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s not any condition. 18 I told you before, you are the best employee!” This building was none 19 the WaldorfAstoria 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 20 was Gee Boldt, the man who turned Waldorf into one of the most glamorous hotels in the world. 1. A. happy B. sorry C. anxious D. lucky 2. A. advertised B. decided C. booked D. taken 3. A. mind B. bother C. trouble D. plain 4. A. reliable B. valuable C. precious D. sincere 5. A. thanked B. accepted C. refused D. weighed 6. A. applied B. prepared C. apologized D. blamed 7. A. service B. house C. food D. bill 8. A. but B. however C. so D. yet 9. A. relief B. appreciation C. surprise D. silence 10. A. dream of B. give up C. devote to D. fight for 11. A. any time B. another day C. some day D. the other day 12. A. value B. thought C. judgement D. attention 13. A. called on B. called at C. called for D. called up 14. A. invitation B. check C. card D. letter 15. A. old B. interesting C. new D. former 16. A. house B. building C. room D. park 17. A. wanted B. agreed C. longed D. promised 18. A. Since B. Once C. As D. Because 19. A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than 20. A. employer B. manager C. housekeeper D. president 答案與解析 Ⅰ . 1. was amazed at 2. e across 3. is senior to 4. was tired of 5. was。 amazing 令人驚訝的; amazed 感到驚訝的。 7. C 句意:當(dāng)你在文中遇到新單詞時,猜測它們的詞義是一個很好的辦法。 11. A 考查復(fù)合形容詞的構(gòu)成。 take up 占用;take on雇用; take off飛機(jī)起飛。 be amazed at 對??感到驚訝; be fond of 喜歡; be interested in 對??感興趣; be satisfied with 對??感到滿意。 at the top of the mountain為地點(diǎn)狀語位于句首,應(yīng)使用完全倒裝。 mind 介意; bother 打擾; trouble 麻煩; plain 抱怨。由下文 you don’ t need to pay,可知 D項正確。 some day 將來的某一天,符合句意。 15. D 句意:這位年輕人見到了他以前的客人。 manager 經(jīng)理; employer 雇主; housekeeper 管家;president 總統(tǒng),主席。 18. C 句意:正如我所告訴你的你是最好 的雇員。 13. D 句意:他回想起下 暴雨的那個夜晚。由句意可知這對老夫婦很感激這位職員。 5. B 由下文可知這對老夫婦接受了他的幫助。