Question

One day when having lunch in a little café, I noticed an elderly couple having lunch at a table across the room. I must have looked over at them a few times __1__ my son asked me if I knew them. I replied that I didn’t, __2__ they reminded me of my own grandparents.

When the waitress came over, I asked her if she knew them. She said she __3__. She said it was the elderly man’s birthday today. I wanted to do something for them so I told the waitress that I wanted to pay for __4__ lunch and gave her some money.

　 Some time __5__, the elderly couple came over to thank us. They were so excited that someone had bought them lunch and wanted to meet my son and me. They said they were really cheered up by our gesture.

My son was surprised that I had paid for this couple we didn’t know and asked me __6__ I did it. I replied that my grandparents used to go out for lunch to celebrate their birthdays in the same __7__ and it just felt like the right thing to do to make this couple smile, especially __8__ their birthday.

 

1.__________　 2.__________　 3.__________　 4. __________　

5.__________　 6.__________　 7.__________　 8.__________

 

Answer 1

1. because 2. but　 3. did　 4. their 5. later 6. why　 7. way　 8. on

 

1.前后是果因关系，故用because引导原因状语从句。

2.前后是转折关系，故用but。

3.此处用助动词did代替“knew them”。

4.此处指老夫妻的中餐。

5. some time later 一些时间后。

6.儿子问我为什么帮他们付款。

7. in the same way 以同样的方式。

8. on one’s birthday 在某人生日的那一天。