阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（ A 、 B 、 C 和 D ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront café on a Greek island. Over a hundred degrees in __ 36__air. Crowded. Tempers （脾气） of both the tourists and waiters had __ 37__ to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment （环境） .

At the table next to mine sat an attractive, __38__ couple, waiting for __39__ . They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their__ 40__ and stepped together __41__ the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped __42__ for the two chairs. He politely__ 43__ his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.

__44__ appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to __45__ the table and take their __46__ , and then walked back to the __47__ cheers of the rest of his __48__ . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went__49__ into the water to__50__ the wine. The couple toasted （祝酒） each other , the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd __51__ by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables __52__ to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.

One doesn't step into water in one's best summer clothes. Why not?

Customers are not served__ 53__ . Why not?

Sometimes one should consider __54__ the line of convention （常规） and enjoy __55__ to the fullest.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A 、 B 、 C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Most people think of racing when they see greyhounds （灰狗） and believe they need lots of exercise. They can actually be quite lazy! Greyhounds are good at fast races but not long-distance running. They do need regular exercise but they like to run for a short burst and then get back on the bed or a comfortable seat. Another misunderstanding is that greyhounds must be aggressive （好斗的） because they are big in size. In fact greyhounds love people and are gentle with children.

Greyhounds can live for 12 – 14 years but usually only race for two or three years, and after that they make great pets. They don't need a lot of space, don't make a lot of noise, and don't eat a lot for their size.

Normally, greyhounds can be as tall as 90 cm . There is, however, a small-sized greyhound, which stands only 33 cm . Greyhounds come in a variety of colors. Grey and yellowish-brown are the most common. Others include black, white, blue, red and brown or a mix of these.

Greyhounds have smooth body coats, low body fat and are very healthy. Because they ' re slim （苗条的） they don ' t have the leg problems like other dogs the same height. But they do feel the cold, especially since they would much rather be at home in bed than walking around outside.

B

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver , I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station （加油站） about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register （收款台） , I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.

I took off , but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them, Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning, In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I ' d left the lights on all day, and the battery （电池） was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership - a shop selling cars – was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.

“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.

“Thank you” – two powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much.

C

A study of English learning problems was carried out among a total of 106 foreign students. It shows that most students considered understanding spoken English to be their biggest problem on arrival. This was followed by speaking, Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficulties in writing papers that they were now expected to hand in. Reading remained as a significant （显著的） problem.

The information gained helped us in determining where special attention should be paid in our course. Although many students have chosen to join the course with a reasonable motivation （动机） , we considered it important to note what seemed to encourage interest. Nearly all the students have experienced some kind of grammar-based English teaching in their own country. To use the same method would be self-defeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past. Therefore a different method may help because it is different.

Variety of activity was also seen as a way of maintaining （保持） or increasing motivation. Several years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers lost interest by about halfway through the ten weeks. This led us to a major re-think, so finally we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students.

                                                                      D

Since my retirement （退休） from teaching music in 2001, I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist. I actually began drawing again in the summer of 1995 when my father died, so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father, or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him. In any case, I drew pen and ink animals and landscapes （风景画） much influenced （影响） by Krenkel and St. John for five years.

For some strange reason, I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolors again, but as soon as I walked out of the school door for the last time I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth , who quickly became my favorite artist. I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolors to be the closest to how I thought good watercolors should look. So I painted landscapes around Minnesota for three years and tried out many other types of painting. However, watercolors remained my first choice, and I think I did my best work there, showing my paintings at a number of art exhibitions.

Art is now together with my piano playing and reading. There is a time for everything in my world, and it is wonderful to have some time doing what I want to do. As Confucius once said, “At seventy I can follow my heart's desire.”

                                                                 E

Phillip Island Penguins ( 企鹅 )

The Little Penguin has called Phillip Island home for untold generations. Get to Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch a summer sunset at Summerland Beach - the stage is attractively set to see the Little Penguin leave water and step onto land.

· Leave Melbourne at 5:30 pm for a direct journey to Phillip Island

· See the Gippsland area - Guinness Book of Records place for the world ' s longest earthworm( 蚯蚓 )

· Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill Island in the distance

· Cross the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island - natural home for Little Penguins and many animals

· Take your place in special viewing stands ( 看台 ) to watch the daily evening performance of the wild Little Penguins

Ultimate Penguins ( + U)

Join a group of up to 15. This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little Penguins. You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses.

Adult ( 成人 ) $ 60.00 Child $ 30.00

Viewing Platform Penguin Plus ( + V )

More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stands.

Adult $ 25.00 Child $ 12.50

Penguin Skybox ( + S)

Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower. Gain an excellent overview of Summerland Beach .

Adult 16yrs + $50.00