完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the ___21___ of the restaurant came over and said our meal was free. I was ___22___. He stood there smiling at me and there was an air of ___23___. Finally I asked him if he knew me. He said I had ___24___ forgotten him, but I had ___25___ his life. My friend was quite ___26___ and asked him how I had done this.
He said twelve years ago I was teaching a stress management class and he was one of the ___27___. I asked the group what their number one ___28___ was and most of them said it was from their bosses.
I listened to everyone, then ___29___ a chair and invited everyone to stand on it. I wanted them to look at the room from ___30___ there. After that, I asked the group to think about how the room looked ___31___ when they changed their perspective (角度).
Then I asked them to ___32___ their bosses. Was this the same person who had ___33___their good qualities and hired them? Do they remember how ___34___ they were to be chosen for the job?
He said I looked at him and asked if he had ever thanked his boss for the ___35___ to earn a living and ___36___him new skills and to be a better employee.
He said he went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his ___37___. He learned to ___38___ stress in a smart way. Now he has been the manager of the restaurant for eight years. He said I had taught him to ___39___life from different perspectives and to express ___40___.
21. A. waiter B. manager C. cook D. owner
22. A. satisfied B. excited C. surprised D. moved
23. A. familiarity B. understanding C. importance D. dignity
24. A. hardly B. rarely C. specially D. probably
25. A. changed B. planned C. built D. noticed
26. A. patient B. anxious C. curious D. doubtful
27. A. Employers B. students C. organizers D. teachers
28. A. joy B. stress C. danger D. pride
29. A. removed B. broke C. held D. took
30. A. down B. outside C. up D. inside
31. A. natural B. different C. funny D. strange
32. A. consider B. ask C. visit D. watch
33. A. seen B. predicted C. chosen D. improved
34. A. puzzled B. touched C. Happy D. calm
35. A. ability B. chance C. process D. luck
36. A. allowing B. advising C. encouraging D. teaching
37. A. colleague B. customer C. boss D. parent
38. A. leave behind B. deal with C. suffer from D. bring about
39. A. look at B. talk about C. work on D. take over
40. A. apology B. regret C. appreciation D. sympathy
【答案】
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the ___21___ of the restaurant came over and said our meal was free. I was ___22___. He stood there smiling at me and there was an air of ___23___. Finally I asked him if he knew me. He said I had ___24___ forgotten him, but I had ___25___ his life. My friend was quite ___26___ and asked him how I had done this.
He said twelve years ago I was teaching a stress management class and he was one of the ___27___. I asked the group what their number one ___28___ was and most of them said it was from their bosses.
I listened to everyone, then ___29___ a chair and invited everyone to stand on it. I wanted them to look at the room from ___30___ there. After that, I asked the group to think about how the room looked ___31___ when they changed their perspective (角度).
Then I asked them to ___32___ their bosses. Was this the same person who had ___33___their good qualities and hired them? Do they remember how ___34___ they were to be chosen for the job?
He said I looked at him and asked if he had ever thanked his boss for the ___35___ to earn a living and ___36___him new skills and to be a better employee.
He said he went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his ___37___. He learned to ___38___ stress in a smart way. Now he has been the manager of the restaurant for eight years. He said I had taught him to ___39___life from different perspectives and to express ___40___.
21. A. waiter B. manager C. cook D. owner
22. A. satisfied B. excited C. surprised D. moved
23. A. familiarity B. understanding C. importance D. dignity
24. A. hardly B. rarely C. specially D. probably
25. A. changed B. planned C. built D. noticed
26. A. patient B. anxious C. curious D. doubtful
27. A. Employers B. students C. organizers D. teachers
28. A. joy B. stress C. danger D. pride
29. A. removed B. broke C. held D. took
30. A. down B. outside C. up D. inside
31. A. natural B. different C. funny D. strange
32. A. consider B. ask C. visit D. watch
33. A. seen B. predicted C. chosen D. improved
34. A. puzzled B. touched C. Happy D. calm
35. A. ability B. chance C. process D. luck
36. A. allowing B. advising C. encouraging D. teaching
37. A. colleague B. customer C. boss D. parent
38. A. leave behind B. deal with C. suffer from D. bring about
39. A. look at B. talk about C. work on D. take over
40. A. apology B. regret C. appreciation D. sympathy
【答案】
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