Tens of years ago, the restaurants were not so busy as today. Only __26__ people went to have dinners in them. Now more and more families like to go __27__ for dinners, when they don’t want to cook at home or when they have __28__ time to do the cooking. Sometimes we find the restaurants __29__ people so that it’s difficult to find enough seats for all.

　Restaurants owners have to know __30__ to make food. They have to know how to make money, _31___. Here are some ___32__ they’ve learned from scientific research (科学研究) . The color ___33__ makes people hungry. Red also makes customers (顾客) eat faster . Many fast restaurants have red furniture or walls. Soft colors like pink and light blue make people __34__, so they spend more time ___35__ their meals. Soft light makes people look good, but it makes food look bad. Loud music may be nice at first, __36__ it soon makes people want to leave. Hard seats also make customers want to eat quickly and __37__. Many restaurants, especially fast food restaurants, use this __38__ to make customers eat faster. Customers only sit for about 20 minutes before they leave. Because customers don’t stay very __39__, small restaurants can serve many people every day, and at __40__ same time they can make a lot of money.

26. A. few　　　　 　B. a few　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　 D. a little

27. A. by　　　　　　 B. back　　　　　 C. out　　　　　　　　 D. on

28. A. not　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　 C. much　　　　　　　 D. many　

29. A. full of　　　 B. interested in　 C. fill with　　　　　 D. ready for

30. A. what　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　 D. where

31. A. also　　　　　 B. either　　　　 C. too　　　　　　　　 D. instead　

32. A. things　　　　 B. trouble　　　　 C. food　　　　　　　 D. people

33. A. red　　　　　 B. green　　　　　 C. black　　　　　　　 D. white　

34. A. relaxed　　　 B. nervous　　　　 C. tired　　　　　　　 D. unhappy

35. A. cooking　　　 B. making　　　　 C. eating　　　　　　 D. drinking　

36. A. but　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　 D. because

37. A. wait　　　　　 B. return　　　　 C. leave　　　　　　　 D. arrive　

38. A. machine　　　 B. license　　　　 C. invention　　　　　 D. knowledge

39. A. long　　　　　 B. longer　　　　 C. short　　　　　　　 D. shorter

40. A. a　　　　　　 B. an　　　　　　 C. the　　　　　　　　 D.　 /

25.-- May I take this magazine out of the reading room?

-- ______ . Please read it here.

A. Certainly B. No, you needn’t　 C. No, you mustn’t　　 D, No, you may not

24. -- It’s 9 o’clock. I’m afraid I have to leave, ____ I’ll be late for the plane.

-- Have a nice trip.

A. or　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　 C. and　　　　　　　 D. but

23. -- What’s your brother like?　　　　　　 -- ___________.

A. He is fine　 B. He is thin and tall　 C. He is 16 years old D. He is a student

22. -- _____ hard work you have done!　　　　 -- It’s very kind of you to say so.

A. What　　　　　 B. What a　　　　　　 C. How　　　　　　　 D. How a

21. Those questions are too difficult for Tom and me .I think __ of us can answer them.

A. both　　　　　 B. either　　　　　　 C. neither　　　　　　 D. none

20.-- It took me nearly 40 minutes to ride here.　

　-- Have a drink, please. You ____ be thirsty.

A, .will　　　　　 B. must　　　　　　　 C. should　　　　　　 D. can