John was driving through a small country town, feeling quite lost and    14   , He was happy when he saw a small    15    coming up on the right side of the road. John quickly    16    his car, and walked inside the restaurant.
John saw a blackboard with a    17    written on it. It said, ＂Today’s Special(特价菜): Vegetable Soup with Fried Chicken and Roast Potatoes.＂
＂Wow. that sounds pretty good!＂ John thought to    18   . He decided that he would try this special.
＂I’ll take the special,＂ John said to the waiter when he came over to    19    John’s order.
But a few minutes after receiving his order, John called the waiter    20    to his table.
He was    21   . ＂Is this the special? It says vegetable soup, but there are no    22    in this soup at all! It also says fried chicken, but the chicken isn’t    23   . And it says roast potatoes, but these potatoes aren’t roasted — they’ve been boiled. What is going on here?＂
The waiter was not used to    24    people from the city. He wasn’t quite sure what to say to this angry customer. But he finally found a way to answer the man. ＂My good man,＂ the waiter said while looking down at John over his glasses, ＂that is the reason why it is so    25   !＂
14. A. full B. lucky C. hungry D. proud
15. A. shop B. restaurant C. hospital D. factory
16. A. drove B. parked C. sold D. bought
17. A. book B. dictionary C. diary D. note
18. A. himself B. herself C. itself D. themselves
19. A. put B. take C. bring D. cancel
20. A. back B. on C. up D. away
21. A. happy B. satisfied C. angry D. shy
22. A. carrots B. tomatoes C. beans D. vegetables
23. A. boiled B. cooked C. fried D. cut
24. A. agreeing with B. going with C. fighting with D. dealing with
25. A. delicious B. special C. good D. perfect
【文章大意】本文介绍了约翰开车在经过一个乡村小镇时感到非常迷茫和饥饿。恰在此时，他在路边看见一家小餐馆，于是停下车，走了进去。在菜单上他看见今日的特价菜为：蔬菜鸡汤和烤土豆。结果端上来的不是蔬菜鸡汤和烤土豆。约翰有点很生气。面对约翰的质问，服务员无言以对。胡乱找了个理由来搪塞过去。