One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant , waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive . Suddenly I    36    that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction ,    37   he knew me . The man had a newspaper     38   in front of him , which he was  __39__   to read , but I could    40    that he was keeping an eye on me . when the waiter brought my     41   the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the    42    way in which the waiter and I    43    each other . He seemed even more puzzled as     44   went on and it became     45   that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me . Finally he got up and went into the    46    . When he came out , he paid his bill and    47    without another glance in my direction .
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had    48    . “Well,” he said , “that man was a detective (侦探) . He    49    you here because he though you were the man he     50   .” “What ?” I said , showing my     51   . The owner continued , “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I   52     say he looked very much like you ! Of course , since we know you , we told him that he had made a     53   .” “Well , it’s really    54    I came to a restaurant where I’m known ,” I said . “   55    , I might have been in trouble .”
36．A．knew              B．understood       C．noticed             D．recognized
37．A．since              B．even if         C．though               D．as if
38．A．flat                 B．open           C．cut                       D．fixed
39．A．hoping           B．thinking            C．pretending         D．continuing
40．A．see                 B．find             C．guess               D．learn
41．A．menu             B．bill             C．paper                 D．food
42．A．direct             B．familiar         C．strange                  D．funny
43．A．chatted with     B．looked at        C．laughed at            D．talked about
44．A．the waiter        B．time            C．I                        D．the dinner
45．A．true                         B．hopeful         C．clear                      D．possible
46．A．restaurant         B．washroom         C．office                  D．kitchen
47．A．left                         B．acted                C．sat down            D．calmed down
48．A．wanted                   B．tried                 C．ordered               D．wished
49．A．met                B．caught              C．followed         D．discovered
50．A．was to beat      B．was dealing with    C．was to meet       D．was looking for
51．A．care                         B．surprise           C．worry             D．regret
52．A．must                        B．can                C．need                D．may
53．A．discovery                 B．mistake            C．decision          D．fortune
54．A．a pity                      B．natural           C．a chance           D．lucky
55．A．Thus                       B．However           C．Otherwise                 D．Therefore