38．A．well　　　　　　 　 B．quickly　　　　 　 C．safely　　　　 　　 D．wrong

37．A．promised　　　　 　 B．invited　　　 　　　　 C．allowed　　　　 　　 D．advised

36．A．manager　　 　　　　 B．assistant　　　　 　 C．cook　　　　　 　 D．waitress

55. A. that　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　 　　　　　　　　　 C. which　 　　　　　　　　 D. whom

答案　 36.B　 37.A　 38.C　 39.D　 40.D　 41.A　 42.B　 43.D　 44.C　 45.B　 46.A　 47.D　 48.C　 49.A　 50.B　 51.D　 52.C　 53.C　 54.A　 55.B

Passage 4

(08·宁夏、海南、全国ⅠA篇)

After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant．Having worked with an experienced　 36　 for a few days, I was 　　37　 to wait tables on my own.All went 　38　

that first week．When Saturday night came, I was luckily 　　39　 　the tables not far from the kitchen．　 40　 　, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘)．

Before I knew it ,the 　41　 　was full of people. I moved slowly, 　42　 　every step. I remember how 　43　 　I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was　 44　 　on．It had nice handles, which made it 　　45　 　to move around．I was pleased with everything and began to 　　46　 　I was a natural at this job．

Then, an old man came to me and said,“Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved　 47　 　you work.It seems your tray stand has been very 　　48　 　to you, but we are getting ready to

　 49　 　now ,and my wife needs her 　50　 　back．”

At first his 　　51　 　did not get across．“What was he talking about?” Then, I got it．I had set my trays on his wife’s　orthopedic walker (助步器)．I stood frozen as ice ,but my face was

　 52　 ．I wanted to get into a hole and　 53　 ．

Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just 　　54　 . I have learned to be more 　　55　 　and not to be too sure of myself．

54. A. needs　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. activities　 　　　　　　　 C. judgments　 　　　　　 D. habits

53. A. means　 　　　　　　　　　 B. ends　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. begins　 　　　　　　　　　 D. proves

52. A. perform　 　　　　　　　　 B. write　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. hear　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. question

51. A. trouble　 　　　　　　　　 B. gift　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fact　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. trick

50. A. provide　 　　　　　　　　 B. retell　 　　　　　　　　　 C. support　 　　　　　　　　 D. refuse

49. A. study　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. design　 　　　　　　　　 C. committee　　 　　　　 D. staff