选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity Ⅰ. 完形填空 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 The other day I was invited to a friend’s house for supper—and had a meal I have never had before. All the friends invited were a little __1__.It’s not that Ben is unsociable,or a bad cook,but it’s just that he never __2__ more than he has to.So how come he was inviting us round for a meal?Had he bought something __3__ for his friends?He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dining room where a __4__ table was waiting for us.“Nothing but the __5__ for my friends!” said Ben.We all sat down and looked __6__ at each other—what was he up to? Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup.“It’s a __7__ of carrots,potatoes and tomatoes,” said Ben.The next __8__ was also a little strange in that we didn’t quite know what it was again.It’s just another mixture of vegetable. As we ate we chatted and finally the __9__ turned back to what we were eating.“Was there a recipe(食谱)for this,”asked Marina,“or did you __10__ it up?”Ben put his fork down.“What I cooked __11__ what I could find.”Marina was surprised.“But you can find anything in supermarkets these days.”“But there’s __12__ choice in what you can find outside supermarkets,” he replied. |