It’s no accident that McDonald’s opened its first
drive-through in Dongguan last December. Local newspapers have (47)
that one in three Dongguan households owns an automobile, making it
one of the highest rates in China. The new McDonald’s, which
also has a sit-down restaurant, (48) the corner of a
suburban street of salmon-pink apartments and low-rise malls, and there’s not an
iron bicycle in sight. In short, it’s a/an (49)
locale(场所) for the all-American meal in your ear. McDonald’s calls it
a natural (50) to the "fast-paced lives" of many Chinese who
they hope will (51) this "next generation" of restaurants. A
second drive-through has opened this year in Shanghai, and more are
(52) . So far, the signs are (53)
. Around 400 cars a day are using the drive-through in Dongguan, a
McDonald’s manager tells me, and the (54) of eating on the
go has caught on. Workers are no longer posted at the entrance to guide
customers through. At (55) hours, meals are delivered in two
minutes. What do the local people think about this American
custom Convenient. Quick. Modem. Inside the restaurant, there’s plenty of
praise for the drive-thru and the promise of convenience and (56)
Some customers say they pick up food to bring back to their
workplace, not to eat in the car, though they have no objections to doing so, if
they’re busy. A) response
I)
disappointing B) concept
J) lies C) efficiency
K)
abandoned D) embrace
L)
complain E) relief
M)
promised F) encouraging
N)
ideal G) estimated
O)
occupies H) peak