Question

My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years . Being a waitress changed my  1 . I tried my best to do what I loved---  2 People. I always made everyone , customers and coworkers,   3  good.

One of my   4  customers was Fred Hasbrook. He  5 came for Breakfast on Sunday mornings.  6 I saw the old man coming, I always smiled at him and   7  the best service.

One day, Fred saw me and asked , “What’s up ? You’re not  8 today.” I told him that I dreamed of having my own  9 . but when I called my parents to ask for a loan(贷款)，they said , “We just don’t have the  10 .”“Fred,” I said to the old man, “I know I can  11 more if somebody would just have faith in me.”

The next day , Fred came and  12 me a check totaling ＄50,000—along with a  13 that read, “The only collateral(抵押品）on this loan is my  14 in your honesty as a person. Good people with a dream should have the chance to  15 that dream.

I accepted the money and plans for the restaurant I would  16 . Things did not go well. My plans  17 and I lost the money.

Later I decided to  18 a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was  19 and became a pretty good agent.  20 I paid back Fred the ＄50,000.Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.

1.                A．work           B．life            C．attitude   D．opinion

2.                A．pleasing        B．serving         C．supporting D．understanding

3.                A．seem          B．remain         C．feel  D．stay

4.                A．daily           B．ordinary        C．normal   D．regular

5.                A．ever           B．seldom         C．even D．always

6.                A．As soon as      B．Every time       C．Because  D．Since

7.                A．left            B．made          C．got  D．offered

8.                A．working        B．joking          C．smiling   D．singing

9.                A．house          B．way            C．restaurant D．company

10.               A．time           B．money         C．courage   D．luck

11.               A．do            B．give           C．have  D．share

12.               A．handed        B．showed        C．bought    D．lent

13.               A．gift            B．note           C．picture    D．book

14.               A．wish           B．trust           C．guess D．demand

15.               A．express        B．prove          C．realize    D．explain

16.               A．visit           B．introduce       C．sell   D．open

17.               A．finish          B．change         C．succeeded D．failed

18.               A．keep on with    B．put up with      C．apply for  D．give up

19.               A．paid           B．employed       C．interviewed    D．praised

20.               A．Generally       B．Actually        C．Finally D．Fortunately

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了作者在一家餐馆打工，我的一个常客Fred Hasbrook给作者5万美金来帮助作者实现梦想，但是作者并没有成功，不过最后作者还是成功的还清了这些钱。

1.成为一个服务员改变了我的一生，故选B

2.A. pleasing取悦           B. serving服务         C. supporting支持         D. understanding理解；我尽我最大的能力来服务于人们，故选B

3.我总是使每一个都感到高兴，feel感到，故选C

4.A. daily 日常的        B. ordinary 平凡的         C. normal正常的            D. regular定期的，我定期的一个顾客是Fred Hasbrook，故选D

5.他总是星期天的早上来吃早餐，故选D

6.A. As soon as 一…就   B. Every time 每一次       C. Because 因为            D. Since自从；每一次我看到他来了，故选 B

7.我总是笑脸相迎并且提供给他最好的服务，offer提供D

8.你怎么了，今天没有见你笑，故选C

9.从后文I accepted the money and plans for the restaurant可知此处作者想开一家餐馆，故选C

10.前文讲到作者向父母亲贷款loan，可知此处父母亲说没有钱，故选B

11.我知道如果有人给我信心的话我会做的更好地，故选A

12.Fred Hasbrook给了我一张支票，hand sb sth给某人某个东西，故选 A

13.A. gift礼物          B. note 便条           C. picture   图片     D. book书，并且他给了我一张便条，故选B

14.A. wish 希望          B. trust 信任         C. guess猜想           D. demand要求；我对于这个贷款唯一的抵押品就是对你的信任，故选B

15.有梦想的好人应该有机会去实现他的梦想，realize 实现，故选C

16.我接受了这些钱，并开始计划我能够开的餐馆，故选D

17.但是事情变得不好，我失败了失去了所有的钱，故选D

18.A. keep on with继续  B. put up with 忍受        C. apply for申请       D. give up放弃；我决定去Merrill Lynch公司申请一个职位，故选C

19.A.paid支付                B. employed 雇佣        C. interviewed面试      D. praised表扬；我被雇佣了并且成为了一个很好的代理人，故选B

20.最终我还清了Fred 的5万美金，故选C

考点：日常生活类记叙文