We recently treated our now-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast, near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of___41___, flew around the ___42___juggling(耍弄) dishes and drinks while treating customers as individuals. She remembered their special tastes, likes and dislikes –all of which she’d learned after only the briefest ___43___.

At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to___44___ the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband paid with a credit card, added her___45____, and we were off.

“Mr. Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dinning room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”

He looked at her as though he didn’t __46___. We’ve all seen that universal__47__ of confusion-eyebrows drawn together and head cocked to one side

“What did you give her?” I asked in a stage whisper(故意给旁人听见的耳语), __48___if he had done something unreasonable or made a calculation error.

“Wow, Dad,” our son said, __49__like an awestruck(敬畏的) 10 –year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress follow anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.

“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little bump __50___ what I usually give. ”

It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our son retelling the story of the ___51___waitress, that I realized she had given my family something__52__ a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of __53___hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more __54__from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I __55___this thoughtful, caring man.

41. A. painting　　　　　　　　　 B. smiling　　　　　　　　　 C. cooking　　　　　　　　　 D. serving

42. A. restaurant　　　　　　　 B. sky　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. corner　　　　　　　　　　 D. table

43. A. argument　　　　　　　　 B. discussion　　　　　　 C. conversations　　　 D. debate

44. A. attend to　　　　　　　　 B. look for　　　　　　　　　 C. care for　　　　　　　　　 D. find out

45. A. advice　　　　　　　　　　　 B. suggestions　　　　　 C. tip　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. prize

46. A. doubt　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. suspect　　　　　　　　　 C. happen　　　　　　　　　 D. understand

47. A. feeling　　　　　　　　　　　 B. look　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. attitude　　　　　　　　 D. face

48. A. thinking　　　　　　　　　　 B. hoping　　　　　　　　　　 C. wondering　　　　　　 D. expecting

49. A. looking　　　　　　　　　　 B. sounding　　　　　　　 C. doing　　　　　　　　　　　 D. imagining

50. A. except　　　　　　　　　　　 B. below　　　　　　　　　　 C. above　　　　　　　　　　 D. within

51. A. excellent　　　　　　　　　 B. skilled　　　　　　　　　　 C. generous　　　　　　　 D. grateful

52. A. rather than　　　　　　 B. more than　　　　　　 C. less than　　　　　　　 D. no more than

53. A. devoting　　　　　　　　　 B. remembering　　　 C. acknowledging　　 D. ignoring

54. A. respect　　　　　　　　　　 B. sympathy　　　　　　　 C. thanks　　　　　　　　　　 D. satisfactory

55. A. trained　　　　　　　　　　 B. refused　　　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. married

40. -I really thought I’d be offered the chance.

　　 -Oh, well,　　　　 ,Vicky

　 A. you’re right　　　 B. best wishes　 　C. better luck next time　　 D. congratulations

39. I’m quite interested in Spanish history, the civil war in Spain _______.

A. in particular　　 B. in common　　 C. in fact　 D. in general

38. -What are you doing here?

-Oh，my teacher asked me to write a passage about ________in English.

-You can write ________ passage in English?

A.600 words；a 600-words　B.600-word；a 600-words

C.600 words；a 600-word　D.600 words；a 600-words

37. I’m sure you’d rather she went to school by bus, ________ ?

　A. hadn’t you　 　　　　B. didn’t she　 　　C. wouldn’t you　 　　D. aren’t I

36. Either you or one of your students　　　　 to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.

A. are　　　 B. is　　　　 C. have　　　　 D. be

35. - I promise her daughter ____ get a nice present on her birthday. 　 - Will it be a big surprise to her? 　 A. should　　　　 　　　B. must　　　　 　　C. would　　　　 　D. shall