1、It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet (1) _. The loaded plates I carried (2) _ to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didnt seem able to do anything (3) _. As I made out a check for a family with several children who
2、had changed their ice-cream (4) _ a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father (5) _ at me as he handed my tip. “Well done,” he said, “youve (6) _ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness (7) _. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how Id like my first day, I said, “(8) _!” Those
3、 few words of praise had (9) _ everything. Praise is like (10) _ to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And (11) _, while most of us are only too (12) _ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are (13) _ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why-when one word
4、 of praise can bring such (14) _?Its strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps its (15) _ few of us know how to accept it. Its (16) _ rewarding to give praise in areas in which (17) _ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets complimented (admired) for a glorious picture, a cook
5、 for a (18) _ meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are (19) _ just right? In fact, to give praise (20) _ the giver nothing but a moments thought and a moments effort.1. A. restedB. hurtC. brokeD. slipped2. A. remainedB. lookedC. seemedD. appeared3. A. n
6、ewB. specialC. nervousD. right4. A. orderB. priceC. materialD. chair5. A. staredB. smiledC. glancedD. nodded6. A. called onB. looked afterC. passed byD. thought of7. A. arrivedB. continuedC. disappearedD. developed8. A. OhB. WellC. FineD. Terrible9. A. madeB. changedC. foundD. improved10. A. heatB.
7、warmthC. snowstormD. sunlight11. A. thenB. thusC. thereforeD. yet12. A. readyB. doubtfulC. satisfiedD. disappointed13. A. unableB. unwillingC. likelyD. anxious14. A. attentionB. choiceC. pleasureD. difficulty15. A. becauseB. whenC. whatD. where16. A. finallyB. especiallyC. sillyD. fortunately17. A. effortB. attemptC. deedD. feeling18. A. dailyB. light C. perfectD. poor19. A. doneB. soldC. chosenD. given20. A. addsB. leavesC. offersD. costs答案：1. B11. D2. C12. A3. D13. B4. A14. C5. B15. A6. B16. B7. C17. A8. C18. C9. B19. A10. D20. C