解析：选A　由语境"这家餐馆总是宾客盈门"可知其声誉好。reputation"名誉，名声"，符合句意。theme"主题"；connection"联系"；principle"原理，法则"。

　　12．-You look worn out, Alice.

　　-Yes.You know, I________on the run ever since I got up.

　　A．was B．have been

　　C．would be D．had been

　　解析：选B　ever since引导的时间状语从句常和现在完成时连用。

　　13．In the center of the room________，which is big enough to seat at least 20 people.

　　A．is a round table B．has a round table

　　C．a round table is D．a round table has

　　解析：选A　表示地点或方位的介词短语位于句首，句子需倒装，故排除C、D两项；再根据语境可知选A。

　　14．Amy sometimes gets annoyed with her son about his bad behavior although she________him and is always buying him whatever he wants.

　　A．adores B．abandons

　　C．addresses D．abuses

　　解析：选A　根据语境always buying him whatever he wants可知选A项。adore"喜爱"，符合句意。abandon"抛弃，放弃"；address"向......说话，称呼某人"；abuse"虐待"。

　　15．George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I'd rather he ________ more on its culture.

　　A．focus B．focused

　　C．would focus D．had focused

　　解析：选B　句意：George要谈论他国家的地理，但我宁愿他更专注于国家的文化。would rather后跟从句时，从句应用虚拟语气。表示与现在事实相反，从句的谓语动词要用过去式，故选B。

第二节：完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分)

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Not everyone around is easy to get on well with in your life. I've always tried to keep my __16__ from people who are rude, aggressive and mean. But sometimes we can't __17__ having contact with people who might not have our best interests at heart.

Last summer, I became involved with a(n) __18__ co­worker who was at a bad spot in his life. I had a lot of __19__ for him and decided to help him __20__ this tough time, so I tried my best to __21__ his rudeness when he lost his temper. However, just like a swimmer