（广西桂林市2010届第一次模拟考试）

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 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 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 is strange haw 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 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. turned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

45.     A. heat                    B. warmed                    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. effect                       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