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One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be put up for the night. “I’ m very   41   ,” the clerk on night shift said politely, “we are all    42     tonight. But you could stay in my room if you don’t    43. As I’m on duty, I’ll be staying up in the office anyway,” The young man gave the    44 _ advice.

The elderly couple    45   his offer with gratitude(感激). They    46   for the inconvenience they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it cleared up. When the old gentleman went to pay his   47   the clerk behind the counter was that same helpful young man. “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper guest room in this hotel   48   you don’t need to pay,” said the clerk, with the same friendly smile.

The old gentleman nodded in    49 “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would    50. Perhaps   51   I’ll build a hotel for you. ” The clerk was amazed but, deciding that the guest must have been joking, he gave the remark no more    52 

Two years later, the young man received a registered letter(挂号信) from the old gentleman, in which he   53  the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also enclosed（附上） a formal    54  and a round-trip air ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay a visit.

At a street comer in Manhattan, the young man met his   55   guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a magnificent new   56   towering over the crossroads, said, “Look, that is the hotel I    57 to build for you. I hope you will manage it for me. Remember what I said then? Well, I was serious about it.”

   “But…will there be any conditions, sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”

“My name is William Aster. There’s not any condition.   58  I told you before, you are the best employee…!”

This building was none    59   the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Starting business in 1931, this hotel has been a symbol of supreme status and honor in the city of New York. The young man who became its first    60   was George Boldt, the man who turned Waldorf into one of the most glamorous hotels in the world.

41. A. anxious       B. happy            C. sorry           D. lucky

42. A. booked         B. decided            C. advertised    D. taken

43. A. trouble             B. bother        C. mind             D. complain

44. A. reliable    B. sincere          C. precious             D. valuable  

45. A. weighed    B. thanked        C. refused             D. accepted

46. A. applied     B. apologized      C. blamed         D. prepared

47. A. service     B. house          C. bill              D. food

48. A. so         B. however        C. but             D. yet

49. A. relief       B. surprise         C. appreciation     D. silence

50. A. give up     B. fight for          C. devote to        D. dream of

51. A. any time    B. another day      C. some day       D. the other day

52. A. thought     B. value              C. judgment       D. honor

53. A. called on    B. called up        C. called for       D. called at

54. A. card          B. check           C. invitation       D. letter

55. A. former      B. interesting       C. old                D. new 

56. A. house       B. park                 C. room             D. building

57. A. wanted      B. promised        C. agreed             D. longed 

58. A. As           B. Once          C. Since          D. Because

59. A. more than    B. other than     C. rather than      D. less than

60. A. employer    B. president      C. housekeeper         D. manager

【回答】

 CACBD  BCACD  CABCA   DBABD

知识点：日常生活类

题型：完型填空