7 . The other day, my husband and I took the kids for dinner at a branch of Pizza Express. There was a very friendly lady _________ alone at the next table. When the time came for her to pay the _________, her bank card was declined. The waitress told her, in a very kind way, that there was a _________ but that she would call her manager for help. Seeing this, my husband _________ got up and told the waiting staff that we would pay for the lady's meal. _________, when the manager arrived, he explained to the lady that although she couldn't use her _________, there was no need to _________. Pizza Express authorizes(授权) the restaurant to _________ two free meals per month and on this _________, they would like to provide her with a free meal.
She was extremely grateful and apologetic that she had been __________ to pay. We were relieved that the lady had been __________ with dignity instead of being placed in a __________ position.
Then, the manager __________ our table. He said that, __________ we had shown such generosity, he would like to donate the second free meal that the restaurant was able to __________ to us! We were absolutely __________! I had never heard of any chain restaurant behaving in such a(n) __________ way. We were quite __________ with gratitude. I made sure that the lady was able to get home OK, and then we __________ the staff and left ourselves. I was really impressed by how the restaurant had treated this __________ case.
1. A.waiting | B.dining | C.ordering | D.working |
2. A.menu | B.recipe | C.service | D.bill |
3. A.problem | B.solution | C.disadvantage | D.technique |
4. A.cautiously | B.bravely | C.immediately | D.slowly |
5. A.However | B.Finally | C.Actually | D.Therefore |
6. A.cash | B.check | C.phone | D.card |
7. A.pay | B.help | C.worry | D.bother |
8. A.give away | B.pick up | C.let out | D.take on |
9. A.condition | B.occasion | C.moment | D.demand |
10. A.ready | B.likely | C.unable | D.unwilling |
11. A.appreciated | B.encouraged | C.treated | D.pleased |
12. A.dangerous | B.pleasant | C.painful | D.difficult |
13. A.approached | B.removed | C.noticed | D.cleaned |
14. 15. A.share | B.offer | C.spare | D.cover |
16. A.annoyed | B.astonished | C.interested | D.confused |
17. A.strange | B.awkward | C.abnormal | D.generous |
18. A.filled | B.equipped | C.supplied | D.burdened |
19. A.praised | B.met | C.greeted | D.thanked |
20. A.unique | B.regular | C.special | D.complex |