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英语晚练（Apr. 8） Ⅰ. 根据中文意思或要求完成句子Ⅱ. 语法填空New York’s high-class restaurant scene is in the depression, according to the newest Zagat survey ___1___ (release) Tuesday, with price increase coming at a time ___2___ diners say they ___3___(eat) out less often and spending less in the face of dreadful economic conditions. “Restaurants are clearly feeling the pinch (拮据) from the economic crisis”, said Tim Zagat, founder of the survey, which bases the food, decoration and service ratings for some 2,000 restaurants ___4___ feedback from restaurant patrons (食客). The influence was not _ _5 __ (limit) to diners, either, the survey found. Restaurant openings declined for the first time since 2003,down to 119 from last year’s 163, and 187 just three years _ _6___. Nearly 40 percent of the survey’s 38,000-plus respondents said they were coping _ _7_ _ the shaky economy by eating out less often and by going to __ 8_ _ (expensive) restaurants. As a matter of fact, high-end diners were hit even harder, with a nearly 10 percent price increase. The findings were one _ _ 9___ (explain) for a number of new burger, pizza and barbecue places that popped up this year, the survey noted. Even well-known chefs such as Alain Ducasse and Jean-Georges Vongerichten opened small restaurants _ _10_ _ noodle shops. Ⅲ. 阅读理解A August has always been difficult for me. It is the time when I realize that the books my English teacher assigned to me are not going to read themselves and that I have a difficult month in front of me. You might think that I don’t want to spend my summer reading, but that’s not the problem: I love reading. On the first day of my summer holidays this year, I went to the library and got “A Gathering of Old Men” by African-American writer Ernest Gaines. I enjoyed it very much. I read all the magazines that my parents subscribe to and spend about 30 minutes every day with the morning paper. So why do I hate summer reading for school? Because the books on summer reading lists are oft