinned to the quilt, which   52 :
Dear Madam,
　　 I noticed you admiring the quilt．Clearly, it was 53  to you．Please accept this quilt as my  54 . I don’ t expect any repayment from you, but do a   55   favor in the future for a stranger who happens to cross your path．
Yours,
A stranger
36．A．Naturally　　       B．Unfortunately　      C．Luckily　 D．Probably
37．A．hoped          B．waited     C．expected D．forced
38．A．With    B．At  C．By  D．Over
39．A．house          B．present     C．furniture       D．quilt
40．A．interesting      B．necessary     C．big          D．sad
41．A．turned over         B．turned up           C．turned back   D．turned on
42．A．purse    B．picture     C．book         D．quilt
43．A．glad     B．frightened       C．moved   D．shocked
44．A．rose     B．climbed   C．reached        D．raised
45．A．told      B．helped     C．filled     D．gave
46．A．pleased        B．anxious    C．angry     D．familiar
47．A．thought       B．chance     C．way       D．money
48．A．whether       B．what        C．how       D．why
49．A．relative        B．customer C．friend    D．stranger
50．A．reason         B．secret       C．mistake            D．fun
51．A．check          B．wallet      C．address        D．note
52．A．read     B．wrote       C．spoke     D．showed
53．A．wonderful          B．basic        C．pretty         D．important
54．A．honor          B．respect     C．gift          D．thank
55．A．particular       B．common      C．major         D．similar