Unit 2 Working the land grammar课时作业

Ⅰ.完形填空

　　The other day, my husband and I took the kids for dinner at a branch of Pizza Express. There was a very friendly lady __1__ alone at the next table. When the time came for her to pay the __2__， her bank card was declined. The waitress told her, in a very kind way, that there was a __3__ but that she would call her manager for help. Seeing this, my husband __4__ got up and told the waiting staff that we would pay for the lady's meal. __5__， when the manager arrived, he explained to the lady that although she couldn't use her __6__， there was no need to __7__. Pizza Express authorizes (授权) the restaurant to __8__ two free meals per month and on this __9__， they would like to provide her with a free meal.

　　She was extremely grateful and apologetic that she had been __10__ to pay. We were relieved that the lady had been __11__ with dignity instead of being placed in a __12__ position.

　　Then, the manager __13__ our table. He said that, __14__ we had shown such generosity, he would like to donate the second free meal that the restaurant was able to __15__ to us! We were absolutely __16__！ I had never heard of any chain restaurant behaving in such a(n) __17__ way. We were quite __18__ with gratitude. I made sure that the lady was able to get home OK, and then we __19__ the staff and left ourselves. I was really impressed by how the restaurant had treated this __20__ case.

　　语篇解读：作者和丈夫去餐馆吃饭，看到有位女士就餐后无法刷卡买单，作者一家提出愿意帮她支付，结果餐馆不但免除了那位女士的餐费，而且因为作者一家人的善良慷慨也免除了他们的餐费。作者一家既意外，又感动。

　　1．A.waiting　　　　　　　 　B．dining

　　C．ordering D．working

　　解析：选B　根据下文"we would pay for the lady's meal" 可知，此处表示作者看到有位女士一个人在"就餐(dining)"。

　　2．A.menu B．recipe

　　C．service D．bill

　　解析：选D　根据语境可知，在餐馆里吃完饭后要买"单(bill)"。

　　3．A.problem B．solution

　　C．disadvantage D．technique

　　解析：选A　根据上文"her bank card was declined"可知，那位女士用银行卡支付时出现了"问题(problem)"。

　　4．A.cautiously B．bravely

C．immediately D．slowly