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  An old man with his pale blue eyes and a smile walked slowly into the restaurant.His old cloth jaket and warm personality made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast people.

  A young waitress named Mary watched him walk toward a table by the window.She ran over to him and said, “Here, Sir.Let me give you a hand with that chair.”

  In a soft, clear voice he said, “Thank you for your kindness.”

  “You’re welcome, sir.”She replied.“And my name is Mary.I’ll be back in a moment, and if you need anything, just wave me!”

  After he had finished a big meal, Mary helped him up from his chair, and out from behind the table.She helped him walk to the front door.

  Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!”

  He turned with his whole body, smiled and nodded a thank you.

  When Mary went to clean his table, she almost let out a cry.Under his plate she found a 100-dollar bill with a note, which read, “Dear Mary, you have found the secret of happiness.Your kindness will shine through those who meet you.”

  The man she had waited on was the owner of the restaurant where she worked.This was the first time that she, or any of his workers had ever seen him in person.

(1)

The old man came to the restautant to have _________.

[  ]

A.

supper

B.

dinner

C.

breakfast

D.

afternoon tea

(2)

What can people remember about the man?

[  ]

A.

His pale blue eyes

B.

His warm personality

C.

His way of walking

D.

His way of standing

(3)

According to the old man, what is the secret of happiness?

[  ]

A.

Smile.

B.

Patience.

C.

Service.

D.

Kindness.

(4)

The underline phrase waited on means _________.

[  ]

A.

looked at

B.

served

C.

waited for

D.

found

(5)

Mary didn’t know the old man was the owner of the restaurant because _________.

[  ]

A.

he was dressed well.

B.

he looked very poor.

C.

Mary was a new waitress of the restaurant.

D.

none of his workers had seen him before.

从下面方框中选择适当的选项填人短文中.选项中有两项是多余的.
A. go B. about C. down   D. saying  E. surprised   F. voice
G. around   H. happiness  I. others     J. sorry    K. owner  L. thank
                                    The Secret of Happiness
     The old man entered the restaurant slowly wearing an old coat and trousers.  He looked around, but it
 seemed no one cared __1__ him.  A young waitress named Mary saw him __2__ toward a table by the
 window.  She ran over to him, and said,  "Here,  Sir.  Let me give you a hand with that chair. "
     Without __3__  a word, he smiled and nodded a "thank you". She pulled the chair away from the table.
  Then she helped him move in front of the chair, and sit __4__ comfortably.
     In a soft and clear __5__ he said,  "Thank you for your kind gestures,  Miss. "
     "You're welcome,  Sir," she replied,  "My name is Mary.  I'll be back in a moment, and if you need
 anything just wave at me!"
     After he had finished a meal of cakes and hot lemon tea, Mary brought him the change from his bill.  She
  helped him up from his chair, handed him his coat, and walked with him to the front door.
    Holding the door open for him, she said, "Come back and see us, Sir!"
    He turned __6__ and nodded a "thank you".   "You are very kind," he said softly.
    When Mary went to clean his table, she was__7__ to find a business card and a piece of paper under his
  plate.  Under the paper was a one-hundred dollar bill.
    The paper read.  "Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the
 way you treat __8__.You have found the secret of __9__. Your kind gestures will shine through to those
 who meet you. "
    In fact, the old man was the __10__ of the restaurant where she worked.

    Do you like English? How many English words have you learned so far? It seems that many students find it difficult to remember new words when they begin to study English.Let me give you some advice:

    1.Do not waste time in learning a list of English words.It is the hardest way to remember them.How did you learn to speak English? You did it by listening carefully to people talking around you.Find some radio programs,TV programs and records,and listen to them carefully.The best way to learn all new words is by ears.As you listen to more and more dialogues,you will learn how English is pronounced in phrases and sentences.Of course.it is not enough to learn new words;you must learn how words are put together, and why some words in English are emphasized(重读).

    2.Some people have found that they can learn tile names of everyday objects such as a box,a bottle,a cup,a desk,in the following way.They write the words as they say them.Try this and see if this way works for you.If it does not,then practice dialogues.

1.Who gave the advice? Perhaps it was given by        

    A.a doctor                      B.a teacher from England

    C.American parents                D.a teacher of English

2.The advice the writer gave as is mainly about        

    A.how to learn English             B.how to put word together

    C.how to learn new words      D.how to memorize dialogues

3.The writer gives us two pieces of advice on learning new words.He seems to prefer    

A.the first one     B.the second one    C.both of them    D.neither of them

4.The writer thinks that the best way to learn new words is          

    A.to do more reading                     B.to do more writing

    C.to do more listening               D.to learn which word is emphasized

5.Writing the names of objects on paper and saying them out aloud            

    A.works for everyone                   B.does not work for everyone

    C.works only for some people          D.works only for the Chinese students

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