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After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant．Having worked with an experienced 36 for a few days, I was 37 to wait tables on my own.All went 38
that first week．When Saturday night came, I was luckily 39 the tables not far from the kitchen． 40 , I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘)．
Before I knew it ,the 41 was full of people. I moved slowly, 42 every step. I remember how 43 I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was 44 on．It had nice handles, which made it 45 to move around．I was pleased with everything and began to 46 I was a natural at this job．
Then, an old man came to me and said,“Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved 47 you work.It seems your tray stand has been very 48 to you, but we are getting ready to
49 now ,and my wife needs her 50 back．”
At first his 51 did not get across．“What was he talking about?” Then, I got it．I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器)．I stood frozen as ice ,but my face was
52 ．I wanted to get into a hole and 53 ．
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just 54 . I have learned to be more 55 and not to be too sure of myself．
36．A．manager B．assistant C．cook D．waitress
37．A．promised B．invited C．allowed D．advised
38．A．well B．quickly C．safely D．wrong
39．A．left B．given C．brought D．shown
40．A．Therefore B．However C．Otherwise D．Finally
41．A．kitchen B．street C．restaurant D．table
42．A．minding B．changing C．taking D．saving
43．A．angry B．calm C．sad D．happy
44．A．fixed B．trained C．loaded D．waited
45．A．slower B．lighter C．quieter D．easier
46．A．believe B．agree C．regret D．pretend
47．A．letting B．making C．watching D．having
48．A．useful B．familiar C．unusual D．interesting
49．A．rest B．order C．eat D．leave
50．A．bag B．walker C．tray D．coat
51．A．idea B．praise C．message D．need
52．A．cold B．full of joy C．pale D．on fire
53．A．lie B．hide C．defend D．stay
54．A．repeated B．discovered C．corrected D．described
55．A．careful B．patient C．honest D．practical
答案 36．D 37．C 38．A 39．B 40．B 41．C 42．A 43．D 44．B 45．D 46．A 47．C 48．A 49．D 50．B 51．C 52．D 53．B 54．D 55．A
On August 26,1999,
Unfortunately,this happened during the morning rush hour.Many people who were going to work were 37 to go home.Some battled to
I 40 to be one of people on the way to work that morning.I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 41 had stopped.After making my way 42 crowds of people,I finally found a subway line that was 43 .Unfortunately,there were so many people waiting to 44 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 45 .So I took the train going in the opposite direction,and then switched back to the downtown train.Finally,after what seemed like forever,the train 46 my stop.Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain.When I finally got to my office,I was 47 through,exhausted and 48 .
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off.When it was 5∶00 pm,I was ready to go home.I was about to turn off my computer 49 I received an email from Garth,my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 50 reported to work.It is always reassuring (令人欣慰),at times like these,when employees so clearly show their 51 to their jobs.Thank you.
Garth’s email was short,but I learned more from that 52 message than I ever did from a textbook.The email taught me that a few words of 53 can make a big difference.The rainstorm and the traffic 54 had made me tired and upset.But Garth’s words immediately 55 me and put a smile back on my face.
36.A.break B.flood C.sink D.crash
37.A.forced B.refused C.adjusted D.gathered
38.A.order B.pay C.call D.search
39.A.climate B.scenery C.storm D.burden
40.A.used B.promised C.deserved D.happened
41.A.practice B.routine C.process D.service
42.A.to B.through C.over D.for
43.A.operating B.cycling C.turning D.rushing
44.A.check B.carry C.find D.board
45.A.street B.ground C.floor D.platform
46.A.paused B.crossed C.reached D.parked
47.A.wet B.weak C.sick D.hurt
48.A.ashamed B.discouraged C.surprised D.puzzled
49.A.while B.when C.where D.after
50.A.hardly B.casually C.absolutely D.eventually
51.A.devotion B.donation C.connection D.reaction
52.A.accurate B.urgent C.brief D.humorous
53.A.promise B.appreciation C.advice D.guidance
54.A.troubles B.signals C.rules D.signs
55.A.corrected B.supported C.amazed D.refreshed
答案 36.B 37.A 38.C 39.C 40.D 41.D 42.B 43.A 44.D 45.D 46.C 47.A 48.B 49.B 50.D 51.A 52.C 53.B 54.A 55.D
