One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be 36 for the night, “I’m very sorry,” the clerk on night shift said politely, “we are all 37 tonight. 38 ,you could stay in my room if you don’t mind. I’m 39 ,so I’ll be here.” The young man gave the sincere advice.
The elderly couple accepted his 40 with gratitude. They apologized for the 41 they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it 42 . When the old gentleman went to pay his bill, the same clerk said, “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper 43 room in this hotel, so you don’t need to pay.”
The old gentleman nodded in 44 : “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would dream of . Perhaps someday I’ll build a hotel for you.” The clerk was 45 but, deciding that the guest must have been 46 , he gave the remark 47 thought.
Two years later, the young man received a letter from the old gentleman, in which he 48 the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also 49 a formal invitation, asking that young man to pay a visit.
At a street corner in Manhattan, the young man met his 50 guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a magnificent new building 51 over the crossroads, “Look, that is the hotel I 52 to build for you. I hope you will 53 it for me .Remember what I said then? Well, I was 54 about it.”
The young man stammered, “But…will there be any 55 , sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”
“My name is William Aster.” This building was none other than the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, a symbol of supreme status and honor in New York.
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【解析】
试题分析：
1.A 短语辨析。A留宿；B收拾；C熬夜；D成立；他们问是否可以留宿。
2.C 动词辨析。A保存；B保护；C预定；D占据；指所有的房间都被预定了。
3.D 上下文串联。但是，如你们不介意可以住我的房间，我值班。上下文转折关系。
4.A 短语辨析。A值班；B显示；C登台；D在旁边；句意同上句。
5.C 名词辨析。A服务；B观点；C提议；D邀请；老夫妻很感激他的提议。
6.C 上下文串联。他们住了本属于这服务员的房间，应该为自己给别人带来不便表示歉意。
7.D 短语辨析。A清除；B挑选；C打扫；D晴朗；指第二天，天气变晴朗了。
8.B 形容词辨析。A起居；B双人的；C值得赞扬；D奢侈的；这不是一个标准的双人房。
9.A 名词辨析。A感激；B钦佩；C惊讶；D兴奋；老人感激地说你是老板都想要的员工。
10.A 形容词辨析。A兴奋；B怀疑；C恼怒；D尊敬；听到对方的承诺，他很兴奋。
11.C 上下文串联。听到对方的承诺，开始他很兴奋，但他想肯定是一个玩笑话，不再多想。
12.B 短语辨析。No more不再。指他不再多想对方提出的这个承诺。
13.D 动词辨析。A描述；B陈述；C背诵；D回忆；老人在信里回忆了那个暴风雨之夜。
14.B 动词辨析。A交换；B包含；C附着；D增加；信里包含着一份正式的邀请函。
15.A 上下文串联。这位老人是他以前的顾客，former以前的。
16.B 固定词组。Tower over...远高于...新建的这栋大楼远高于其它的建筑。
17.B 动词辨析。A决定；B答应；C倾向；D打算；这是我答应给你建的宾馆。
18.C 动词辨析。A达到；B保持；C管理；D生产；我希望你能为我管理它。我是认真的。
19.D 形容词辨析。A敏感的；B担心的；C 好奇的；D认真的。老人很认真地对他说...
20.C 名词辨析。A场景；B情景；C条件；D情景，场合；句意：还有其它条件吗？
考点：考查故事类完型
点评：本文讲述了一位服务员给一对老夫妻提供了及时的贴心的服务，最后这对老夫妻为他建了一座宾馆，让他进行管理的故事。从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。
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