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)”

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第二节：完型填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Recently I was invited to a friend’s house for supper—and had a meal I have never had before.
All the friends invited were a little 　36　. It’s not that Ben is unsociable, or a bad cook, but it’s just that he never　37　more than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought something　38　 for his friends? He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dining room where a　39　table was waiting for us. “Nothing but the　40　 for my friends! ” said Ben. We all sat down and looked　41　at each other—what was he 　42　?
Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup. “It’s a　43　of carrots, potatoes and tomatoes, ”said Ben. The next　44　was also a little strange　45　we didn’t quite know what it was again. “It’s just another mixture of vegetables. ”
As we ate we chatted and finally the　46　turned back to what we were eating. “Was there a recipe(菜谱) for this, ”asked Marina, “or did you　47　it up? ”Ben put his fork down. “What I cooked　48　what I could find. ”Marina was surprised. “But you can find anything in supermarkets these days. ”“But there’s　49　choice in what you can find　50　supermarkets, ” he replied.
　51　that we had all finished the food, Ben decided to tell the truth. He had read recently that supermarkets usually　52　away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of　53　, boxes of thrown-away vegetables and fruit.
So Ben had　54　 provided a decent meal for his friends, and made us aware of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food, but the amount of food thrown away is enough to 　55　millions of people.
36.A. excited      B. disappointed  C. surprised   D. delighted
37.A. takes        B. spends       C. uses       D. does
38.A. cheap        B. special       C. practical    D. usual
39.A. new         B. separate      C. booked     D. laid
40.A. freshest      B. most         C. best        D. least
41.A. nervously     B. carefully      C. sadly      D. happily
42.A. in for         B. up to         C. away from   D. out of
43.A. mixture       B. liquid         C. matter      D. dish
44.A. course      B. food            C. soup       D. salad
45.A. in that      B. on condition that  C. in case that   D. so that
46.A. dinner      B. idea            C. food        D. subject
47.A. pick        B. look            C. make       D. take
48.A. referred     B. depended on     C. lay in       D. resulted from
49.A. less         B. more           C. some       D. any
50.A. within       B. beyond         C. inside      D. outside
51.A. Feeling      B. Seeing          C. Realizing   D. Thinking
52.A. store        B. move           C. throw      D. hide
53.A. order        B. place           C. season     D. date
54.A. successfully   B. possibly        C. hardly     D. hopefully
55.A. enrich        B. please          C. affect     D. Feed

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】  

It was my birthday last Thursday and I decided to 41 by inviting a few friends out to supper. I　 42 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　 43　 people know about it, so it is not usually necessary to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening　 44 .

　 When we entered the restaurant, I was surprised to find it completely 　45 . I looked around but not a 　46　 table was free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained the situation. "A number of tourists came in about 　 47　 ago." he said. "It was like an invasion! 48 the place was full! We can hardly manage."

　 The waiter then 　49 a table in the corner. "The people there 50 " he said, "Just hold on and you will　 51　 a place there." He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people　 52　 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　 53　 waiters,　 54　 the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. But at last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very 　55 with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our 　 56 .

　 A few moments later he 　57　 to our table. We could tell from his face that he had 　58 for us.　 59 a little embarrassed(尴尬的) he told us that there was 　60　 left. "All we can offer you" he said, "is an omelet!(煎蛋卷)"

41. A. remember　　　　　 B. celebrate　　　　　　　　　　　 C. memorize　　　　 D. spend

42. A. chose　　　　　　　　 B. ordered　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. picked　　　 　　 D. elected

43. A. a few　　　　　　　　 B. a little　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. few　　　　　　　　 D. little

44. A. as a rule　　　　　　 B. as a matter of fact　 C. as usual　　 　 　　 D.as before

45. A. empty　　　　　　　　 B. full　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. free　　　　　　　　 D. quiet

46. A. one　　　　　　　　　　 B. any　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. single　　　　 　　 D. other

47. A. a half hour　　　　 B. half a hour C. half an hour　　　 　　 D. an hour half

48. A. suddenly　　　　　　 B. soon　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. certainly

49. A. pointed out　　　　 B. pointed over　　　　　　　　　 C. pointed on　　　　 D. pointed to

50. A. will leave　　　　　　 B. are about to leave　　　　　 C. would leave　　　 　　 D. will be left

51. A. find　　　　　　　　　 B. find out　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. look for　　　　　　 D. search

52. A. by　　　　　　　 　　 B. beside　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. near

53. A. all the other 　　 B. all an other　　　　　　　 　　　 C. all the others D. all other

54. A. were kept busy　 B. was busy with　　　　　　　 C. kept busy with D. were busy with

55. A. excited　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. pleased　　　　　　 D. disappointed

56. A. dishes　　　　　　　　 B. food　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. menu　　　　　　　 D. order

57. A. went　　　　　　　　　 B. came　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. was　　　　　　　　 D. returned

58. A. a good news　　　 B. good news C. bad news　　　　 D. a bad news

59. A. Looking　　　　　　 B. Look　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Looked　　　　　　 D. Looks

60. A. meat of fish B. no meat and fish　　　　　　 C. meat and fish　　 D. no meat or fish