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___36___, flew around the ___37___juggling dishes and drinks while treating customers as individuals. She remembered their ____38___tastes, likes and dislikes –all of which she’d learned after only the briefest ___39___.

At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to___40___ the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband ___41___with a credit card, added her___42____, 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 __43___. We’ve all seen that universal__44__ of confusion—eyebrows drawn together and head cocked to one side

“What did you give her?” I asked in a stage whisper, ___45___if he had done something __46__ or made a calculation error.

“Wow, Dad,” our son said, __47__like an awestruck 10 –year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress ___48___anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.

“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little bump __49___ what I usually give. ”

It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our  __50___retelling the story of the ___51___waitress, that I realized she had given my family something__52__ a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of __53___hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more __54__from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I __55___this thoughtful, caring man.

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

37. A. restaurant        B. sky                       C. corner                  D. table

38. A. common          B. special                  C. considerable          D. delicious

39. A. argument         B. discussion             C. conversations        D. debate

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

41. A. paid                B. called                    C. carried                  D. pushed

42. A. advice             B. suggestions           C. tip                     D. prize

43. A. doubt              B. suspect                 C. happen                 D. understand

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

45. A. thinking           B. hoping                  C. wondering            D. expecting

46. A. unreasonable    B. appropriate            C. unfair                   D. helpful

47. A. looking            B. sounding               C. doing                    D. imagining

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

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

50. A. son                 B. friend                   C. colleague              D. parent

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

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

53. A. devoting          B. remembering         C. acknowledging      D. ignoring

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

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