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From Mr. Ward Hoffman.
Sir, I was halfway through Professor Raj Persaud's article “What's the tipping point"
(Financial Times Weekend, April 9-l0) when it occurred to me that what I was reading was not ironic(讽刺的). If Prof Persaud wants to know why Americans tip in restaurants, he need only ask the first American he meets in
Americans tip in restarts for one reason, and one reason only: we tip to supplement (补贴) the salary of restaurant workers. Quality of service does not enter into it, beyond the fact that one may tip a bit less for poor service, or a little more for good service.
Not tipping at all in a non-fast-food restaurant is not a choice. In the US, one used to tip about 15 per cent for dining in a family-style restaurant or in an up-market (高档的) restaurant. Here, in
After eating at an Italian restart in my city, I left a tip of 20 per cent on the non-tax part of our dinner bill. It was expected. There is nothing more complicated (复杂的) than that about Americas tipping in restaurants.
Ward Hoffman,
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From Mr. Philip McBride Johnson.
Sir, I agree with most of Raj Persaud's opinion about the doubtful value of tipping, but with one exception(例外). Tips can be very useful when one is a repeat customer or diner.
It is only when the tipper is a stranger and likely to remain so that the system does not work to his or her advantage. But frequent a hotel or a restaurant, always tip a bit more, and the difference in service and treatment will ha easily felt.
Phfiip McBnde Johnson,
68. What can we learn from Hoffrnan's letter?
A. Quality of service determines tipping in the
B. Americans don't tip in non fast-food restaurants.
C. Tipping in
D. How to tip in the
69. Johnson's letter shows ________.
A. a stranger in a restaurant is likely to tip a bit more
B. diners receive better service if they frequent a restaurant
C. repeat dinners may get good service ifthay tip a bit more
D. the tipping system works to the advantage of new customers
70. From tbe two letters, we can learn Professor Raj Persaud ______ .
A. feels doubtful about the value of tipping
B. believes tipping improves quality of service
C. wats to ask Hoffman about tipping m the
D. thinks tipping a bit mom one can get good service
71. The two letters most probably appears in a ______.
A. notice B. handbook C. book review D. newspaper68.D
解析：从文章第二、三段的意思可以做出正确大选择。
69.C
解析：我们可以以第二封信最后一句为依据。
70.A
解析：从第二封信第一句可以得到正确答案。
71.D
解析：从文章开头的内容可以判断出，A、B、C都是不正确的。
During the years of depression(萧条), food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.
One day I was 36 some potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily 37 a full basket of freshly picked green peas. Then I was 38 to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas for just a marble (弹球).
Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby, 39_ and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things 40 he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself, 41 by this man.
Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬礼), 42_ three young men . They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on, _43_ their eyes.
Our _44_ came to meet Mrs Miller. I mentioned _45 she had told me about the _46. She told me, “Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told me 47 they appreciated the things Jim ‘traded ’with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.”
“We’ve _48 had a great deal of the wealth in this world,” she _49_, “but right now, Jim wouldW#W$W%.K**S*&5︿U consider himself to be the _50_ man.”
Then she gently lifted the 51 fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles.
At that time I realized that we would not be 52 by our words, but by our kind 53 . It is said that it takes a minute to find a 54 person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to 55 him.
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| During the years of depression(萧条), food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other. One day I was 1 some potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily 2 a full basket of freshly picked green peas. Then I was 3 to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas fo r just a marble (弹球). Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby, 4_ and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things 5 he didn't really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself, 6 by this man. Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬礼), _7 three young men . They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on, 8 their eyes. Our 9 came to meet Mrs Miller. I mentioned 10 she had told me about the 11 She told me, " Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told me 12 they appreciated the things Jim 'traded 'with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt." "We've 13 had a great deal of the wealth in this world," she 14 , "but right now, Jim wouldW#W$ W%.K**S*&5︿U consider himself to be the 15 man." Then she gently lifted the 16 fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles. At that time I realized that we would not be 17 by our words, but by our kind 18 . It is said that it takes a minute to find a 19 person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to 20 him. | ||||
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