I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice. As we
our coffee, a man came in and sat at a(n)
table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his
saying, “Two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall”. We
this order with rather interest and observed that he was
with one cup of coffee but he paid for two. As soon as he left, the waiter
a piece of paper on the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee”.
While we were still there, two other men
and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee but
for three and left. This time also, the
did the same; he put up a piece of paper on the wall saying, “A cup of coffee.” It seemed that this gesture was a
at this place.
, it was something unique and puzzling for us. Since we had
to do with the matter, we
our coffee, paid the bill and left.
After a few days, we again had a(n)
to go to this coffee shop. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man walked in. The way this man was dressed did not
the standard nor the atmosphere of this coffee shop. Poverty was
from the looks on his face.
he seated himself, he looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the
.” The waiter served coffee to this man with
and dignity. The man had his coffee and left without paying. We were amazed to watch all this when the waiter
a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the dustbin.
| 小题1: | | A．enjoyed | B．prepared | C．practiced | D．bought |
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| 小题2: | | A．crowded | B．open | C．empty | D．beautiful |
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| 小题3: | | A．food | B．goods | C．table | D．order |
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| 小题4: | | A．heard | B．found | C．glared | D．watched |
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| 小题5: | | A．satisfied | B．served | C．treated | D．awarded |
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| 小题6: | | A．stuck out | B．hid away | C．put up | D．took out |
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| 小题7: | | A．dashed | B．moved | C．fled | D．entered |
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| 小题8: | | A．paid | B．looked | C．waited | D．asked |
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| 小题9: | | A．customer | B．waiter | C．stranger | D．passenger |
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| 小题10: | | A．demand | B．signal | C．custom | D．duty |
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| 小题11: | | A．Instead | B．Therefore | C．Moreover | D．However |
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| 小题12: | | A．nothing | B．something | C．anything | D．everything |
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| 小题13: | | A．wasted | B．finished | C．missed | D．donated |
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| 小题14: | | A．invitation | B．time | C．reward | D．chance |
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| 小题15: | | A．equal | B．change | C．match | D．reach |
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| 小题16: | | A．obvious | B．slight | C．serious | D．strong |
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| 小题18: | | A．window | B．floor | C．wall | D．door |
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| 小题19: | | A．carelessness | B．wisdom | C．interest | D．respect |
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| 小题20: | | A．brought down | B．took off | C．kept away | D．cut off |
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