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完形填空 　　When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town． 　　One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 　　1　　 a worker who had the flu．I told her I would mess it up, 　　2　　 I had never worked at the bar before．I 　　3　　 that instead of making money, I would end up owing it． 　　“You can do it,” said my mother, “　　4　　,you won’t get much business until lunch．” 　　“But I’ll never remember the orders, and I’m no good 　　5　　 money．Please, Mom, don’t 　　6　　 me．” 　　“Then I’ll help you,” she said． 　　I shrugged my shoulders．I thought my mother’s 　　7　　 was a bad one, but I 　　8　　． 　　When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was 　　9　　．Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks．　　10　　, I was really slow at taking the orders and making change．The line of people grew, and everybody seemed 　　11　　, I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I 　　12　　 a cup into pieces．What a mess! Then my mother came to 　　13　　 me, and she also showed me how to make 　　14　　．If someone gave me ＄ 5 for something that cost ＄3.25, I handed over 　　15　　 quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five．” Things went more 　　16　　 after that． 　　By the end of the day, I could remember orders, 　　17　　 the bill, and make change quickly with a smile．I was even a little 　　18　　 when the sun came out and dried up business．My mother said she was proud of me, and when she 　　19　　 that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug．I was too busy 　　20　　 the restaurant I would open one day． (1) [　　] A． to B． for C． after D． over (2) [　　] A． because B． though C． until D． while (3) [　　] A． promised B． noticed C． worried D． hoped (4) [　　] A． Therefore B． However C． Besides D． Yet (5) [　　] A． of B． on C． about D． with (6) [　　] A． blame B． fool C． frighten D． make (7) [　　] A． idea B． bar C． day D． answer (8) [　　] A． guessed B． obeyed C． begged D． admitted (9) [　　] A． angry B． sad C． worry D． ashamed (10) [　　] A． At least B． At last C． At most D． At first (11) [　　] A． surprised B． impolite C． pleased D． impatient (12) [　　] A． damaged B． destroyed C． broke D． ruined (13) [　　] A． scold B． help C． beat D． save (14) [　　] A． money B． lunch C． coffee D． change (15) [　　] A． two B． three C． four D． five (16) [　　] A． smoothly B． fairly C． simply D． conveniently (17) [　　] A． turn in B． count out C． take over D． add up (18) [　　] A． discouraged B． disturbed C． disappointed D． distrusted (19) [　　] A． thought B． stated C． announced D． suggested (20) [　　] A． imagining B． preparing C． examining D． describing

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．C;4．C;5．D;6．D;7．A;8．B;9．C;10．D;11．D;12．C;13．B;14．D;15．B;16．A;17．D;18．C;19．D;20．A;
解析：

(1)	fill in…for sb．意为“临时替代某人”。
(2)	因为我以前没有做过，所以我会搞砸的。
(3)	我担心不是赚钱，而是亏本。
(4)	母亲说：“你能行的，况且要到中午才有生意。”
(5)	good with意为“在……方面有本事”。也就是说作者做买卖不太会算数。
(6)	本句意思应该是：“别让我去做吧。”为省略句，Don’t make me do it．。
(7)	作者认为母亲要他去替班不是一个好主意。其他意义和搭配都不通。
(8)	虽然觉得不好，但还是听从了母亲的安排。
(9)	次日我到店里时，发现完全不是母亲所说的“要到中午才有生意”，下一句说明生意红火，所以说“母亲错了”。
(10)	因为初来上班，没有经验，所以，开始的时候，应付不过来。at(the)least“至少”，at last“终于”，at(the)most“至多”。
(11)	从上下文可知：购买的队伍越来越长，而我又业务不熟，动作缓慢，所以等待的人群好像不耐烦了。其他项语意不通。
(12)	break sth．into pieces“把……摔得粉碎”。其他词没这个搭配。
(13)	母亲看到我手忙脚乱，便过来帮我。
(14)	根据下句，这里应该是母亲还教我怎么找零钱。注意：make change(for)是“找零钱”的意思，make a change是“作出更改”的意思。make money“赚钱”，make coffee“冲咖啡”，和上下文无关。
(15)	因为5－3.25＝1.75，所以要找对方的钱数恰好就是：3×0.25(quarter)＋1＝1.75。
(16)	自那以后，事情就更加顺利了。go smoothly“进展顺利”。
(17)	add up bill“把账清理好(加起来)”，turn in“上缴、上交”，count out“不把……计算在内”，take over“移交”，这些表达都和上下文不连贯，本句是说明作者一天下来学到了很多东西：菜单记得了，打单、找零都很快了。
(18)	对于没开始做生意的作者来说，没有生意当然好(所以母亲开始给作者打气时就说“要到中午才有生意”)免得出错。但一天下来，作者已是熟练了，所以，当太阳出来，生意差了时，他甚至感到有点沮丧。discouraged指遇到困难等事(气馁)，disturbed“受到扰乱”。
(19)	只有suggest的从句才用(should)do，其他没有这种结构。
(20)	对未来的想象。