完形填空,先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项
I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities 1 staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I 2and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.
“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any 3 in my bathroom. ”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure!
“I’ll 4 our hotel engineer at once. ”
An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower. He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked 5. “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he 6 his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing 7 ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. 8 , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a 9situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I 10into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.
1 A. since B. while C. after D. before
2 A. arrived B. passed C. left D. stopped
3 A. toothpaste B. water C. shampoo D. soap
4 A. send B. catch C. trouble D. bring
5 A. proud B. worried C. angry D. excited
6 A. put up B. cleaned up C. took back D. held out
7 A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
8 A. Seriously B. Especially C. Quickly D. Luckily
9 A. helpful B. perfect C. terrible D. busy
10A. broke B. looked C. rushed D. moved