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 thought 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