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We recently treated our new-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast, near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of___36_____, flew around the ___37_____juggling dishes and drinks while treating customers as individuals. She remembered their ____38_____tastes likes and dislikes –all of which she’d learned after only the briefest ____39_____.
At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to____40_____ the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband ___41____with a credit card, added her___42____, and we were off.  
“Mr. Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dining room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”
He looked at her as though he didn’t __43_____. We’ve all seen that universal___44___ of confusion—eyebrows drawn together and head cocked to one side
“What did you give her?” I asked in a stage whisper, ____45___if he had done something __46___ or made a calculation error.
“Wow, Dad,” our son said, ___47___like an awestruck 10 –year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress ____48____anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.
“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little bump __49_____ what I usually give.”
It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our ___50____retelling the story of the ___51___waitress, that I realized she had given my family something___52___ a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of ___53_____hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more ___54___from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I ___55____this thoughtful, caring man.
小题1:
A.
painting
B.
smiling
C.
cooking
D.
serving
小题2:
A.
restaurant
B.
sky
C.
corner
D.
table
小题3:
A.
common
B.
special
C.
considerable
D.
delicious
小题4:
A.
argument
B.
discussion
C.
conversations
D.
debate
小题5:
A.
attend to
B.
look for
C.
care for
D.
find out
小题6:
A.
paid
B.
called
C.
carried
D.
pushed
小题7:
A.
advice
B.
suggestions
C.
tip
D.
prize
小题8:
A.
doubt
B.
suspect
C.
happen
D.
understand
小题9:
A.
feeling
B.
look
C.
attitude
D.
expression
小题10:
A.
thinking
B.
hoping
C.
wondering
D.
expecting
小题11:
A.
unreasonable
B.
appropriate
C.
unfair
D.
helpful
小题12:
A.
looking
B.
sounding
C.
doing
D.
imagining
小题13:
A.
help
B.
keep
C.
drive
D.
follow
小题14:
A.
except
B.
below
C.
above
D.
within
小题15:
A.
son
B.
friend
C.
colleague
D.
parent
小题16:
A.
excellent
B.
skilled
C.
generous
D.
grateful
小题17:
A.
rather than
B.
more than
C.
less than
D.
no more than
小题18:
A.
devoting
B.
remembering
C.
acknowledging
D.
ignoring
小题19:
A.
respect
B.
sympathy
C.
thanks
D.
satisfactory
小题20:
A.
trained
B.
refused
C.
left
D.
married

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:D
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