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To：The Manager of Mezzo Mash Restaurant
Dear Sir，
Last Tuesday evening I went with two friends to your restaurant for my 18th birthday. I'd booked the table for eight o'clock and we arrived about ten minutes late, but that was not a problem. The waiter, who was very polite, showed us to our table and we studied the menu. I ordered a fish pie and my friends ordered some salads. However, after about fifteen minutes, the waiter told us that there was no more fish pie. He apologised (道歉) and suggested ordering something else. I looked at the menu again and decided to have the same as my friends — a salad.
When the food came, it was very good. After we'd finished, we decided to order some desserts (餐后甜点). The waiter said that, unluckily, it was too late. There wasn't enough time for us to order desserts. He said he was very sorry but our table was booked by another group at nine thirty and we would have to leave.
We paid the bill and left feeling very unhappy. It spoilt (毁坏) my birthday. Nobody told us when we arrived that there was a time limit (限制). It was very unsatisfactory and I doubt that we'll go to your restaurant again.
Yours faithfully，
Martin Cary
【语篇解读】 本文是应用文。一位顾客给餐馆经理写信投诉不愉快的用餐经历。
21．Why did Martin and his friends fail to have any dessert?
A．Someone had booked their table.
B．They had to be home by 9：30.
C．It was too expensive.
D．There was none left.
答案与解析：A 细节理解题。由第二段中的“There wasn't enough time... our table was booked by another group at nine thirty and we would have to leave”可知，Martin用餐的桌子从九点半开始被别人预定了，他和朋友们必须在此之前离开，因此没有时间点甜点。
22．What is Martin Cary trying to do in the letter?
A．Cancel a booking. B．Offer a suggestion.
C．Ask for information. D．Express dissatisfaction.
答案与解析：D 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“We paid the bill... spoilt my birthday”以及“It was very unsatisfactory”可知，Martin Cary对自己的用餐经历非常不满，因此他写信是为了向经理投诉自己的不满。
23．What does Martin think about their experience?
A．The food took too long to arrive.
B．They got to the restaurant too late.
C．They won't visit the restaurant again.
D．There was not much choice on the menu.
答案与解析：C 细节理解题。由最后一段中的“It was very unsatisfactory and I doubt that we'll go to your restaurant again”可知，Martin称他们不会再到该餐馆用餐。
