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We recently treated our now-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of , flew around the table treating customers. She remembered their special tastes, likes and dislikes-all of which she’d learned after only the brief .

At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband paid with a credit card, added her , and we were off.

“Mr Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dinning room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”

He looked at her as though he didn’t understand. We’ve all seen that universal of confusion.

“What did you give her?” I asked in a whisper, ____ if he had done something unreasonable or made a calculation error.

“Wow, Dad,” our son said, sounding like a 10-year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.”

“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little what I usually give.”

It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our son retelling the story of the waitress, that I realized she had given my family something a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of acknowledging hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I this thoughtful, caring man.

1.A. painting B. smiling C. cooking D. serving

2.A. argument B. discussion C. conversation D. debate

3.A. attend to B. look for C. care about D. find out

4.A. advice B. suggestion C. tip D. prize

5.A. feeling B. look C. attitude D. face

6.A. wondering B. knowing C. saying D. answering

7.A. help B. keep C. drive D. follow

8.A. except B. below C. above D. within

9.A. excellent B. skilled C. generous D. grateful

10.A. rather than B. more than C. less than D. no more than

11.A. respect B. sympathy C. thanks D. satisfactory

12.A. trained B. refused C. left D. married

 

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.D

【解析】

试题分析:一家人在一家海鲜店吃饭,遇到一位为客人考虑周到的上了年纪的女服务员,父亲给的小费比平时多一些。而那位女服务员在知道后追出去表达谢意。给足了一个男人面子,让人感到这个丈夫和父亲是多么地值得爱和尊重。

1.A. painting绘画;B. smiling微笑;C. cooking做饭;D. serving服务。最近我们请客招待现在已经长大成人的儿子和他的女朋友,在佛罗里达州的可可海滩附近吃海鲜。我们的服务员,一位熟悉待客之道的老大妈,穿梭在桌子旁招待客人。根据吃海鲜、和server可知,他的工作的服务员。故选D。

2.A. argument 争论;B. discussion讨论;C. conversation对话;D. debate辩论。只是简短的对话之后,她就记住了他们的特殊口味,喜欢和不喜欢的东西等一切。和客人说说话,就了解了客人的生活习惯,其它选项不符合语境,故选C。

3.A. attend to照顾;B. look for寻找;C. care about 关心;D. find out发现。饭快结束的时候,她拿来了账单,然后就去照顾不断增加的其它食客了。服务员照顾客人符合语境,故选A。

4.A. advice建议;B. suggestion建议;C. tip小费;D. prize奖励。我丈夫用信用卡付费,外国人有给小费的习惯,故选C。

5.A. feeling感觉;B. look表情;C. attitude态度;D. face脸。我们看到了一脸迷惑的表情。故选B。

6.A. wondering纳闷;B. knowing知道;C. saying说;D. answering回答。服务员追出去对给她的小费表示谢意,我想知道丈夫是不是做了什么不得体的事或者算错了账。故选A。

7.A. help帮助;B. keep保持;C. drive开车;D. follow跟随。我从没有见过有人为了小费跑出餐厅外就为了说“谢谢”。故选D。

8.A. except除外;B. below在......的下面;C. above在......的上面;D. within在......内。她的服务非常棒。我只是想她应该得到我高于我平常给的小费。故选C。

9.A. excellent优秀的;B. skilled技术娴熟的;C. generous慷慨的;D. grateful感激的。根据前面发生的事可知,那位上了年纪的女服务员对人心存感激。故选D。

10.A. rather than而不是;B. more than不仅仅是;C. less than少于。D. no more than不超过。那一声感谢让我们感受到的还有一个男人的爱和关心。故选B。

11.A. respect尊敬;B. sympathy同情;C. thanks感谢;D. satisfactory满意。她表达谢意帮助一个父亲赢得了一个有爱心的儿子的更多的尊敬。故选A。

12.A. trained训练;B. refused拒绝;C. left离开;D. married嫁;也提醒我为什么嫁给这个考虑周到有爱心的男人。故选D。

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