SECTION C
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Leaving the carriage, the man hurried down the corridor to the dinner car. As he stood in the doorway looking for   48   empty place at one of the tables, a waiter caught his eye and waved him over to a seat   49   the window. The man gave a sign of pleasure at the thought of a proper meal   50   of the odds and ends(零碎的东西) he had been having lately. As he looked at the menu, he wondered   51   would be the most filling dish. Perhaps a large steak—  52   would have to be something that lasted until he got home at midnight.
Oh, how he hated all this traveling,   53   it was necessary if he wanted to build up his business. After  54   two or three years he thought he should be able to take it easy, and leave the running of the business to his eldest son. The only trouble was, his eldest son showed no interest in the family firm; it was his youngest son   55   was really interested.