You can take the rest of the pie with you. ________, I wish you would, since I’m on a diet.

A. On the other hand                                             B. As a matter of fact                 

C. As a consequence                                              D. In addition to it

Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the __36___in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as ___37___as if I were going on the stage. Finding the___38___quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please. ”

The simple atmosphere of the office___39___me. The woman looked carefully at me __40___through her glasses, and then___41___me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather___42___ She wondered why I was looking for this sort of___43___ I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be___44___to get a job without___45___I wondered whether I ought to leave, ___46___the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:

“___47___, I’ve got someone in the___48___at this very moment who might___49___. ” She wrote down a __50___, and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a___51___immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people. ”

“Oh yes,” said I —___52___having cooked for more than four in my life. I___53___her again and again, and rushed out to the___54___telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.

I spent the next few hours___55___cook books.

36. A. bed      B house   C. agency       D. office

37. A. proud   B. please C. nervous      D. worried

38. A. family  B. door   C. place   D. stage

39. A. calmed B. excited       C. frightened  D. disturbed

40. A. as usual       B. for a while C. in a minute D. once again

41. A. advised B. examined   C. informed    D. questioned

42. A. encouraged  B. dissatisfied C. hopeless     D. pleased

43. A. place    B. job     C. advice D. help

44. A. difficult       B. helpless      C. possible      D. unusual

45. A. ability  B. experience  C. knowledge  D. study

46. A. after     B. since   C. until   D. when

47. A. Above all     B. As a matter of fact C. As a result     D. In spite of that

48. A. family  B. house  C. office  D. restaurant

49. A. hire      B. accept C. suit     D. offer

50. A. letter    B. name  C. note    D. number

51. A. cook     B. help    C. teacher       D. secretary

52. A. almost  B. never  C. nearly D. really

53. A. answered     B. promised    C. thanked      D. told

54. A. outside B. local   C. closest D. nearest

55. A. borrowing    B. buying       C. reading      D. writing

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to _ 36  it by inviting a few friends out to
supper. I chose a restaurant in a   37  part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants
because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is   38 _  ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually  _39_  to book (预定) a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening  40 .
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely __ 41__ . I looked around but not  _42 _  table was free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion(侵略). Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly  _ 43 ”.
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to _ 44  .”
he said, “Just hold on and you'll _ _45_  a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later,
the people   46 _  the corner table paid their   47 , got up and left. I led my friends acrossand we all sat down.
  48  our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter
  49 _ sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, _ _50 _  the party of tourism. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very  51 with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends aboutthe best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our  _52  .
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had
 __53__ for us.  _54  a little sorry he told us that there was  _55_  left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet (煎蛋卷) !”
36. A. remember       B. celebrate           C. memorize           D. congratulate
37. A. quiet          B. calm              C. busy              D. silent
38. A. hard           B. often                   C. hardly            D. always
39. A. necessary      B. possible                 C. important          D. certain
40. A. as before                                 B. as a matter of fact
C. as usual                            D. as is known to all
41. A. empty         B. full              C. free              D. quiet
42. A. all            B. an empty           C. a single           D. a double
43. A. watch         B. look after         C. try               D. manage
44. A. start           B. leave             C. end               D. pay
45. A. find                 B. find out           C. wait              D. see
46. A. by            B. beside            C. at                D. near
47. A money         B. bill               C. food             D. drinks
48. A. Luckily              B. Fortunately        C. Generally         D. Unluckily
49. A. whom         B. which            C. he               D. who
50. A. were kept busy        B. was busy with      C. kept busy with      D. were busy with
51. A. exciting              B. tired              C. pleased           D. disappointed
52. A. dishes         B. food              C. order             D. menu
53. A. good presents   B. good news          C. bad news            D. bad presents
54. A. Looking       B. Seeing            C. Looked           D. Found
55. A. no meat or fish        B. no meat and fish          C. meat and fish       D. not meat or fish

— I didn’t want to ask John to help solving the trouble.

— Really?        , Tom is eager to do so.

A. In the end       B. As a matter of fact          C. Frequently       D. Generally speaking

For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C. and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

I had seen an agency （中介机构） advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the __36_ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as  _37_ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the  38  quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”

The simple atmosphere of the office  39  me. The woman looked carefully at me for a while through her glasses, and then questioned me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather  40    She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be  41  to get a job without experience I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:

“  42 , I’ve got someone in the office at this very moment who might  43  .” She

wrote down a __44  , and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a cook   immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”

“Oh yes,” said I —  45  having cooked for more than four in my life. I  46  her again and again, and rushed out to the nearest telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.

I spent the next few hours  47  cook books.

1.A. bed          B house           C. agency               D. office

2.A. proud          B. please         C. nervous         D. worried

3.A. family         B. door            C. place           D. stage

4.A. calmed         B. excited          C. frightened       D. disturbed

5.A. encouraged   B. dissatisfied      C. hopeless        D. pleased

6.A. difficult      B. helpless       C. possible        D. unusual

7.A. Above all           B. As a matter of fact C.       As a result      D. In spite of that

8.A. hire         B. accept         C.suit             D. offer

9.A. letter           B. name          C.note            D. number

10.A. almost       B. never          C.nearly                D. really

11.A. answered      B. promised        C.thanked          D. told

12.A. borrowing    B. buying          C.reading           D. writing