第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to _ 36  it by inviting a few friends out to
supper. I chose a restaurant in a   37  part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants
because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is   38 _  ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually  _39_  to book (预定) a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening  40 .
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely __ 41__ . I looked around but not  _42 _  table was free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion(侵略). Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly  _ 43 ”.
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to _ 44  .”
he said, “Just hold on and you'll _ _45_  a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later,
the people   46 _  the corner table paid their   47 , got up and left. I led my friends acrossand we all sat down.
  48  our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter
  49 _ sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, _ _50 _  the party of tourism. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very  51 with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends aboutthe best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our  _52  .
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had
 __53__ for us.  _54  a little sorry he told us that there was  _55_  left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet (煎蛋卷) !”
36. A. remember       B. celebrate           C. memorize           D. congratulate
37. A. quiet          B. calm              C. busy              D. silent
38. A. hard           B. often                   C. hardly            D. always
39. A. necessary      B. possible                 C. important          D. certain
40. A. as before                                 B. as a matter of fact
C. as usual                            D. as is known to all
41. A. empty         B. full              C. free              D. quiet
42. A. all            B. an empty           C. a single           D. a double
43. A. watch         B. look after         C. try               D. manage
44. A. start           B. leave             C. end               D. pay
45. A. find                 B. find out           C. wait              D. see
46. A. by            B. beside            C. at                D. near
47. A money         B. bill               C. food             D. drinks
48. A. Luckily              B. Fortunately        C. Generally         D. Unluckily
49. A. whom         B. which            C. he               D. who
50. A. were kept busy        B. was busy with      C. kept busy with      D. were busy with
51. A. exciting              B. tired              C. pleased           D. disappointed
52. A. dishes         B. food              C. order             D. menu
53. A. good presents   B. good news          C. bad news            D. bad presents
54. A. Looking       B. Seeing            C. Looked           D. Found
55. A. no meat or fish        B. no meat and fish          C. meat and fish       D. not meat or fish