Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When you eat out in a restaurant, it is not unusual to hear people yelling, “Let me get this one!” Sometimes you can see them _________ or arm wrestling to fight for the _________ for paying the bill. These fights are often very loud and active. Each person _________ shows an honest desire to pick up the bill, and in the end, all the people at the table give the winner praise and _________ .

In fact, figuring out who will get the bill is always a _________for Chinese people at formal meals. Although the people who _________ the meal are very likely to pay the check, it is a _________ practice to make an effort to pay the bill. But you will _________ them if you do end up actually collecting money.

In recent years, going Dutch has been embraced by many young people. _________ , older generations who fear “losing _________ ” still find it embarrassing and mean to calculate each person’s _________ of the bill.

But these days, _________ digital payment apps, splitting (分摊) the bill _________ is becoming widely-accepted idea. Even people from _________ generations may want to do so. By scanning a code _________ paying their share via WeChat or Alipay on their phones in one easy click, Chinese are _________it easy to relieve the embarrassment of figuring out each person’s payment when they order a meal. This function has made going Dutch less _________ and more fun in China. “Many of us are never without our phones ___________ they are convenient. And person-to-person mobile payment services are incredibly _________to use and at the same time save the trouble of _________ change,” said 18-year-old Han Chen, a student from Senior High School.

1.A. talking B. arguing C. pushing D. carrying

2.A. turn B. privilege C. order D. right

3.A. involved B. called C. selected D. invited

4.A. courage B. comment C. apology D. gratitude

5.A. headache B. tradition C. plan D. conflict

6.A. eat B. cook C. host D.enjoy

7.A. unusual B. strange C. unexpected D. common

8.A. disappoint B. frustrate C. embarrass D. inspire

9.A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Besides

10.A.promise B. face C. credit D. money

11.A.task B. pa rt C. ability D. share

12.A.as well as B. according to C. thanks to D. apart from

13.A.personally B. electronically C. separately D. immediately

14.A.younger B. newer C. older D. later

15.A.and B. but C. or D. for

16.A.hoping B. finding C. looking D. making

17.A.sadness B. excitement C. quarrel D. trouble

18.A.although B. because C. if D. so

19.A.easy B. expensive C. difficult D. complex

20.A.putting on B. setting aside C. providing with D. dealing with

Answer 1