问题补充：
Just recently I was invited to attend a ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a business owned by a very good friend of mine.
The day of the 1arrived. However, because of a business appointment 2 time, I knew that I was going to be late, 3 I phoned to let my friend know. I arrived 20 minutes 4 and my friend came out to welcome and 5 me. He said he was 6 to see me and had put off the 7 part of the celebration, knowing that I was on my 8 .
As I joined the other guests, I could 9 a wonderful sense of friendship, warmth and happiness in the room. 10 , I had very little time to speak to more than a couple of people 11 the official part of the celebration 12.
In his 13 , my friend welcomed all the guests on behalf of his family and team members, and then 14 the majority of the people who were gathered in the room for their support and friendship over the 15 25 years. In his thank-you speech, he used a quote: Always 16 with the person you took to the dance.
He then went on to talk about the importance of 17 loyal to those people who had supported him. He also 18 that during that time many people had offered their services and even sometimes provided a 19 arrangement for his business.
What a great 20 it was for me to continue to go to the dance with such a good friend!
【小题1】A．meetingB．discussionC．celebrationD．activity【小题2】A．running overB．taking onC．making upD．standing for【小题3】A．butB．soC．andD．or【小题4】A．behindB．aheadC．lateD．afterwards【小题5】A．help B．praiseC．respectD．greet【小题6】A．surprisedB．pleasedC．interestedD．disappointed【小题7】A．officialB．normalC．usual D．ordinary【小题8】A．holidayB．mindC．wayD．duty【小题9】A．learnB．findC．feelD．touch【小题10】A．Luckily B．HappilyC．Angrily D．Sadly【小题11】A．before B．afterC．whenD．why【小题12】A．endedB．startedC．continuedD．paused【小题13】A．self introductionB．explanationC．speechD．comment【小题14】A．thankedB．blamedC．encouraged D．criticized【小题15】A．firstB．nextC．otherD．last【小题16】A．workB．liveC．dance D．sing【小题17】A．remaining B．falling C．growing D．turning【小题18】A．guessed B．mentionedC．thought D．supposed【小题19】A．biggerB．harderC．worse D．better【小题20】A．prideB．ideaC．honor D．comfortC
答案：
(答案→)C
解析：这篇文章讲述的是作者参加他的朋友公司的第二十五周年庆典，他的朋友在庆典题词上表达了对所有来宾的感谢。
【小题1】A. meeting会议 B. discussion讨论 C. celebration庆典 D. activity活动根据前文：庆典的日子到了。故选C
【小题2】A. running over超过 B. taking on承担 C. making up装配 D. standing for代表根据句意：一个商业会议超过了时间。故选A
【小题3】前后句子表因果，所以填so故选B
【小题4】A. behind落后于 B. ahead提前 C. late迟的 D. afterwards后来根据句意：作者迟到了20分钟。故选C
【小题5】A. help帮助 B. praise赞美 C. respect尊敬 D. greet欢迎根据句意：作者的朋友出来欢迎他。故选D
【小题6】A. surprised感到惊讶的 B. pleased高兴的 C. interested感兴趣的 D. disappointed失望的根据句意：他说看到我很高兴。故选B
【小题7】A. official正式的 B. normal正常的 C. usual 通常的 D. ordinary普通的根据句意：他已经推迟了庆典的正式的部分。故选A
【小题8】根据句意：当他知道作者正在来的路上的时候。On one’s way在路上故选C
【小题9】A. learn学习 B. find找到 C. feel感到 D. touch触摸根据句意：当作者融入了其他客人的时候，他在房间里感到了一种奇妙的友谊，温暖和幸福。故选C
【小题10】A. Luckily幸运地是B. Happily幸福滴 C. Angrily 生气地 D. Sadly悲伤地根据句意：不过，悲伤地是，作者几乎没有时间和几个人讲话。故选D
【小题11】A. before在之前B. after在之后 C. when当…的时候 D. why为什么根据句意：在庆典开始之前。故选A
【小题12】A. ended结束 B. started开始 C. continued继续 D. paused停顿根据句意：正式的庆典开始之前。故选B
【小题13】A. self introduction自我介绍 B. explanation说明C. speech演讲 D. comment评论根据句意：在他的演讲中，作者的朋友代表他的家人和团队感谢所有的来宾。故选C
【小题14】A. thanked 感谢 B. blamed谴责 C. encouraged鼓励D. criticized批评根据句意：然后感谢在座的大多数人们对他们的支持。故选A
【小题15】A. first第一 B. next下一个 C. other其他的 D. last持续根据句意：对他们持续了25多年的支持和友谊。故选D
【小题16】A. work工作 B. live生活 C. dance跳舞D. sing唱歌根据句意：总是与你的舞伴跳舞。故选C
【小题17】A. remaining剩下的B. falling 下降的 C. growing 成长的 D. turning转向根据句意：他接下来谈论了剩下的忠诚于他的人的重要性。故选A
【小题18】A. guessed 猜想 B. mentioned提及 C. thought 思想 D. supposed假定根据句意：他也提到了在那段时间许多人对他提供的服务。故选B
【小题19】A. bigger 更大 B. harder更难的 C. worse更坏的 D. better更好的根据句意：甚至有时候对他的商业提供更好的安排。故选D
【小题20】A. pride自豪 B. idea想法 C. honor荣幸 D. comfort安慰根据句意：对他来说继续和这样一个好朋友跳舞是多么的荣幸啊！故选C
