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I work as the reception manager at my hotel. A booking came in a few weeks ago with a note attached saying that the guest will be ________ with her deaf father. As they were here for a number of days, the daughter wanted to make his trip to Ireland as ________ as possible. Upon seeing this note and ________ I would be the one to check them in as I was scheduled for their ________ time, I decided to learn some very basic ________ language.

I ________ the guest in my usual fashion, asking for the surname on the booking. Once I heard the name I realized ________ who was standing in front of me.

I had been learning for two weeks how to ________ “Welcome to Ireland. My sign language is terrible, but please ________ you need anything during your _______ just let me know and we will help you.”

I________ at the father and daughter in front of me. Turning to the father, I began the ________ I had learned for him. His daughter ________, cried and called me sweet. But the father ________ smiled and was so happy. Honestly, seeing his ________ was enough for me. It was so ________ of the last few weeks of learning basic American Sign Language (ASL).

On check-out I sadly wasn’t working, but they had left a ________ for me. A small box with some chocolates and a book on ASL. Inside the inscription (题词) read “Thank you very much for what you did on check-in. You have no idea how much this ________ to my father and we can’t thank you enough. You’ve ________ his trip home to his family after 50 years very special with one simple ________.”

1.A.working B.traveling C.applying D.attending

2.A.smooth B.brief C.long D.cheap

3.A.observing B.planning C.noting D.worrying

4.A.departure B.arrival C.dinner D.journey

5.A.trade B.body C.computer D.sign

6.A.invited B.entertained C.greeted D.accommodated

7.A.immediately B.eventually C.perfectly D.gradually

8.A.operate B.share C.understand D.say

9.A.if B.before C.until D.unless

10.A.adventure B.wander C.play D.stay

11.A.pointed B.smiled C.stared D.shouted

12.A.much B.mass C.bit D.piece

13.A.turned down B.took down C.went down D.broke down

14.A.just B.already C.ever D.still

15.A.achievement B.reaction C.satisfaction D.amazement

16.A.aware B.certain C.worthy D.free

17.A.gift B.prize C.award D.memory

18.A.explained B.showed C.contributed D.meant

19.A.promoted B.made C.changed D.supported

20.A.word B.concept C.gesture D.measure

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I work as the reception manager at my hotel.

A booking came in a few weeks ago with a note attached that a guest would be travelling with her deaf father. This note helped us in preparing for their arrival. As they would be here for a number of days, his daughter wanted to make his trip to Ireland as smooth as possible.

Upon seeing this note and knowing I would be the one to check them in, I decided to learn some very basic sign language. I greeted the guest in my usual fashion, asking for the surname on the booking. Once I heard the name，I immediately realized who was standing in front of me.

I had been learning for two weeks how to say: “Welcome to Ireland. My sign language is terrible, but please, if you need anything during your stay, just let me know and we will help you.”

I smiled at the father and daughter in front of me. Turning to the father, I greeted him in ASL (American Sign Language) and began the bit I had learned for him. His daughter broke down crying and told me I was sweet. But the father just smiled and was so happy. Honestly, seeing his reaction was enough for me. It was absolutely worth the last few weeks of learning basic ASL.

Sadly, I wasn’t working the day they checked out, but they left a gift for me, a small box with some chocolates and a book on ASL. Inside was a note saying: “Thank you very much for what you did. My father has been in amazing spirits from the time you checked us in and insisted we get you a gift before we left. You have no idea how much this meant to my father and me, and we can’t thank you enough. You've made his trip very special with one simple gesture.”

I cried for a solid five minutes when I came into work the next day and found this gift in my locker.

1.The daughter left a note when booking the hotel in order to __________.

A.ask for special service for herself

B.give some useful advice to the hotel

C.express gratitude to the hotel manager

D.make her father’s trip more comfortable

2.The daughter cried when they checked in because __________.

A.the author’s sign language was really terrible

B.her father was unwilling to live in that hotel

C.she appreciated what the author had done for her father

D.the author wouldn’t be working when they checked out

3.Seeing the father’s reaction during check-in, the author probably felt __________.

A.thankful B.satisfied

C.disappointed D.regretful

4.From this passage, we can know that __________.

A.the author made the daughter’s check-out smooth

B.the author was deeply moved by an unexpected gift

C.the daughter cried for five minutes before they left

D.the daughter asked the author to learn sign language

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I work as the reception manager at my hotel.A(n) ____ came in a few weeks ago with a note attached that the guest would be travelling with her ____ father.Just so that we would be aware when ____ with them when they arrived as his daughter wanted to make his trip to Ireland as ____ as possible.Upon seeing this note and noting I would be the one to ____ them in，I decided to learn some basic ____ language.

