第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

Recently I went into retreat (静修) in a foreign country with some friends. We were all given duties to 　11　, such as cleaning and cooking. I was in the team serving 　12　. On the first day I tried hard to please everyone, but it was hard to know how. Some people 　13　 it when you were fast and just gave them their food, some people preferred it 　14　 and steady so that they could choose exactly how much they 　15　, and some didn’t know what I was serving and didn’t speak English. If they weren’t 　16　 in the way they wanted, some grew annoyed. As you can imagine, after an hour of this it started to get cold.

So the next day, we tried a 　17　 way. I learnt how to say “Would you like...” in several 　18　 and tried to see everyone’s name badge (证), which also 　19　 where they were from, to make sure that they 　20　 what I was saying to them. I was serving beans so when people came up to me, I 　21　 them and said, “Would you like beans?” If they said they did I smiled more and said, “Yeah, you want some beans!”

I was so 　22　 that we actually ran out of beans before everyone got served! To be honest, I wasn’t sure if I was making them smile, or 　23　 them!

After a few days of this though, whenever I saw people I had served they smiled and 　24　 me, saying how it had brightened up their 　25　 that we hadn’t just put food on their plates. We 　26　 got an award for the 　27　 servers at the end!

We did other things that weren’t our 　28　 too, like cleaning up, or washing dishes. At first people were confused when we did this, then they 　29　 they were getting a favor without 　30　 anything in return and they would be thankful to us.

11. A. compete B. perform C. improve D. observe

12. A. tables B. interests C. goods D. meals

13. A. checked B. invented C. liked D. realized

14. A. hot B. fresh C. soft D. slow

15. A. wanted B. afforded C. spared D. divided

16. A. comforted B. served C. admired D. encouraged

17. A. different B. familiar C. right D. secret

18. A. orders B. directions C. languages D. places

19. A. remembered B. achieved C. admitted D. indicated

20. A. explained B. heard C. understood D. imagined

21. A. looked for B. depended on C. thought of D. smiled at

22. A. enthusiastic B. aware C. sure D. confident

23. A. shocking B. scaring C. annoying D. cheating

24. A. convinced B. trusted C. paid D. thanked

25. A. house B. day C. voice D. hair

26. A. just B. even C. occasionally D. frequently

27. A. daily B. professional C. best D. fastest

28. A. duty B. promise C. point D. action

29. A. realized B. noticed C. showed D. hoped

30. A. expressing B. giving C. changing D. producing