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)”

1.  

A.remember

B.celebrate

C.memorize

D.congratulate

2.  

A.chose  

B.selected

C.picked up

D.elected

 

3.

A.a few

B.a little

C.few  

D.little

4.  

A.as a rule   

B.as a matter of fact    

C.as usual     

D.as is known to all

5.  

A.empty   

B.full

C.free    

D.quiet

6. 

A.one    

B.any

C.single

D.other

7.  

A.a half hour  

B.half a hour   

C.half an hour

D.an hour half

8.  

A.suddenly 

B.soon

C.quickly

D.certainly

9.  

A.pointed out  

B.pointed over

C.pointed on

D.pointed to

10.  

A.will leave

B.are about to leave

 

C.are to leave

D.will be leaving

11. 

A.find

B.find out

C.looked for  

D.searched

12. 

A.by     

B.beside

C.at    

D.near

13.  

A.all the other   

B.all an other   

C.all the others   

D.all other

14.  

A.were kept busy 

B.was busy with

C.kept busy with  

D.were busy with

15.  

A.excited

B.tired

C.pleased

D.disappointed

16.  

A.dishes   

B.food    

C.menu    

D.order

17. 

A.went

B.came   

C.was

D.returned

18.  

A.a good news   

B.good news   

C.bad news   

D.a bad news

19.  

A.Looking   

B.Look  

C.Looked  

D.Looks

20.  

A.meat or fish  

B.no meat and fish 

C.meat and fish 

D.no meat or fish

 

Early in the 18th century, Captain Cook, a famous explorer of Australia, unexpectedly caught sight of an unusual animal during his first visit to Australia. The animal had a large mouse like head and jumped along on its large legs. To his great surprise, the unusual animal carried its young in a special pocket of flesh. Captain Cook pointed to the animal which was eating grass in the distance and asked his native guide what the animal was referred to. The guide seemed not to know that he was pointing at and finally said “Kang-a-roo”, but their requests were met with puzzled looks of the native people. Before long they got to discover that the native guide who made the answer to Cook’s question really meant, “I don’t know what you pointing at. “ Funny enough, the name “ Kang-a-roo”, stuck and it is still in use today.

1.Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea?

A.captain Cook’s guide made a joke.

B.Native Australians could not speak English in Cook’s time.

C.Some words have rather funny origins (起源).

D.Captain Cook was a lover of wild animals.

2.When the native guide said “Kang-a-roo ”, he really meant “ ______”

A.Ah, it is a special kind of animal

B.I wonder what you have said

C.What do you mean by pointing at that animal?

D.I have no idea of what you are referring to.

3.We can infer from this passage ______.

A.we should learn many different languages

B.Captain Cook made a mistake in understanding

C.Captain Cook was a foolish explorer

D.the importance of a language in common

 

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