I greeted the guest in my usual way，____　 for the surname on the booking.Once I heard the name I ____ immediately who was standing in front of me.

I had been learning for over two ____ how to say”welcome to Ireland.My sign language is ____ ，but if you need anything during your ____ just let me know and we will help you”.

I smiled at the father and daughter in front of me，turning to the father who I greeted in sign language and began the bit I had　 ___ for him.The father smiled and was so　 __　 .Seeing his reaction was ____ for me.It was so worth the last few weeks of learning basic sign language.

On check-out I sadly wasn’t ___ .but they had left a gift for me with a note saying”thank you very much for what you did on check-in.My father has been in ____ form since you checked us in and insisted we get you a ____ before we left.You have no idea how much this ____ to my father and me and we can’t thank you enough.You’ve made his trip very special with one simple ____ ”.

They wrote a letter to the general manager also asking to give me a raise.which I really　 ___ .I cried for a solid 5 minutes when I came to work today to find this gift in my locker.

1.A. guest　　 B. invitation　　 C. booking　　 D. warning

2.A. deaf　　 B. blind　　 C. forgetful　　 D. stubborn

3.A. discussing　　 B. dealing　　 C. cooperating　　 D. bargaining

4.A. soon　　 B. 1ong　　 C. formal　　 D. smooth

5.A. guide　　 B. invite　　 C. check　　 D. drive

6.A. body　　 B. sign　　 C. official　　 D. foreign

7.A. asking　　 B. paying　　 C. charging　　 D. applying

8.A. greeted　　 B. decided　　 C. forgot　　 D. realized

9.A. hours　　 B. days　　 C. weeks　　 D. months

10.A. fluent　　 B. terrible　　 C. standard　　 D. helpful

11.A. stay　　 B. travel　　 C. study　　 D. dinner

12.A. 1earned　　 B. 1eft　　 C. booked　　 D. bought

13.A. kind　　 B. tired　　 C. polite　　 D. happy

14.A. fair　　 B. enough　　 C. natural　　 D. regular

15.A. sleeping　　 B. noticing　　 C. working　　 D. waiting

16.A. healthy　　 B. normal　　 C. amazing　　 D. hopeful

17.A. job　　 B. gift　　 C. surprise　　 D. chance

18.A. meant　　 B. devoted　　 C. attached　　 D. owed

19.A. word　　 B. note　　 C. comment　　 D. gesture

20.A. deserved　　 B. doubted　　 C. appreciated　　 D. suggested

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I work as a waiter at a hotel. Last night an elderly white, seemingly _______couple came into the restaurant and my co-worker_________them. We usually do our own _______, but we were so busy last night that we _______ each other out. At one point the elderly couple　 _______ to me that they were ready to order. I usually find it _______ when people make their order in such a high-sounding manner, but once I _______their order I understood why.

The husband began_______and started stuttering(口吃). It was _______that he had a speech disorder. I could tell the wife had told her husband very ________ what she wanted as a way for him to practice speaking. It took some time for him to order and ________ she was sitting there and she looked so ________ despite her husband's frequent stuttering.

The whole thing brought me to tears, making me realize that a huge part of　 ________is acceptance, tolerance and support. She________have made the order and made things much easier for her husband and avoid the________from other tables, but she didn't.________she supported him and was ________to see him complete the order. I ________these wealthy people had everything going well for them. But it just ________me that all of us have our problems. I ________ took their gesture of wanting to order as bad manners, but they did it because he really wanted to get the order right. What a true love!

1.A.confident B.wealthy C.ordinary D.energetic

2.A.hugged B.supported C.seated D.waved

3.A.tables B.cleaning C.favor D.dishes

4.A.sent B.let C.carried D.helped

5.A.signaled B.whistled C.explained D.applied

6.A.risky B.absurd C.rude D.difficult

7.A.delivered B.glanced C.changed D.took

8.A.exercising B.ordering C.acting D.drilling

9.A.important B.well-known C.unlikely D.evident

10.A.particularly B.frankly C.casually D.regularly

11.A.at times B.of course C.by accident D.in the meantime

12.A.content B.nervous C.aggressive D.awkward

13.A.sacrifice B.love C.dignity D.sympathy

14.A.must B.needn't C.could D.should

15.A.diners B.stares C.noise D.laughter

16.A.Rather B.Otherwise C.Instead D.Therefore

17.A.determined B.bound C.proud D.encouraged

18.A.knew B.assumed C.concluded D.remembered

19.A.warned B.hurt C.inspired D.reminded

20.A.initially B.secretly C.naturally D.generally

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A.At the airport. B.In a restaurant.

