y new Japanese friends stared at me from the other side of the small, square table. There __36__ in the centre of the table, a bowl full of pasta，with black squid(乌贼) ink sauce. When I __37__ that Italian food was my favorite, they just took me to the best Italian restaurant in the city. So there I sat, __38__ clear on my face, as my three friends stared at me with big smiles on their faces. I had tasted and enjoyed a variety of spaghetti sauces. __39__， I had certainly never eaten or imagined eating pasta covered in black ink sauce.
I took the fork and spoon and put a __40__ serving onto my plate. The first feeling I experienced as the spaghetti noodle touched my tongue was not __41__， but interest. It was weird, strange, but interesting. My friends smiled at me from __42__ the table. With their teeth and lips as __43__ as night, they looked like dead bodies. I tried to explain this to them and in the __44__ I learned a new Japanese word. For the next twenty minutes we got __45__ in calling the waitress over to our table and making her laugh as we ordered more drinks, smiling __46__ the who le time.
__47__， like people, come in all shapes，sizes，and colours. It is said, “The true voyage of discovery lies not in __48__ new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Our days are filled with mini－adventures that are __49__ so quickly without a thought. I would have __50__ this adventure completely if I had actually known what I was ordering when I ordered it, but I was __51__ for the mistake. Could I have gotten this dish in the States? Maybe，maybe not. I wasn't looking for it. Thanks to a bowl of squid ink pasta，I have been __52__ of how many mini－adventures I had remained in ignorance of. You don't need to cross an ocean to find __53__. You can take a walk, talk to the person next to you in the train, or order a(n) __54__ dish in your favorite restaurant. Life's lessons are __55__ and adventures abundant!
( )36. A. fixed B. found C. lay D. stood
( )37. A. mentioned B. illustrated C. noticed D. announced
( )38. A. desire B. worry C. hatred D. shame
( )39. A. Therefore B. However C. Furthermore D. Otherwise
( )40. A. well－cooked B. mouth－watering C. eye－catching D. healthy－sized
( )41. A. dislike B. satisfaction C. nervousness D. pleasure
( )42. A. under B. inside C. across D. behind
( )43. A. attractive B. black C. mysterious D. deep
( )44. A. process B. progress C. prospect D. practice
( )45. A. pride B. experience C. delight D. comfort
( )46. A. faintly B. bitterly C. angrily D. broadly
( )47. A. Fortunes B. Friendships C. Adventures D. Fates
( )48. A. seeking B. preserving C. appreciating D. avoiding
( )49. A. passed over B. got through C. spelt out D. referred to
( )50. A. missed out on B. broken away from C. fallen victim to D. made use of
( )51. A. cheerful B. regretful C. thankful D. painful
( )52. A. deprived B. accused C. reminded D. convinced
( )53. A. passion B. excitement C. company D. dream
( )54. A. awful B. thrilling C. usual D. different
( )55. A. everywhere B. instructive C. faraway D. productive
