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Last night, I walked into a restaurant and ordered some food. About twenty 【小题1】 (minute) later, a group of young people walked in and ordered 【小题2】 (they). To my amazement, they got served first and began to eat and laugh happily. I even 【小题3】 (hear) one of them bragging (吹嘘) about how he was connected to everyone in the restaurant. I was so angry that I called the waiter.
“Yours is a special order, being prepared 【小题4】 the head chef (主厨) himself. Their orders 【小题5】 (prepare) hurriedly and that's why they were served first. Please have some juice as you wait,” he told me. I calmed down and waited 【小题6】 (patient). Shortly after that, my meal was served by six waiters.
What I didn't know was that the boss of the restaurant happened to be 【小题7】 old long lost friend of mine. She saw me when I entered the restaurant and decided 【小题8】 (give) me a surprise.
She changed my simple meal to a fivestar one. People at the other table were 【小题9】 (shock). Suddenly they began murmuring (发牢骚), asking 【小题10】 they didn't get that kind of service and meal.
Yours,
Li Hua