II. 完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

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 ___21___ staying at one of its best hotels.” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I ___22___ and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.

“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any ___23___ in my bathroom.”

“Are you sure?”

“Of course I’m sure!

“I’ll ___24___ 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 ___25___. “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he ___26___ his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing ___27___! I was very ang ry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. ___28___, 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 ___29___ situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I ___30___ into 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.

21. A. since     B. while    C. after     D. before

22. A. arrived    B. passed    C. left     D. stopped

23. A. toothpaste   B. water    C. shampoo   D. soap

24. A. send     B. catch    C. trouble    D. bring

25. A. proud    B. worried   C. angry    D. excited

26. A. put up    B. cleaned up   C. took back   D. held out

27. A. nothing    B. anything   C. something   D. everything

28. A. Seriously   B. Especially   C. Quickly   D. Luckily

29. A. helpful    B. perfect    C. terrible   D. busy

30. A. broke     B. looked    C. rushed    D. moved