There was a new restaurant in the street. The restaurant said it had the longest menu in the world. The manager also said that the restaurant could provide any dish, no matter how unusual it was. If they couldn’t offer it, people could choose any prize from the restaurant. A man was happy to hear it and walked into the restaurant.

The man studied the menu carefully and decided to make sure if (是否) it was true. He would like to order a very unusual dish.

When a waiter came up to take his order, the man said, “You say you can provide any dish. Really?”

“Of course, sir. We never disappoint our customers (顧客).”

“Well,” the man said, “I want to have a sandwich with apples from a giant’s house.”

The waiter wrote down the man’s order. “Very good, sir,” he said. “That shouldn’t take long.” The waiter walked away quickly. A few minutes later, the man became happy again as he saw the waiter return with nothing in his hand.

“You disappoint me this time, don’t you?”

The waiter made an apology. “I’m so sorry, sir. We have fewer waiters today,” he said, “so I’m afraid you need to join us to take your food out of the kitchen.”

1.Why did the man walk into the restaurant?

A. Because the man was very hungry.

B. Because the manager was friendly.

C. Because he wanted to challenge the restaurant.

D. Because the dishes were free in the restaurant.

2.What does the underlined word “disappoint” mean?

A. Make ... feel unsatisfied.

B. Make ... feel pleased.

C. Keep ... off.

D. Drive ... away.

3.How might the man feel when the waiter took his order and walked away?

A. Unhappy. B. Angry.

C. Relaxed. D. Normal.

4.Why did the waiter make an apology?

A. Because the restaurant couldn’t offer the dish.

B. Because the restaurant offered the wrong dish.

C. Because the customer had to help take the food.

D. Because the restaurant offered the dish too late.

5.What can we NOT know from the passage?

A. The man ordered an unusual dish in the restaurant.

B. The waiter took the man’s order quickly.

C. It didn’t take so long for the man to have the dish.

D. The waiter said sorry to the man for not offering the dish in the end.

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