完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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．restaurantB．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