题目内容：

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to _________ by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a _________ part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is _________ ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually _________ to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening _________.

When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely _________. I looked around but no _________ was free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago,” he said. “It was like an invasion (侵略). _________ the place was full! We can hardly manage (对付，应付).”

The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to _________,” he said. “Just hold on and you’ll _________ a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people _________ the corner table paid their _________, got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.

_________ , our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter who sent us there, _________ he, like all the other waiters, was _________ with the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very _________ with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our _________ .

A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had _________news for us. _________a little sorry, he told us that there was no meat or fish. “All we can _________ you,” he said, “is an omelet (煎蛋卷)!”

1.A. remember  B. congratulate  C. memorize  D. celebrate

2.A. calm       B. quiet        C. busy       D. faraway

3.A. hardly     B. often         C. hard        D. always

4.A. important   B. possible      C. necessary   D. certain

5.A. as usual  B. in fact      C. as before   D. in all

6.A. full       B. empty        C. free        D. quiet

7.A. person     B. table        C. waiter      D. friend

8.A. Happily    B. Luckily       C. Suddenly   D. Hopefully

9.A. start      B. end          C. leave       D. pay

10.A. find     B. take          C. wait        D. see

11.A. by         B. at           C. beside      D. near

12.A. money      B. drink        C. food       D. bill

13.A. Luckily  B. Normally     C. Unluckily   D. Angrily

14.A. but        B. so            C. yet         D. and

15.A. easy      B. busy         C. strict     D. satisfied

16.A. excited   B. tired        C. disappointed D. pleased

17.A. order      B. foods         C. dishes      D. money

18.A. good       B. bad           C. valuable   D. pleasant

19.A. Remaining  B. Seeing       C. Looking    D. Finding

20.A. find      B. sell        C. offer      D. bring