You Are Going Places

I work at a local restaurant in town as cashier, seater and waiter.

I went to work feeling     1.     . And to make things worse, I was busy that evening.

It’s the same thing over and over again.     2.     with customers who complain about their

food and where they are    3.   is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to  4.    

a lot of us     5.     but we manage to deal with it.

Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very   6.    

near where I keep the dirty      7.    in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables,

customers leaving and coming in and    8.   running all over the house, it was crazy.  9.   

these elderly women were watching   10.    I was working to make sure every table was clean

and ready for the next customers.

When they    11.    their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me

for a while about school, how I was doing, what  12.     I was in and what I planned to do in

the future.

    13.    they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a    14.   

and gentle voice, “You are going places. And that was it.” They left the    15.    and I had tears

in my eyes, because they gave me    16.    to believe in myself. They    17.    my spirit from

being down and gave me a    18.    to keep on working hard.

People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in   19.   until I had a degree. I’m now

a co-anchor(联合支持人)of a student-produced television     20.     . And the best thing is:

I’m only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.

21.               A．tired           B．excited         C．up   D．down

22.               A．Dealing         B．Helping         C．Talking    D．Meeting

23.               A．sat            B．seated         C．laid   D．seating

24.               A．attract         B．avoid          C．adjust D．annoy

25.               A．employees      B．customers      C．bosses    D．employers

26.               A．table          B．box            C．spot  D．kitchen

27.               A．dishes         B．rooms          C．clothes    D．chairs

28.               A．men           B．women         C．servers    D．people

29.               A．And           B．Or            C．But   D．So

30.               A．what           B．how           C．where D．why

31.               A．finished        B．completed      C．ordered   D．got

32.               A．place          B．grade          C．mark D．position

33.               A．Before         B．While          C．As   D．After

34.               A．confident       B．loud           C．low   D．pleasant

35.               A．kitchen         B．house          C．restaurant D．table

36.               A．ability          B．courage        C．imagination D．time

37.               A．put down       B．picked up       C．took over  D．pointed out

38.               A．cause          B．reason         C．present   D．permission

39.               A．television       B．government     C．school D．restaurant

40.               A．company       B．station         C．show D．advertisement

You Are Going Places
I work at a local restaurant in town as cashier, seater and waiter.
I went to work feeling     【小题1】     . And to make things worse, I was busy that evening.
It’s the same thing over and over again.     【小题2】     with customers who complain about their
food and where they are    【小题3】   is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to  【小题4】    
a lot of us     【小题5】     but we manage to deal with it.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very   【小题6】    
near where I keep the dirty      【小题7】    in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables,
customers leaving and coming in and    【小题8】   running all over the house, it was crazy.  【小题9】   
these elderly women were watching   【小题10】    I was working to make sure every table was clean
and ready for the next customers.
When they    【小题11】    their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me
for a while about school, how I was doing, what  【小题12】     I was in and what I planned to do in
the future.
    【小题13】    they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a    【小题14】   
and gentle voice, “You are going places. And that was it.” They left the    【小题15】    and I had tears
in my eyes, because they gave me    【小题16】    to believe in myself. They    【小题17】    my spirit from
being down and gave me a    【小题18】    to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in   【小题19】   until I had a degree. I’m now
a co-anchor(联合支持人)of a student-produced television     【小题20】     . And the best thing is:
I’m only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.

　　　 You Are Going Places

One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier and waiter.

　　　 I went to work feeling 　21　 . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening. It' s the same thing over and over again. 22 with customers who complain about their food and where they are 23 is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to 24 a lot of us 25 but we manage to deal with it.

　　　 Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very 26 near where I keep the dirty 27 in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and 28 running all over the house, it was crazy. 29 these elderly women were watching 30 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.

　　　 When they 31 their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what 32 I was in and what I planned to do in the future.

　　　 33 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 34 and gentle voice, “You are going places.” And that was it. They left the 35 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me 36 to believe in myself. They 37 my spirit from being down and gave me a 38 to keep on working hard.

　　　 People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in 39 until I had a degree. I'm now a co-anchor （联合主持人）of a student-produced television 40 . And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.

21. A. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. down

22. A. Dealing　　　　　　　　　　 B. Helping　　　　　　　　　　 C. Talking　　　　　　　　　　 D. Meeting

23. A. sat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. seated　　　　　　　　　　 C. laid　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seating

24. A. attract　　　　　　　　　　　 B. avoid　　　　　　　　　　　 C. adjust　　　　　　　　　　　 D. annoy

25. A. employees　　　　　　　　 B. customers C. boss D. employers

26. A. table　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. box　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spot　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kitchen

27. A. dishes　　　　　　　　　　　 B. rooms　　　　　　　　　　 C. clothes　　　　　　　　　　 D. chairs

28. A. men　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. women　　　　　　　　　　 C. servers　　　　　　　　　　 D. people

29. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Otherwise　　　　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

30. A. what　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　　　 D. why

31. A. finished．　　　　　　　　 B. completed　　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　　　　　 D. got

32. A. place　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. grade　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mark　　　　　　　　　　　 D. position

33. A. Before　　　　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. After

34. A. confident　　　　　　　　　 B. loud　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. low　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasant

