It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet  36  . The loaded plates I carried  37   to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything  38  . As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream   39   a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father  40   at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve   41   us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness  42   . I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “  43  !” Those few words of praise had  44  everything. Praise is like  45   to the human spirit ; we cannot flower and grow without it. And  46  , while most of us are only too  47  to apply (应用) to others the cold wind of criticism (批评), we are  48__  to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why-when one word of praise can bring such   49  ?

    It’s strange how chary (吝啬) we are about praising. Perhaps it’s  50   few of us know how to accept it. It’s   51   rewarding (奖赏) to give praise in areas in which _ 52  generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets complimented (admired) for a glorious picture, a cook for a  53  meal. But do you ever tell your laundry (洗衣店)manager how pleased you are when the shirts are _54__  just right ? In fact, to give praise  55   the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.

36. A. rested           B. hurt             C. broke         D. slipped

  37. A. remained         B. looked               C. seemed        D. appeared

  38. A. new            B. special               C. nervous       D. right

  39. A. order               B. price             C. material       D. chair

  40. A. stared           B. smiled            C. glanced       D. nodded

  41. A. called on         B. looked after           C. passed by      D. thought of

  42. A. arrived          B. continued         C. disappeared        D. developed

  43. A. Oh             B. Well             C. Fine          D. Terrible

  44. A. made               B. changed          C. found         D. improved

  45. A. heat            B. warmth           C. snowstorm     D. sunlight

  46. A. then            B. thus             C. therefore      D. yet

  47. A. ready               B. doubtful          C. satisfied       D. disappointed

  48. A. unable           B. unwilling         C. likely         D. anxious

  49. A. attention         B. choice            C. pleasure       D. difficulty

50. A. because          B. when            C. what         D. where

  51. A. finally           B. especially         C. silly          D. fortunately

  52. A. effort               B. attempt           C. deed         D. feeling

  53. A. daily            B. light             C. perfect           D. poor

  54. A. done            B. sold             C. chosen           D. given

  55. A. adds            B. leaves            C. offers         D. costs

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