题目内容
I worked in a restaurant. One night a woman came in with three small children. As a ______, I could usually tell who is going to tip well and who isn’t going to tip at all I ______ got the latter vibe (气息) from her. She asked about the ______ of everything on the menu, but she ordered ______ water to drink. She wasn’t ______ appetizers (开胃饮料). At one point her daughter asked her very politely: “Mom, can I have ______?” The woman pulled out her coin purse and ______ her change before saying yes. Then I was ______ that I wouldn’t get a tip, but they were very nice and pleasant to ______ so I didn’t even think twice about it.
At the end of the meal, she paid ______ in coins.
When I went back to clear the table, to my ______, there were a lot of quarters left for me. They amounted to $ 8, or about 25% of the ______. Here was a woman who had to count her money before ______ her daughter a milk because she wanted to ______ she still had enough to tip me.
Was it the largest tip I ever got? No, but it’s the only one I ______ after all these years.
This story is a ______ that the very best aspects of human nature can shine through in even the most ______ of everyday situations. The first ______ may be powerful, but it’s important to let others show their true nature rather than making a snap (仓促的) ______ about them. As a matter of fact, generosity is a valuable virtue, whether you ______ to be rich, poor, or somewhere in between.
1.A. manager B. director C. waiter D. cashier
2.A. certainly B. positively C. suddenly D. regularly
3.A. material B. price C. taste D. colour
4.A. even B. much C. also D. only
5.A. content with B. aware of C. interested in D. ready for
6.A. juice B. soda C. milk D. cocoa
7.A. counted up B. used up C. stared at D. played with
8.A. worried B. convinced C. disappointed D. annoyed
9.A. please B. approach C. serve D. attend
10.A. largely B. partly C. rarely D. entirely
11.A. surprise B. satisfaction C. amusement D. regret
12.A. dish B. meal C. amount D. menu
13.A. ordering B. fetching C. passing D. preparing
14.A. believe B. insist C. ensure D. admit
15.A. understand B. remember C. require D. save
16.A. container B. judge C. performer D. reminder
17.A. normal B. ordinary C. important D. unusual
18.A. impression B. thought C. prediction D. expression
19.A. choice B. comparison C. analysis D. decision
20.A. attempt B. happen C. fail D. desire