完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

Today I was blessed to turn forty-five years young．

I enjoyed reading all of the awesome _________ from this wonderful website about people giving on their birthdays, so I _________ this would be my chance to experience the joy of _________ on my special day．

My husband took me to the Olive Garden, and our _________ was very nice．We had a great dinner experience and then I tried a warm apple pie that was _________ .Then the waitress, Carlini, brought our bill．

_________ she came back to the table to get our credit card, I knew it was my time to give．I _________ the gift bag on the edge of the table and simply said, " In _________ of my birthday, I want to bless you with a gift．"

Oh, the shock on her face! She said, " No, not for me! It's your birthday! " Then she said, " Can I _________ it in front of you?" And I said that would be fine．

The _________ thing she noticed was the color of the gift bag which was purple．Purple is her favorite color and she actually had a purple tie _________ !

She opened the card and said, " It's Christmas in July．

As she was taking the gift out of the bag, she said she was_________ .It's wonderful to give to someone who is willing to _________ ! She opened the box and saw it was a purple mug （马克杯） that said, "Tip-Top Server-happy to be a beverage （饮料） serving, _________ taking, rushed off my feet, tip collecting waitress!" Inside the mug was a Smile Card and forty-five dollars, a dollar for each _________ of my life．

After _________ the money she looked at my husband and said．You do not have to leave a tip．He just _________ and left her the tip _________ ．

Carlini was so grateful and thankful for what she had received．She said we_________ her year．I thanked her for receiving my gift so beautifully．

I am thankful to God for another year of life and the opportunity to _________ that every day is a great day to give．

1.A．drafts B．questions C．ideas D．novels

2.A．promised B．meant C．concluded D．decided

3.A．giving B．taking C．receiving D．dining

4.A．doorman B．porter C．manager D．waitress

5.A．delicious B．tough C．awful D．cold

6.A．Once B．Until C．When D．Before

7.A．took B．placed C．brought D．left

8.A．favor B．hope C．case D．honor

9.A．see B．hold C．open D．take

10.A．happiest B．first C．best D．very

11.A．on B．over C．in D．across

12.A．excited B．surprised C．confused D．focused

13.A．wear B．try C．receive D．have

14.A．menu B．order C．bill D．tip

15.A．person B．memory C．event D．year

16.A．taking B．seeing C．hiding D．seizing

17.A．nodded B．pretended C．agreed D．ignored

18.A．anyway B．though C．instead D．somehow

19.A．encouraged B．served C．made D．wished

20.A．tell B．discover C．wonder D．recall