It’s become part of the restaurant table setting: knife, fork, napkin and cell phone.

　     Distracted (思想不集中的) dining is the new concern with customers constantly texting friends, uploading a Weibo photo of the meal they’re about to chew down or emailing the boss. For many smart-phone users, it’s hard just to focus on the meal and company at hand.

　     Now, one restaurant in Los Angeles is giving diners a reason to turn off the digital world, by offering customers willing to check (寄存) their phones at the door a 5-percent discount on their bill. Owner and chef Mark Gold of Eva Restaurant, located on Beverly Boulevard near N. Gardner Street, hopes this gives customers a way to truly sit back and relax, enjoy their meal and actually talk with friends and family in person.

　     “For us, it’s really not about people disturbing other guests. Eva is home, and we want to create that environment of home, and we want people to connect again,” he explained. “It’s about two people sitting together and just connecting, without the distraction of a phone, and we’re trying to create an atmosphere where you come in and really enjoy the experience and the food and the company.”

　     Gold said applying the suggestion reminds him to avoid cell phone usage, too. “I’m guilty of it as well. When my wife and I go to dinner it seems like the cell phone is part of the table setting now. Every table you look at, it’s a wine glass, the silverware and the cell phone,” he joked.

　     The husband and wife team runs Eva, a 40-person space with European flair. Gold said a little less than half take advantage of the deal, and no one has gotten upset about it.

　     “I think once the server approaches the table and they’re presented with the offer, they like the idea of actually talking to each other again,” he said.

1.When having meal in Eva Restaurant, we are not offered             on the table.[学,

A. forks                        B. cellphones                       C. napkins          D. knives

2.Why does Gold think people should not use cellphones at table?

A. Because it can cause health problems.

B. Because it will disturb other customers.

C. Because it can get a 5-percent discount on the customers’ bills.

D. Because it may prevent people communicating with their companions.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Many people would like to upload a photo of their food before they eat nowadays.

B. People are forbidden to use cellphones in Eva Restaurant.

C. More than half of the customers in Eva Restaurant have enjoyed the discount.

D. People can easily connect with each other anytime without using cellphones.

4.What can be the best title of the passage?

A. No Cellphone at Table!

B. Focus on Your Cellphone!

C. Eva Restaurant – Home to Customers.

D. Talk Face to Face.

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　　Many years ago, when I was a man in my twenties, I worked as a salesman for a piano company.

　　We 1 our pianos all over the state by advertising in small town 2 .Every time we advertised, we would receive a reply on a postcard which said,“Please 3 me a new piano for my little granddaughter. It 4 be red mahogany（红木）. I can pay $10 a month with my egg money.”Of course, we could not sell a(n) 5 piano for $10 a month. 6 her cards kept on coming.

　　A couple of years later, I 7 my own piano company, and when I 8 in that area, the postcards started coming to me. For months, I ignored（不理睬） 9 --what else could I do?

　　But then, one day I 10 to be in the area. I had a red mahogany piano on my little truck. Despite knowing that I was about to 11 a terrible business decision, I managed to find the old woman and took the new piano in her house and placed it 12 I thought the roof would be least likely to rain on it. I told her and a little barefoot girl to try to 13 the chickens off it, and I left sure I had just 14 a new piano.

　　But the 15 came in, all 52 of them as agreed, sometimes with coins. It was unbelievable!

　　Then one day I was in Memphis on 16 business. As I was sitting at the bar having a drink, I heard the most beautiful piano music behind me. I looked 17 ,and there was a lovely young woman 18 a very nice ground piano.

　　She smiled at me, asked for requests, and when she took a 19 she sat down at my table.

　　“Aren't you the man who sold my grandma a piano a long time ago?”

　　I suddenly remembered. My Lord, it was her! It was the little barefoot girl!

　　I did have to go to my room because men don't like to be 20 crying public.

The first modern fire insurance company was  6   in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just  7   most of the city, and people wanted protection against  8   losses. The first company grew rapidly.   9   other companies were founded in other areas.

Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance  10   in America in 1752. He also  11   a new kind of insurance for   12  . The new insurance would offer protection against the lose of crops   13   storms. In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped start  14   new insurance company in America. This company, which   15   life insurance, collected some money  16   from many different men. If a man  17  , his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is  18   in business.

Over the years, people have benefited from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from  19   accidents as car or plane crashes. Today almost everyone has  20   kind of insurance.

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3. A. small　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. large　　　　　　　　　　    C. little　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a lot

4. A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. quite a few 　　　　　　  C. a few　　　　　　　　　　   D. many

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11. A. suggested　　　　　　　　   B. insisted　　　　　　　　　　 C. advised　　　　　　　　    D. wanted

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13. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. by

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15. A. worked　　　　　　　　　　  B. studied　　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowed　　　　　　　　 D. offered

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17. A. went out　　　　　　　　    B. died　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. gave in　　　　　　　　　　 D. married

18. A. still　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. yet　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. already　　　　　　　　　　 D. seldom

19. A. many　　　　   　　　　　　  B. same　　　　　　　　　　    C. such　　　　　　　　　　    D. few

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    Keeping a person on a short leash means keeping him or her 12 close control. The person can’t make many decisions for himself or herself. Ms Cleveland does not keep her workers on a short leash. 13 , she encourages them to get 14 ways to do business. For example, her secretary proposed (建议) an idea. She said the company should 15 a sum of money as a prize to the best student in the high school 16 the factory. The winner could use the prize money to study at a university. Ms. Cleveland 17 the idea. After the prize was announced,  18 who lived in the area of the factory began to buy 19 of the company’s candy. Local newspapers wrote about the competition. Business 20 .

    Ms. Cleverland made her secretary the company’s first Director of Public Relations. The former secretary was very pleased.

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    6. A. products　　    B. candy　　　　　　    C. decisions　　　　   D. plans

    7. A. never　　　　　　 B. always　　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　  D. did

    8. A. Although　　    B. Because　　　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　 D. But

    9. A. to walk　　　　  B. to use　　　　　　    C. to frighten　　　　 D. to play

    10. A. stepping　　　　　　  B. pulling　　    C. running　　　　　　 D. jumping

    11. A. in　　　　　　    B. for　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　    D. or

    12. A. in　　　　　　    B. on　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　    D. under

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