35. A. kitchen　　　　　　　　　　 B. house　　　　　　　　　　　 C. restaurant　　　　　　　　 D. table

36. A. ability　　　　　　　　　　　 B. courage　　　　　　　　　 C. imagination　　　　　　　 D. time

37. A. put down　　　　　　　　　 B. picked up C. took 　over　 D. pointed out

38. A. cause　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reason C. present　 D. permission

39. A. television　　　　　　　　　 B. government C. school D. restaurant

40. A. company　　　　　　　　　 B. station C. show D. advertisement

　 One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work．I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier, seater and waiter．

　 I went to work feeling 26 . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening．It’s the same thing over and over again． 27 with customers who complain about their food and where they are 28 is too big or too small．Little things like that tend to 29 a lot of us 30 but we manage to deal with it．

　 Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows．It happened to be the very _31 near where I keep the dirty 32 in the boxes．Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and 33 running all over the house, it was crazy. 34 these elderly women were watching 35 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers．

　 When they 36 their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen．They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what 37 I was in and what I planned to do in the future．

　 38 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 39 and gentle voice, “You are going places．And that was it.” They left the 40 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me 41 to believe in myself．They 42 my spirit from being down and gave me a 43 to keep on working hard．

　 People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in 44 until I had a degree．I’m now a co-anchor （联合主持人）of a student-produced television 45 . And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school．

26. A. tired　　 　 B. excited　 　 C. up　　 　　 　 D. down

27. A. Dealing　 　 B. Helping　 　 C. Talking 　　 　 D. Meeting

28. A. sat　　 　　　　 　 B. seated　 　 　 C. laid 　 　　 　 D. seating

29. A. attract　　　　 B. avoid　　 　　 　 C. adjust 　 D. annoy

30. A. employees 　 B. customers　 　 　 C. boss 　 D. employers

31. A. table　　 　 B. box　　　 　C. spot 　　　　　　　　 D. kitchen

32. A. dishes　　 　　 　 B. rooms　 　 　C. clothes　 　　　　　 D. chairs

33. A. men　　 　 　　 　 B. women　 　 　C. servers 　　　 D. people

34. A. And　　　 　　 　 B. Otherwise 　 　C. But　　 　　　　　　 D. So

35. A. what　 　　 　　 　 B. how　　 　C. where 　 　　　 D. why

36. A. finished． 　 B. completed 　C. ordered　 　 　　　 D. got

37. A. place　 　 　　 　 B. grade　 　　　　　 　C. mark 　 　　　　　　 D. position

38. A. Before　 　 　　 　 B. While　　 　　　 　C. As　　 　　 D. After

39. A. confident 　 B. loud　　　 　C. low　 　　 D. pleasant

40. A. kitchen　 　 B. house　 　 　C. restaurant　　 　 D. table

41. A. ability　　　　 B. courage　 　　　 　C. imagination D. time

42. A. put down 　 B. picked up　 　　　 　C. took over 　　 　　 D. pointed out

43. A. cause 　　　　 　 B. reason　　 　　 　C. present 　　　　　　 D. permission

44. A. television 　 B. government 　　 　C. school 　　　 D. restaurant

45. A. company 　　　　　 　 B. station　　 　C. show 　　 D. advertisement

Love, success, happiness, family and freedom----how important are these values to you? Here is one interview which explores the fundamental questions in life.

Question: Could you introduce yourself first?

Answer: My name is Misbah, 27 years old. I was born in a war-torn area. Right now I am a web designer.

Q: What are your great memories?

A: My parents used to take me to hunt birds, climb trees, and play in the fields. For me it was like a holiday because we were going to have fun all day long Those are my great memories.

Q: Does your childhood mean a lot to you?

A: As life was hard, I used to work to help bring money in for the family. I spent my childhood working, with responsibilities beyond my age .However, it taught me to deal with problems all alone. I learnt to be independent.

Q: What changes would you like to make in your life?

A: If I could change something in my life, I’d change it so that my childhood could have taken place in another area. I would have loved to live with my family in freedom. Who cares whether we have much money, or whether we have a beautiful house? It doesn’t matter as I can live with my family and we are safe.

Q: How do you get along with your parents?

A: My parents supported me until I came of age. I want to give back what I have got. That’s my way. But I am working in another city. My only contact with my parents now is through the phone, but I hate using it. It filter(过滤) out your emotion and leaves your voice only. My deepest feeling should be passed through sight ,hearing and touch.

1.In Misbah’s childhood, ___________.

A．he was free from worry

B．he liked living in the countryside

C．he was fond of getting close to nature

D．he often spent holidays with his family

2.What did Misbah desire most in his childhood?

A．A colorful life                          B．A beautiful house

C．Peace and freedom                      D．Money for his life

3.Which phrase do you think can take the place of the underlined phrase “all alone” in the passage?

A．lonely            B．without difficulty    C．without hesitation   D．on his own

4.How would Misbah prefer to communicate with his parents?

A．By chatting on the Internet                B．By calling them sometimes

C．By paying weekly visits                   D．By writing them letters

5.If there were only one question left, what would it most probably be?

A．What was your childhood dream?

B．What is your biggest achievement ?

C．What is your parents’ view of you?

D．What was your hardest experience in the war?