C.In a booking office. D.At the hotel reception.

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I'm seventeen. I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter and you put things in their bags for them and carried things to their cars. It was hard work.

While working, you wear a plate with your name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said, "Mr Castle, how are you?" We talked about this and that. As he left, he said, "It was nice talking to you, Brett." I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh, no. He didn't remember me at all, he just read the name plate. I wish I had put "Irving" down on my name plate. If he'd have said, "Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?" I'd have been ready for him. There's nothing personal here.

The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: you couldn't accept tips. Okay, I'm outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction is to take a quarter and give it to me. I'd say, "I'm sorry, I can't." They'd get angry. When you give someone a tip, you're sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say, "Oh, thanks a lot." When you say, "I'm sorry, I can't." They feel a little put down. They say, "No one will know." And they put it in your pocket. You say, "I really can't." It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the store's belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendlything and made the customer feel good. I just couldn't understand the strangeness of some people's ideas.

One lady actually put it in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I would have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something.

I had decided that one year was enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.

1.What can be the best title for this text?

A. How Hard Life Is for Box Boys B. Getting along with Customers

C. Why I Gave up My Job　　　　　　 D. The Art of Taking Tips

2.From the second paragraph, we can infer that ________.

A. the writer didn't like the impersonal part of his job

B. with a name plate, people can easily start talking

C. Mr Castle mistook Irving for Brett

D. Irving was the writer's real name

3.The box boy refused to accept tips because ________.

A. customers only gave small tips

B. some customers had strange ideas about tipping

C. the store didn't allow the box boys to take tips

D. he didn't want to fight with the customers

4.The underlined phrase "put down" in the third paragraph probably means_______.

A. misunderstood　　　　 B. defeated

C. hateful　　　　　　　　 D. hurt

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I’m seventeen. I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter and you put things in their bags for them and carried things to their cars. It was hard work.

While working, you wear a plate with your name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said, "Mr. Castle, how are you?" We talked about this and that. As he left, he said, "It was nice talking to you, Brett." I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh, no. He didn’t remember me at all. He just read the name plate. I wish I had put "Irving" down on my name plate. If he’d have said, "Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?" I’d have been ready for him. There’s nothing personal here.

The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: you couldn’t accept tips. Okay, I’m outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction is to take a quarter and give it to me. I’d say, "I’m sorry, I can’t." They’d get angry. When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say, "Oh, thanks a lot." When you say, "I’m sorry, I can’t." they feel a little put down. They say, "No one will know." And they put it in your pocket. You say, "I really can’t."

It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the store’s belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldn’t understand the strangeness of some people’s ideas. One lady actually put it in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I would have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something.

I had decided that one year was enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.

1.What can be the best title for this text?

A. The Art of Taking Tips

B. Why I Gave up My Job

C. How Hard Life Is for Box Boys

D. Getting along with Customers

2.From the second paragraph, we can infer that ________.

A. the writer didn’t like the impersonal part of his job

B. Mr. Castle mistook Irving for Brett

C. with a name plate, people can easily start talking

D. Irving was the writer’s real name

3.The box boy refused to accept tips because ________.

A. customers only gave small tips

B. he didn’t want to fight with the customers

C. the store didn’t allow the box boys to take tips

D. some customers had strange ideas about tipping

4.The underlined phrase "put down" in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A. misunderstood　　 B. defeated

C. hateful　　 D. hurt

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I work as a waiter at a restaurant. Last night an elderly and seemingly_______couple came into the restaurant and my co-worker seated them. We usually _______ our own tables. At one point the elderly couple signaled to me that they were ready to　 _______ . I was super busy so I found myself a bit　 _______ ，but out of politeness I went to them and_______ their order.

The _______began ordering and started stammering(口吃)to an extent I'd never heard before. It was very _______ that he had a speech disorder. I could _______ the wife had told her husband a great range of things that she wanted, as a way for him to　 _______　 ordering. It took a while for him to order, and in the meantime, she looked so proud and content ________ her husband's severe stammering.

