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(2015·广西桂林一模)The other day I was having a meal in an Italian restaurant when I got a phone call from a long lost friend.In my excitement I talked slightly __1__ than usual and in Spanish,my mother tongue.A few minutes into the __2__ the lady sitting at the table beside mine got up,seemingly __3__,and asked the restaurant staff to find for her another __4__ as far away as possible from me.I __5__ in my seat out of embarrassment,feeling the __6__ to go over and apologize.
I looked around and __7__ the lady was alone and staring out the window at the table furthest away from me.I was about to stand up when it hit me that she might prefer not to be __8__.Right then I __9__ my plans for a conventional apology and decided to conduct an experiment.Seeing those __10__ smile cards in my wallet I took one out.On signing my restaurant check I asked my waiter to __11__ charge the lady’s meal to my credit card and __12__ her a smile card instead of her bill.
When I was __13__ I told the staff I would be back in a few hours to pick up my credit card and close the bill.I returned later as I promised,excited to learn the __14__ of the experiment.To my pleasant surprise,things __15__ the best possible way.The restaurant staff happily approached me,telling me that in the many times she had had dinner there before __16__ had they seen the old lady smile and laugh like she did __17__ receiving the smile card and the $0 __18__.She thanked the staff __19__ they explained that someone else did the job.
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