题目内容

8、Recently my father was selected into the city’s Hall of Fame. This exciting   1  means that not only has he had a special  2   on the lives of most citizens, but when it  3   to being a successful restaurant operator, he is a legend.

         4   a year ago when my elder brother   5   the business Dad was a decision-maker. There didn’t seem to be   6    time that he didn’t work. When kids should learn their ABC’s, he was working in my grandpa’s butcher shop. It was there that he started to   7   about food and meat. But his skills in cooking were   8   at home. My grandma was  9   to cook up delicious meals drawing on very simple ingredients（烹调的配料）. When he joined the army, my father   10    that if he wanted a good meal, he was going to    11    a great deal for it. He came up with the    12   of starting a restaurant that   13   good food, but was affordable to the   14   consumer. So they decided to start a family restaurant. They named their restaurant Little Kitty   15   my grandmother, who was an amazing cook.

       Dad wanted all the foods   16   in a homemade way. His restaurant became a customers’ favorite destination,   17    people would go for a friendly atmosphere, excellent food and good prices.

       Dad believes that employee loyalty is what   18    in keeping his business going. He said, “If you have positive, hard-working   19   , then you’re going to have a successful company.” Dad was so much    20   just a keen boss. To his employees he was a mentor, a counselor and most importantly, a friend.

1．A．respect                 B．honor                 C．victory            D．performance

2．A．relation                B．pressure           C．impression         D．effect

3．A．occurs              B．comes            C．takes               D．refers

4．A．Until                     B．Before            C．When               D．After

5．A．kept up             B．went off            C．took over            D．turned in

6．A．every                    B．some             C．any             D．no

7．A．interest            B．mind            C．find            D．learn

8．A．occupied             B．gathered         C．promoted                                D．developed

9．A．able                   B．free                     C．possible              D．ready

10．A．realized           B．mentioned        C．surprised           D．upset

11．A．pay                B．spend              C．take                    D．cost

12．A．agreement        B．idea                     C．point             D．conclusion

13．A．sent                    B．served               C．grew          D．collected

14．A．wealthy          B．serious               C．average             D．potential

15．A．for                      B．at                        C．after                D．from

16．A．displayed         B．prepared          C．preserved       D．invented

17．A．when             B．what                 C．where                 D．which

18．A．interests           B．causes          C．differs               D．counts

19．A．masters               B．characters        C．managers            D．employees

20．A．more than        B．other than          C．rather than         D．better than