Honestly the whole thing just brought me to ________. It was touching and just made me realize that a huge part of ________ is acceptance, tolerance and support. She could have made the order and made things a lot ________　 for her husband and ________ the stares from other tables，but she didn't. ________ she supported him and was proud to see him complete the order. I ________ took their gesture of wanting to order as being rude, but I think they　 ________　 it because he really wanted to get the order right.

This whole thing also reminded me that life is ________ for all of us. I assumed this wealthy couple had everything going for them, but it just ________ me that all of us have our problems. Anyway, as long as we hold a positive attitude towards life, things will ________well.

1.A.anxious B.troublesome C.wealthy D.talkative

2.A.take care of B.take part in C.take possession of D.take interest

3.A.eat B.order C.pay D.leave

4.A.helpful B.lucky C.awkward D.unwilling

5.A.refused B.took C.delivered D.received

6.A.waiter B.manager C.wife D.husband

7.A.common B.ridiculous C.apparent D.annoying

8.A.tell B.agree C.prove D.accept

9.A.allow B.suggest C.practice D.enjoy

10.A.because of B.in spite of C.in addition to D.as well as

11.A.anger B.laughter C.confusion D.tears

12.A.life B.career C.love D.kindness

13.A.cheaper B.earlier C.easier D.slower

14.A.avoided B.ignored C.returned D.respected

15.A.Luckily B.Instead C.Therefore D.Otherwise

16.A.initially B.deliberately C.eventually D.frequently

17.A.permitted B.regretted C.signaled D.admitted

18.A.worthwhile B.meaningless C.rewarding D.challenging

19.A.reminded B.inspired C.disappointed D.promised

20.A.Act out B.work out C.break out D.pull out

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A Simple Lesson

“Another bad day at school？” my father asked as I came into the room.

“How could you tell? I didn't shut the door heavily or anything，” I replied. Over the past two months I had either done this or thrown my backpack across the room every time I came home from school. Papa thinks it has something to do with moving to a new house.

“I know this move has been hard on you. Leaving your friends and cousins behind is tough，” Papa said, as he put his arm around my shoulder. “What you must remember is that, with a lot of hard work and some time, you will make new friends.”

“You don't know how hard it is. This year my baseball team would have won the championship. They won't even give me a chance to pitch (投球) here. All I get to play is right field, and that's the worst！”

Papa turned toward me. “Things will get better, I promise you. Let me ask you, do you know why you were named David Lorenzo？”

“Yes, your name is David and grandfather's name is Lorenzo.”

“Very good, and what makes your grandfather so important？”

“He was the first in the family to come to this country and all that，” I answered.

“That is only partly correct. Your grandfather was a very great man. In Mexico, he had been a teacher. When he came to America he could only get low­paid labor jobs because he didn't speak the language. It took him two years before he spoke English well enough to be allowed to teach here, but he did it. He never complained because he knew change could be difficult. Did he ever tell you that？” my father asked.

I looked down at my feet, ashamed at my behavior. “No. That must have been hard，” I said sheepishly.

“Your grandfather taught me that if you let people see your talent, they will accept you for who you are. I want you to always remember what my father taught me, even if it takes a few years for people to see who you are，” said Papa.

All I could say was, “Okay.” Then I asked, “What should I do now？”

Laughing, Papa said, “How about you pitch a few to me? You need some work.”

1.Why was the author unhappy that day?

A．Because he moved to a new country.

B．Because his baseball team lost the game.

C．Because he wasn't offered a chance to pitch.

D．Because he quarreled with his friends at school.

2.The father successfully changed his son's mood by ________.

A．asking him to train harder

B．playing baseball with him

C．telling his grandfather's story

D．introducing him some new friends

3.The underlined word “sheepishly” probably means ________.

A．shyly　　　　　　    B．patiently

C．clumsily　     D．cautiously

4.What can we infer about the author?

A．He thinks his father lives in the past.

B．He'd rather live with his grandfather.

C．He will continue to dislike school and everything.

D．He will try his best to adapt to the new environment.

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Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise. One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”

Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”

1.How did Mr. Grey get to his office?

A. He went up to work by train.

B. He walked to his office.

C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.

D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.

2.Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.

A. he couldn’t afford the buses

B. he wanted to save money

C. he wanted to keep in good health

D. he could do some exercises on the way

3.Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______

A. give him a start in life            B. help him on the way to success

C. make him rich                  D. gain more money

4.One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______

A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

B. again asked Mr. Grey for money

C. would like to make friends with him

D. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then

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