A．sooner or later B．now and then

C．more or less D．over and over again

12．The young girl，___in a white uniform，showed me the way to the manager's office.

A．dressed B．having dressed

C．dressing D．being dressed

13．-Sorry，but I have to________now.I have a train to catch.

-Goodbye！Wish you a pleasant journey.

A．ring out B．call out

C．call on D．ring off

14．-Please forgive me to ________you________so late，but I have something urgent.

-That's all right. What's the matter?

A．call；by B．call；off

C．call；in D．call；up

15．Their forgetting the date of the discussion showed that they did not understand the________of the question.

A．quality B．patience

C．importance D．difference

Ⅱ.完形填空

This happened years ago when I was a waitress，but I still remember this specific incident so vividly. As the end of the night was__1__，ten minutes before our restaurant closed，a gentleman came in. I was the__2__waitress who got to stay after closing to serve him his food.

The customer was quite__3__with how his food was prepared. He sent his__4__back twice. When it eventually arrived to his liking，he__5__some fresh coffee. Meanwhile，my manager and our cooks were__6__me closely，as they wanted the last customer of the__7__to finally leave so that we could__8__the shop and go home. 　At that time I was frustrated and tired. I also knew he would probably not__9__very well，seeing his inexpensive meal.__10__，I tried to give him good service.

Then in the last ten minutes，as I was refilling his coffee，I somehow__11__it on the table as well as his plate. I apologized，but I was__12__to get him another plate of food as everything was shut down in the__13__.Knowing his previous temperament (性情)，I had a certain__14__of how he might react. He asked to speak to the manager.

But he__15__shocked me at this point. Instead of__16__to my boss，he simply said，"This young lady's done a fine job. You need to keep her__17__as long as you can！" After that he paid his bill and left，and I eagerly went home.

The next morning when I came to work and __18__my tips-you often don't get it till the next day__19__a customer charges it on a credit card-I was__20__that the　customer had offered a $15 tip for his $8 dinner. People are often much nicer than they look！

1.A.darkening B．approaching C．leaving D．happening

2．A. lucky　　 B．first C．unlucky D．young