阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。

In my final year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop near my home. I thought the job would be easy and free of stress.

I___________ myself making delicious doughnuts, serving the best coffee and becoming friends with those customers who often came to the coffee shop. I wasn’t_______the people with too many orders, the women who complained that the coffee was much too creamy, or the men who wanted their iced coffee remade again and again until they reached perfection. I couldn’t seem to_______anyone. One rainy day, one of my customers Hank came in looking upset. He said he felt like getting in bed, pulling the sheets (床单) up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.

Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was_______, because he hadn’t ordered anything but coffee. I had given him his favourite kind of doughnut.

“It’s on me and I’ve paid for it.” I told him. “I know you like doughnuts very much.

Have a nice day.”

He smiled and_______me before heading back out into the rain. The next day, it was still raining. I spent the whole afternoon hanging out of the window handing people their orders. I was completely_______ and cold. Worse, no one was tipping (给小费) that day. Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more upset for myself.

In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a note.

The note read:

Christine,

Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who's truly nice. Please don' t change your___________!-Have a great day!

Hank

After that, whenever I felt upset or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat (嗓子) and ask_______ , “How can I help you?”

1.A.pictured B.mentioned C.developed D.decided

2.A.asking B.expecting C.waiting D.believing

3.A.fear B.worry C.please D.interest

4.A.angry B.sad C.relaxed D.surprised

5.A.helped B.invited C.promised D.thanked

6.A.ready B.wet C.free D.patient

7.A.way B.shape C.form D.practice

8.A.unusually B.secretly C.politely D.carelessly

Fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词, 使其内容通顺, 每空格限填一词, 首字母已给)

We might love to tell others about our unusual experiences—that time we climbed Mount Everest, tasted some rare food or ran into a famous person on the street. But new research suggests:that if we s1. these unusual experiences with others, it may bring something uncomfortable.

"Unusual experiences are pleasant in the moment but can cause social t2. in the long run, "says psychological scientist Gus Cooney of Harvard University. "Some people mistakenly thought that having an unusual experience would make them the star. But they were wrong, because to be unusual is to be different from other people, and social interaction is based on something similar. "

"We all h3. to have experiences that are fine and rare, and when we get what we want, we are always eager to tell our friends. But I've noticed that conversations always seem to develop well on more ordinary topics." Cooney explains. " This made me wonder if unusual experiences were r4. as lovely as we had thought. "

To find out, Cooney and his colleagues had 68 people come to the lab in groups of f5.. In each group, one person was asked to watch a popular video of a street magician performing for a crowd, while the other three people were asked to watch an ordinary animated video. After watching the videos, the people sat around a table and had a five-minute free conversation.

After the group discussion, the people who watched the magician's performance felt w6. than those who watched the animated video, because they felt they were not included during the discussion.

This finding suggests that we ought to give more thought in choosing what to talk about with others. If an experience turns you into someone who has n7. in common with others, then no matter how good it is, it won't make you comfortable in the long run.

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