My mom,Elsa,is only four feet ten,but she has a great personality. I learned everything about cooking 36 her. She’s also a great businesswoman. Once she ran nine 37 at the same time just by herself 38 she talked to her employees,she’d stand on a box. Thus she could look them straight in the eye and 39 connect with them.
These days 1 work in my mom’s restaurant. Of course, we quarrel with 40 other sometimes,but I think it's 41 to be open and honest and let things out. Since God has given us all kinds of senses,we should each have our own 42 and,of course,we can’t always 43 with others’opinions.
One day a woman 44 Vicky was helping me prepare caponata for a cooking class. ”You forgot sugar and vinegar,”Vicky pointed out. ”They’re ingredients in most caponata recipes. ”
I explained to her,”In my family,we don’t 45 sugar and vinegar to our caponata. ”
She argued,”We do in my family,and our caponata is very good. ”
“Yeah? Well, 46 is great!” I shouted back.
Back and forth we went 47 we both burst into tears. What are you doing? I asked myself. You became so angry 48 because of a recipe! Then I hugged Vicky closely and she hugged me right back. We’ve been best 49 ever since.
Be real. Make connections with people. Look them in the eye. Tell them how you feel. Don’t be afraid to say 50 you mean. When you let go of the feelings you hold inside,you’11 be amazed at what comes back to you.
36. A. with | B. from | C. to | D. for |
37. A. restaurants | B. schools | C. hospitals | D. stores |
38. A. Whoever | B. Whatever | C. Wherever | D. Whenever |
39. A. slowly | B. really | C. carefully | D. hardly |
40. A. one | B. some | C. each | D. every |
41. A. dangerous | B. difficult | C. good | D. easy |
42. A. sentences | B. opinions | C. words | D. recipes |
43. A. argue | B. help | C. 1ike | D. agree |
44. A. named | B. name | C. names | D. naming |
45. A. get | B. place | C. make | D. add |
46. A. we | B. us | C. ours | D. our |
47. A. before | B. until | C. after | D. when |
48. A. ever | B. right | C . just | D. even |
49. A. friends | B. classmates | C. workers | D. daughters |
50. A. if | B. when | C. that | D. what |