题目内容：

My husband and I had been short of money lately. That, _______ with the fact that he was anxious about being in public, meant we hadn’t been able to _______ outside for a while. Things were finally beginning to _______. So we decided to go to a pizza house that I had been wanting to _______ for a long time.

Once we saw the _______ we knew we could only afford a small pizza so we would have enough money left to _______ the waiter. Before long our 4-slice pie arrived. My husband offered to serve me a slice, only to _______ it onto the floor. He felt embarrassed and got angry with himself. I tried hard to _______ him.

Noticing this, the manager came over and _______ cleared up the mess. Then he apologized that the oven（烤箱）was already being ________, or he would bring another ________ to us.

________ our meal, the manager returned to thank us for being there. Then he gave us 2 coupons（优惠券）and invited us to dine in his pizza house ________. Wow! We were totally surprised. How kind he was! He could have been annoyed when he saw the ________ we made so close to closing time. He could have been ________ at my husband’s carelessness. ________, he chose to do all he could to make sure we left with a ________. To some people it may seem ________ because he was just doing his job. But to us it meant the world! Our ________ treat of enjoying a night out was made so much more pleasant by the ________ he offered us. Thank you, kind sir, for choosing to shine your light on us!

1.A. shared    B. compared    C. covered    D. combined

2.A. live    B. work    C. eat    D. meet

3.A. improve    B. worsen    C. get around    D. work out

4.A. order    B. try    C. approach    D. discover

5.A. style    B. dishes    C. prices    D. service

6.A. tip    B. praise    C. impress    D. remind

7.A. throw    B. drop    C. pour    D. spread

8.A. support    B. punish    C. comfort    D. amuse

9.A. anxiously    B. unwillingly    C. impatiently    D. calmly

10.A. cleaned    B. changed    C. repaired    D. tested

11.A. oven    B. menu    C. bill    D. pizza

12.A. Long after    B. At the end of    C. Before    D. Throughout

13.A. forever    B. again    C. on purpose    D. ahead of time

14.A. choice    B. decision    C. mess    D. effort

15.A. mad    B. hopeless    C. surprised    D. disappointed

16.A. Besides    B. Therefore    C. However    D. Anyway

17.A. gift    B. message    C. promise    D. smile

18.A. strange    B. unimportant    C. boring    D. convenient

19.A. frequent    B. big    C. first    D. rare

20.A. kindness    B. friendship    C. advice    D. entertainment