After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant．Having worked with an experienced 36_____for a few days, I was 37_____to wait tables on my own.All went 38_____ that first week．When Saturday night came, I was luckily 39_____    the tables not far from the kitchen．  40_____, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盤)．

Before I knew it ,the   41_____   was full of people. I moved slowly,42_____ every step. I remember how 43_____I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was 44_____on．It had nice handles, which made it 45_____  to move around．I was pleased with everything and began to 46_____ I was a natural at this job．

Then, an old man came to me and said,“Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved 47_____you work.It seems your tray stand has been very 48_____ to you, but we are getting ready to 49_____ now ,and my wife needs her 50_____ back．”

At first his 51_____ did not get across．“What was he talking about?” Then, I got it．I had set my trays on his wife’s　orthopedic walker (助步器)．I stood frozen as ice ,but my face was 52_____．I wanted to get into a hole and 53_____   ．

Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just 54_____. I have learned to be more 55 _____and not to be too sure of myself．

36．A．manager      B．a(chǎn)ssistant          C．cook            D．waitress

37．A．promised         B．invited       C．a(chǎn)llowed         D．a(chǎn)dvised

38．A．well             B．quickly          C．safely          D．wrong

39．A．left              B．given            C．brought         D．shown

40．A．Therefore         B．However          C．Otherwise       D．Finally

41．A．kitchen           B．street             C．restaurant        D．table

42．A．minding B．changing C．taking D．saving

43．A．a(chǎn)ngry B．calm C．sad D．happy

44．A．fixed B．trained C．loaded D．waited

45．A．slower B．lighter C．quieter D．easier

46．A．believe B．a(chǎn)gree C．regret D．pretend

47．A．letting B．making C．watching D．having

48．A．useful B．familiar C．unusual D．interesting 

49．A．rest B．order C．eat D．leave

50．A．bag B．walker C．tray D．coat

51．A．idea B．praise C．message D．need

52．A．cold B．full of joy C．pale D．on fire

53．A．lie B．hide C．defend D．stay

54．A．repeated B．discovered C．corrected D．described

55．A．careful B．patient C．honest D．practical                           

答案  36．D  37．C  38．A  39．B  40．B  41．C  42．A  43．D  44．B  45．D  46．A  47．C  48．A  49．D  50．B  51．C  52．D  53．B  54．D  55．A