That afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I ______ that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, ______ he knew me. The man had a newspaper ______ in front of him, which he was ______ to read, but I could ______ that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my ______the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the ______ way in which the waiter and I ______each other. He seemed even more puzzled as ______went on and it became ______that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the ______. When he came out, he paid his bill and ______without another glance in my direction.
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had ______. “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective (侦探). He ______ you here because he thought you were the man he ______. ” “What? ” I said, showing my ______. The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I ______ say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a ______. ” “Well, it’s really ______I came to a restaurant where I’m known, ” I said. “______, I might have been in trouble.”
A.noticed B.understood C.knew D.recognized
A.since B.as if C.though D.even if
A.flat B.open C.cut D.fixed
A.hoping B.thinking C.pretending D.continuing
A.see B.find C.guess D.learn
A.menu B.bill C.paper D.food
A.direct B.strange C.familiar D.funny
A.chatted with B.looked at C.laughed at D.talked about
A.the waiter B.time C.I D.the dinner
A.true B.hopeful C.clear D.possible
A.restaurant B.washroom C.kitchen D.office
A.left B.acted C.sat down D.calmed down
A.wanted B.tried C.ordered D.wished
A.met B.caught C.followed D.discovered
A.was to beat B.was dealing with C.was to meet D.was looking for
A.surprise B.care C.worry D.regret
A.must B.can C.need D.may
A.discovery B.mistake C.decision D.fortune
A.a pity B.natural C.a chance D.lucky
A.Thus B.However C.Otherwise D.Therefore