阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced ___36___ for a few days. I was ___37___ to wait tables on my own. All went ___38___ that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily ___39___ the tables not far from the kitchen, ___40___, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).

Before I knew it, the ___41___ was full of people. I moved slowly, ___42___ every step. I remember how ___43___ I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables, it looked different from the one I was ___44___ on. It had nice handles (手柄),which made it ___45___ to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to ___46___ I was a natural at this job.

Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved ___47___ you work. It seems your tray stand has been very ___48___ to you, but we are getting ready to ___49___ now, and my wife needs her ___50___ back.”

At first his ___51___ did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was ___52___ I wanted to get into a hole and ___53___.

Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just ___54___, I have learned to be more ___55___ and not to be too sure of myself.

36. A. manager B. assistant

C. cook D. waitress

37. A. promised B. invited

C. allowed D. advised

38. A. well B. quickly

C. safely D. wrong

39. A. left B. given

C. brought D. shown

40. A. Therefore B. However

C. Otherwise D. Finally

41. A. kitchen B. street

C. restaurant D. table

42. A. minding B. changing

C. taking D. saving

43. A. angry B. calm

C. sad D. happy

44. A. fixed B. trained

C. loaded D. waited

45. A. slower B. lighter

C. quieter D. easier

46. A. believe B. agree

C. regret D. pretend

47. A. letting B. making

C. watching D. having

48. A. useful B. familiar

C. unusual D. interesting

49. A. rest B. order

C. eat D. leave

50. A. bag B. walker

C. tray D. coat

51. A. idea B. praise

C. message D. need

52. A. cold B. full of joy

C. pale D. on fire

53. A. lie B. hide

C. defend D. stay

54. A. repeated B. discovered

C. corrected D. described

55. A. careful B. patient

C. honest D. practical
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