Fast food chains（连锁） , American –style , are now on the increase（增加） all over the world. Most of these places work on a similar principle There is a long counter（柜台） , above which hangs a list (often with pictures) of the items they sell, and behind which several people (often students working for the lowest wage ) are working.  Buyers from queues in front of each assistant.  You receive what you order and take it on a tray to a table . If you can’t see any straws（吸管） , that’s because they are hiding in the straw machine that you have to push the bottom to get a straw.

When you’ve finished , you yourself throw away everything except the tray.

Many fast-food places have drive-in facilities（设施）. You place your order from your car through a microphone and then drive round to a special window to pay and pick it up . You may even find places where a waitress bring your meal out ,and you sit and eat in the car from a tray hooked over the door through the open window.

(    ) 66. What is the wage about the waitress working in the fast food shops ?

A. We don’t know.  B. Very high   C. Very low .   D. Normal.

(    ) 67. When you go to these fast food shops, how can you eat ?

A. Using knives and forks.

B. The waiter will give you the menu .

C. You will have to carry the food on the tray to the table .

D. Sitting at the table and waiting for the food.

(    ) 68. According to the passage , these fast food shops are usually quite _____

A. similar  B. different  C. very popular   D. not expensive

(    ) 69. What is a tray ?

A. Something you can eat.

B. Something you can drink.

C. Something you throw away.

D. Something used for carrying things.

(    ) 70.If you are driving your car, how can you have your fast food ?

A. Stopping the car and going to the restaurant.

B. Having it at home.

C. Having it in the office.

D. Having it at fast-food places with drive-in facilities.

Fast food chains（连锁） , American –style , are now on the increase（增加） all over the world. Most of these places work on a similar principle There is a long counter（柜台） , above which hangs a list (often with pictures) of the items they sell, and behind which several people (often students working for the lowest wage ) are working.  Buyers from queues in front of each assistant.  You receive what you order and take it on a tray to a table . If you can’t see any straws（吸管） , that’s because they are hiding in the straw machine that you have to push the bottom to get a straw.

When you’ve finished , you yourself throw away everything except the tray.

Many fast-food places have drive-in facilities（设施）. You place your order from your car through a microphone and then drive round to a special window to pay and pick it up . You may even find places where a waitress bring your meal out ,and you sit and eat in the car from a tray hooked over the door through the open window.

(    ) 66. What is the wage about the waitress working in the fast food shops ?

A. We don’t know.  B. Very high   C. Very low .   D. Normal.

(    ) 67. When you go to these fast food shops, how can you eat ?

A. Using knives and forks.

B. The waiter will give you the menu .

C. You will have to carry the food on the tray to the table .

D. Sitting at the table and waiting for the food.

(    ) 68. According to the passage , these fast food shops are usually quite _____

A. similar  B. different  C. very popular   D. not expensive

(    ) 69. What is a tray ?

A. Something you can eat.

B. Something you can drink.

C. Something you throw away.

D. Something used for carrying things.

(    ) 70.If you are driving your car, how can you have your fast food ?

A. Stopping the car and going to the restaurant.

B. Having it at home.

C. Having it in the office.

D. Having it at fast-food places with drive-in facilities.

The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurant, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurant, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.
There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States. The greatest in number sell hamburgers, French fries and so on. They are popular among Americans. Besides, fast food restaurants that serve Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream are very many. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.
Fast food restaurants are popular because they reflect(反映) American lifestyle. Customers (顾客)can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurants, food is not expensive. Therefore, people often buy and eat at a fast restaurant, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.
【小题1】In the United States the favorite food is ____.

One weekend, all of the hotels in Green City were full because there was a large meeting. Mr. Black was the manager of a   1   in the city. On Friday night, three men came into the hotel and asked for   2   . Mr. Black said there were   3   rooms ready because of the meeting. The men were unhappy.

Mr. Black wanted to help them. He remembered that Room 418, a small room, was   4  . He asked them if they would share a room. The three men said they would. Mr. Black said the room would be thirty dollars,   5   for each one. Each man gave him the money and then went up to the room.

Mr. Black soon began to feel sorry, so he called his assistant over, gave him five dollars and said, “  6   the money to those three men in Room 418. I asked too much for their room.”

The assistant took the money. While he was   7   the way there, he started to think, “How can three men divide five dollars? I will give them each one dollar and keep two dollars for   8   . The men will be   9   to get something back. And Mr. Black will never know.” So the assistant returned one dollar to each man.

The next morning, the three men went to thank manager before they left. They said, “Thank you for   10   us three dollars back.” Mr. Black was surprised but he said nothing. After the three men left, Mr. Black called the assistant to his office and said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t think you can stay here any more.”

1. A. library                          B. shop                  C. factory            D. hotel

2. A. drink                            B. rooms                C. money            D. food

3. A. no                               B. some                 C. many              D. several

4. A. dirty                            B. empty                C. dark                D. full

5. A. thirty                           B. three                  C. ten                  D. two

6. A. Bring                           B. Carry                 C. Take               D. Lend

7. A. on                               B. by                     C. in                   D. off

8. A. themselves                   B. himself              C. yourself          D. myself

9. A. happy                          B. angry                 C. sorry              D. worried

10. A. lending                       B. giving                C. returning         D. taking