Tens of years ago, the restaurants were not so busy as today. Only __16__ people went to have dinners in them. Now more and more families like to go __17__ for dinners, when they don’t want to cook at home or when they have __18__ time to do the cooking. Sometimes we find the restaurants __19__ people so that it’s difficult to find enough seats for all.

　Restaurants owners have to know __20__ to make food. They have to know how to make money, _21___. Here are some ___22__ they’ve learned from scientific research (科学研究) . The color ___23__ makes people hungry. Red also makes customers (顾客) eat faster . Many fast restaurants have red furniture or walls. Soft colors like pink and light blue make people __24__, so they spend more time ___25__ their meals. Soft light makes people look good, but it makes food look bad. Loud music may be nice at first, __26__ it soon makes people want to leave. Hard seats also make customers want to eat quickly and __27__. Many restaurants, especially fast food restaurants, use this __28__ to make customers eat faster. Customers only sit for about 20 minutes before they leave. Because customers don’t stay very __29__, small restaurants can serve many people every day, and at __30__ same time they can make a lot of money.

16. A. few　　　　 　B. a few　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　 D. a little

17. A. by　　　　　　 B. back　　　　　 C. out　　　　　　　　 D. on

18. A. not　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　 C. much　　　　　　　 D. many　

19. A. full of　　　 B. interested in　 C. fill with　　　　　 D. ready for

20. A. what　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　 D. where

21. A. also　　　　　 B. either　　　　 C. too　　　　　　　　 D. instead　

22. A. things　　　　 B. trouble　　　　 C. food　　　　　　　 D. people

23. A. red　　　　　 B. green　　　　　 C. black　　　　　　　 D. white　

24. A. relaxed　　　 B. nervous　　　　 C. tired　　　　　　　 D. unhappy

25. A. cooking　　　 B. making　　　　 C. eating　　　　　　 D. drinking　

26. A. but　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　 D. because

27. A. wait　　　　　 B. return　　　　 C. leave　　　　　　　 D. arrive　

28. A. machine　　　 B. license　　　　 C. invention　　　　　 D. knowledge

29. A. long　　　　　 B. longer　　　　 C. short　　　　　　　 D. shorter

30. A. a　　　　　　 B. an　　　　　　 C. the　　　　　　　　 D.　 /

15.-- May I take this magazine out of the reading room?

-- ______ . Please read it here.

A. Certainly B. No, you needn’t　 C. No, you mustn’t　　 D, No, you may not

14. -- It’s 9 o’clock. I’m afraid I have to leave, ____ I’ll be late for the plane.

-- Have a nice trip.

A. or　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　 C. and　　　　　　　 D. but

13. -- What’s your brother like?　　　　　　 -- ___________.

A. He is fine　 B. He is thin and tall　 C. He is 16 years old D. He is a student

12. -- _____ hard work you have done!　　　　 -- It’s very kind of you to say so.

A. What　　　　　 B. What a　　　　　　 C. How　　　　　　　 D. How a

11. Those questions are too difficult for Tom and me .I think __ of us can answer them.

A. both　　　　　 B. either　　　　　　 C. neither　　　　　　 D. none

10.-- It took me nearly 40 minutes to ride here.　

　-- Have a drink, please. You ____ be thirsty.

A, .will　　　　　 B. must　　　　　　　 C. should　　　　　　 D. can

9.- Mr Wang’s been in New York for years, ______?

--Yes, he _____ here five years ago .

A. isn’t he, got　　 B. wasn’t he, gets　　 C. has he, got　　 D. hasn’t he, got

8.After a while, the old man _______ an idea and got home very soon.

A. came out　　　 B. came from　　　 C. came over　　　　 D. came up with