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　　　Peter took his girl friend to a 　1　for dinner．The head waiter 　2　them two menus and 　3　their order．Judith chose soup, chicken 　4　vegetables, cheese and biscuits．．．Peter ordered soup fish and chips, then chocolate ice- cream．

　　　Peter　 5　rather afraid of that waiter 　6　his fine suit． The man knew 　7　about food; and he 　8　Peter's order, “You'll have fish, sir, ”he said, “with French fries．”

　“Er-yes, ”said Peter, “yes, that's 　9　．”French fries?　10　that was the mo-dern name 11 chips, but Peter wasn't sure．

　　　The dinner was very nice．Judith ate 　12　hers, but Peter couldn't quite finish his．(The French fries were 　13　just potato chips．)The head waiter brought the 　14　．

　　　Peter knew at once that 　15　was wrong．There was a mistake in the bill．On the menu chicken and vegetables cost 　16　60 pence．But on the bill it was￡　　 1．60．The bill ought to be ￡ 2．00 　17　, not ￡ 3．00． What was he going to do? Ought he 　18　 the waiter? Or say nothing and just 　19　?

　　　He continued to talk to Judith, 　20　he was feeling uncomfortable．The head waiter was looking hard at him, and Peter's face grew 　21　“Perhaps he's right, ”Peter thought, “and I 　22　．What will Judith think if I make another?”

　He called to the waiter．The man smiled and came slowly across the room．Peter 　23　him the bill and three pound notes．

　“Thank you, sir”, he said．“I hope you 　24　the meal．”

　　　Peter stood up quickly, and Judith and he went out．In the street Judith said, “I left 10 pence under my plate 　25　that nice head waiter．”

　　　 You Are Going Places

One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier and waiter.

　　　 I went to work feeling 　21　 . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening. It' s the same thing over and over again. 22 with customers who complain about their food and where they are 23 is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to 24 a lot of us 25 but we manage to deal with it.

　　　 Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very 26 near where I keep the dirty 27 in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and 28 running all over the house, it was crazy. 29 these elderly women were watching 30 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.

　　　 When they 31 their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what 32 I was in and what I planned to do in the future.

　　　 33 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 34 and gentle voice, “You are going places.” And that was it. They left the 35 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me 36 to believe in myself. They 37 my spirit from being down and gave me a 38 to keep on working hard.

　　　 People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in 39 until I had a degree. I'm now a co-anchor （联合主持人）of a student-produced television 40 . And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.

21. A. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. down

22. A. Dealing　　　　　　　　　　 B. Helping　　　　　　　　　　 C. Talking　　　　　　　　　　 D. Meeting

23. A. sat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. seated　　　　　　　　　　 C. laid　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seating

24. A. attract　　　　　　　　　　　 B. avoid　　　　　　　　　　　 C. adjust　　　　　　　　　　　 D. annoy

25. A. employees　　　　　　　　 B. customers C. boss D. employers

26. A. table　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. box　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spot　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kitchen

27. A. dishes　　　　　　　　　　　 B. rooms　　　　　　　　　　 C. clothes　　　　　　　　　　 D. chairs

28. A. men　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. women　　　　　　　　　　 C. servers　　　　　　　　　　 D. people

29. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Otherwise　　　　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

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

31. A. finished．　　　　　　　　 B. completed　　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　　　　　 D. got

32. A. place　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. grade　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mark　　　　　　　　　　　 D. position

33. A. Before　　　　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. After

34. A. confident　　　　　　　　　 B. loud　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. low　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasant

35. A. kitchen　　　　　　　　　　 B. house　　　　　　　　　　　 C. restaurant　　　　　　　　 D. table

36. A. ability　　　　　　　　　　　 B. courage　　　　　　　　　 C. imagination　　　　　　　 D. time

37. A. put down　　　　　　　　　 B. picked up C. took 　over　 D. pointed out

38. A. cause　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reason C. present　 D. permission

39. A. television　　　　　　　　　 B. government C. school D. restaurant

40. A. company　　　　　　　　　 B. station C. show D. advertisement

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　I don't often lose things and I'm especially careful with money, so I am quite surprised when I reached for my　　 　　　1 　and it wasn't there. At first I thought it was 　　　2 　that I could have 　　　3 　it at home. Then I remembered taking it out to 　　　4 　the taxi, so I knew I 　　　5 　it with me just before I walked into the restaurant. I wondered 　　　6 　it was possible that it could have slipped out of my pocket while I was 　　　7 　dinner. Thinking about that 　　　8 　, I turned and walked back to the table 　　　9 　I had been sitting.　　 　　　10 　, there were several people sitting at the table at the time, so I called the 　　　11 　and explained to him that my wallet had 　　　12 　out of my pocket while I was sitting at that table a few minutes 　　　13 　. I had the waiter go 　　　14 　to the table to 　　　15 　if my wallet was on the 　　　16 　. While the waiter was looking 　　　17 　it, the manager of the restaurant came up to me and asked me if anything was 　　　18 　. I didn't want to get a lot of people involved (卷入) in the 　　　19 　, but I knew I had to get the wallet 　　　20 　. I told the manager what had happened. He had me describe (描述) the wallet to him, and then he insisted that I should report the 　　　21 　wallet to the police. I told him that I didn't want to get the police involved in it; 　　　22 　, I was in a hurry 　　　23 　I had an appointment (约会) with my doctor in a few hours. I explained to him that my biggest worry at the moment was how I was going to pay my check. He told me not to 　　　24 　about that. He had me write down my name and 　　　25 　, and he said he would send me a bill.