After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced 16 for a few days. I was 17 to wait tables on my own. All went 18 that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily 19 the tables not far from the kitchen. 20 , I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘).
Before I knew it, the 21 was full of people. I moved slowly, 22 every step. I remember how 23 I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was 24 on. It had nice handles, which made it 25 to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to 26 I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved 27 you work. It seems your tray stand has been very 28 to you, but we are getting ready to 29 now, and my wife needs her 30 back.”
At first his 31 did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker(助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was 32 . I wanted to get into a hole and 33 .
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just 34 . I have learned to be more 35 and not to be too sure of myself.
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(答案→)D
解析：作者讲述了自己一次让人尴尬的经历。刚刚在饭店做服务员时，有一天饭店客人很多，作者感到有点应付不了。但是这时她突然发现了一个托盘架，这个托盘架给了她很大帮助，让她做起事来得心应手，她甚至感到自己天生就是做这工作的人。但是正当她得意时却被人提醒她用的是别人的助步器。
【小题1】D名词辨析。 A. 经理；B.售货员；C.厨师；D.服务员。前文说在饭店找到一份工作，后文出现了carry the heavy trays (托盘)，由此可知“我”是服务员，而从情理推断新手需要有经验的服务员带着一起干。所以D选项正确。
【小题2】D动词辨析。A.许诺；B.邀请；C.建议；D.允许。前句提到跟随一位有经验的服务员干了几天，所以应该是允许自己独自为顾客服务了。所以正确答案是D。
【小题3】A副词辨析。A.好地，顺利地；B. 迅速；C. 安全地；D. 错误地；从下文的叙述可知在周末出了一点小状况，所以推测第一周应该“一切都很顺利。”所以A选项正确。All went well that first week.
【小题4】D动词辨析。 A. 离开； B.展示；C.带来；D. 给。由句意可知我有幸被给机会在离厨房不远的一张桌子边服务。所以应用give，其它动词不合语境。
【小题5】A副词辨析。A. 然而B. 因此C.否则D.最后。前句话说我负责的桌子离厨房不远，而下句I still felt a little hard可知尽管我给了这样一个机会，但仍感到有点吃力，前后句是转折关系，故用however然而。
【小题6】C名词辨析。A.厨房B.街道C.饭店D.桌子。故事讲述作者在饭店里当服务员时的一次经历，自然是饭店挤满了顾客， 所以C选项正确。
【小题7】C动词辨析。A.带走 B.改变C.介意，留意D. 挽救。前文提到饭店里挤满了顾客，而且作者又是新手，从情理推测作者应该是慢慢移动步子，所以用“留意，当心”每一步。 C选项正确。
【小题8】B形容词辨析。A.生气的 B.快乐的C.悲伤地D. 平静的。从上文可知作者很吃力，所以当她看到有个托盘架时应该感到很高兴，况且这个托盘架还有一个手柄，很好使，所以B选项正确。
【小题9】B动词辨析。A.修理；B. 训练；C.领导；D.等候。从常识可知新员工在正式上岗前要经过学习培训，所以答案应为B选项。
【小题10】D形容词辨析。A.更慢；B.更轻；C.更安静；D.更容易。从前句话中的handles可以推测这个作者认为的托盘架应该是很容易转动，故选D项。
【小题11】A动词辨析。A.相信；B.同意；C.遗憾；D.借口。从I was pleased with everything可知作者有这个托盘架的帮助，做起事来得心应手，甚至不由自主的认为自己天生就是做这种工作的人。故选A项。
【小题12】C动词辨析。A.让；B.制作；C. 观看；D.吃喝。从词的用法判断，make/let/have sb do sth 意思为“让某人做某事”；而watch sb do sth意思为“看着某人做某事”，从语境判断C选项正确。
【小题13】A形容词辨析。A.有用的；B.类似的 ；C.不寻常的； D.有趣的。从上文可知作者有了这个托盘架的帮助，做起工作很轻松，所以这个托盘架对于作者是有用的。A选项正确。
【小题14】D动词辨析。 A.休息；B. 命令 ；C.吃；D. 离开。从情理可知顾客就餐后，应该是要离开了。
【小题15】C名词辨析。A.包；B.浅盘； C.助步器； D. 大衣。从下文I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker可知这个作者认为的托盘架是老人的助步器，所以C选项正确。
【小题16】A名词辨析。A.信息；B.赞赏；C.主意 ；D.需要。从后句话“What was he talking about!” Then, I got it.中的then可以判断作者开始没有明白他的意思，后来才明白了。故正确答案为选项C。
【小题17】D短语辨析。 A.冷的；B. 充满快乐；C.苍白的；D. 着火。从情理可以推测当人做了错事的时候脸会发红，像着了火一样，而且前面的but也提示此处和 I stood frozen as ice,构成前后的对比，故D正确。
【小题18】C动词辨析。A.说谎；B.防御；C.隐藏； D.停留。从该句前部分I wanted to get into a hole可知自己当时因尴尬而真想找个洞藏起来，故选B项。
【小题19】D动词辨析。A.重复；B.发现；C.改正；D. 描述。通读文章可知作者是以第一人称来讲述她以前亲身经历的尴尬的事情，所以正确选项为D。
【小题20】B形容词辨析。A.耐心的；B.仔细的；C.诚实的；D.实际的。从作者所描述的内容可知，她的那次失误是因为自己不仔细造成的，所以她要从错误中吸取教训，认真做事，不要对自己太自信。故选B。