北师大版选修八Unit 24 B卷 Ⅰ.完形填空 (2017·龙岩市毕业班质量检测)Today we had an American family, the Robinsons, for Sunday dinner. Mr.Robinson is my mother's coworker. Mr.and Mrs.Robinson and their two young__1__came at about 6:00 p.m. Mrs.Robinson gave Mum a bunch of fresh flowers,__2__color, freshness and their good will. Mum did the __3__and it was left to ourselves to get to know each other. The two girls Judy and Annie and Xiao Hong had __4__fun with our little cat. Mrs.Robinson is much __5__than her husband. There was a moment of embarrassment when Granny asked about her __6__. Mum was about to apologize__7__Mrs.Robinson laughed and said it was quite all right and that she had been here __8__enough to know it's the Chinese custom. She __9__told us that she was 32, though her husband was 52. And of course they entirely __10__the dinner. Like a perfect Chinese hostess, Mum and especially Granny __11__stuffing (填) them with food and urging them to eat and to drink, apologizing all the time that it's a homely meal.__12__, Mrs. Robinson said to Mum, “In the West any hostess would be proud of such a feast instead of apologizing for it, and we don't urge the guests to eat or drink. __13__so many good things before me, I certainly don't need any urging. The __14__is how to prevent myself overeating.” We all __15__laughter at that. |