A man claiming to be a pastor(牧师) apparently ...

A man claiming to be a pastor(牧师) apparently tried to stiff a waiter on a tip, explaining that his work for God allowed him not to leave one.

A photo of the receipt, posted to Reddit.com, shows a bill for $34.93 with an automatic 18 percent gratuity(小费) (or $6.29) added above a blank space for an additional tip.

“I give God 10%,” the diner wrote on the receipt, scratching out the automatic tip. “Why do you get 18?” He then wrote “Pastor” above his signature, and an emphatic “0” where the additional tip would be. (The automatic gratuity, however, had already been added to the total.)

The Reddit user who submitted the image explained in the comments section that the receipt was part of a total bill for a party of 20, which is why the gratuity was automatically added.

“Parties up to eight ... may tip whatever they’d like, but larger parties receive an automatic gratuity," the server wrote. "It’s in the computer; it’s not something I do.”

The server added: “They had no problem with my service, and told me I was great. They just didn’t want to pay when the time came.”

Scribbling(乱涂) notes on receipts has become something of a trend. Earlier this month, the manager of a North Carolina Red Robin surprised an overdue pregnant woman by comping her meal.

“Once seated, a manager came up to us and started talking,” the woman's husband told Consumerist. “He was extremely friendly and jokingly asked my wife if this was her last meal before heading to the hospital.”

When the check came, a note from the manager next to her portion of the bill read: “MOM 2 BEE GOOD LUC.”

“It was a pleasant surprise and made my tired-of-being-pregnant wife a little more cheery,” the man said.

1.What did the pastor mean by saying, “I give God 10%. Why do you get 18?”

A. He was bargaining with the waiter.

B. He didn’t mean to pay the gratuity at all.

C. God gave him the privilege not to pay a gratuity.

D. The gratuity had already been paid by his friends.

2.What do you learn from the article?

A. The pastor paid ten percent gratuity of the meal to God.

B. A party of six diners can choose whatever gratuity they want to pay.

C. According to the husband, the wife enjoyed the process of being pregnant.

D. The pastor paid $34.93 in total for the meal.

3.What does the underlined word “stiff” mean?

A. amuse                     B. abuse             C. persuade                D. fail to pay

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It happened to a very young pastor (牧师).His church was very old and what's worse, a storm knocked a hole in the wall of the church.

One day the pastor1_____an auction(拍卖）and bid a beautiful tablecloth for six dollars. Hecarried the cloth back to the church and put it up on the wall. It completely hid the 2_____!

Just before noon of Christmas Eve, the pastor noticed a woman standing in the cold at the bus stop. “The 3 _____won’t be here for 40 minutes!” he called, and he invited her into the church to get 4_____ .She told him that she had come from the city to be interviewed for ajob as governess to the children of one wealthy family in town but she had been turned down.

The woman saw the tablecloth and rose suddenly. The pastor smiled and started to tell her about the storm 5_____, but she didn’tseem to 6_____“It is mine!” she said. “My husband had the cloth made 7_____ for mc !

She explained that she and her husband decided to go separately in the War II. They planned that he would 8_____ her. But she never saw him again. Later she heard that he had died. The pastor tried to 9_____ her, advising her to take the cloth with her. She 10_____ . Then she went away.

On Christmas Eve, after the service in church, one middle-aged man—the local clock-and-watch repairman—looked rather 11_____.‘‘It is strange，”he said in his soft accent.

^“ Many years ago, my wife and I owned such a cloth.

The pastor suddenly became very 12_____ . He told him about the woman who had been in church 13_____ in the day.Together the two got in touch with the 14_____ who had interviewed her. And this man and his wife -who had been separated through so many saddened 15_____were reunited.

1.                A．had            B． attended       C． held D． took

2.                A．wall           B． church        C． hole D． table

3.                A．boss           B． company       C． train    D． bus

4.                A．warm          B． ready         C． cool D． calm

5.                A．damage        B． story          C． fact D． truth

6.                A．work           B． believe        C． listen    D． understand

7.                A．carefully        B． attentively      C． finally   D． especially

8.                A．join            B． write          C． bring    D． leave

9.                A．amuse         B． comfort        C． please   D． help

10.               A．cried          B． accepted      C． refused  D． continued

11.               A．puzz led        B． delighted      C． determined   D． disappionted

12.               A．sad            B． shocked       C． hopeful  D． excited

13.               A．later           B． earlier        C． warmer  D． colder

14.               A．woman         B． manager       C． husband  D． family

15.               A．weeks         B． countries      C． Christmases   D． centuries

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A pastor (牧师) had a kitten (小猫) , which once climbed up a tree and was afraid to come down. He coaxed (哄诱), but failed. The tree was not 　 　 　 enough to climb, so he decided to 　　 a rope to his car and pull it to make the tree 　 　　 　 down, and then he could get the kitten.

That’s 　 　　 he did. After checking his progress, he 　 　　 　 the car a little further forward, but unluckily the rope broke. The tree went “boing!” and the kitten instantly 　 　　 through the air —out of 　 　 　 .

The pastor felt 　 　　 . He walked all over the neighborhood looking for the kitten, but in vain. So he 　 　　 , “Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping,” and went on about his　 　　 　 .

A few days later he met a church member at a store. He 　　 to see cat food in her shopping cart. “Why are you buying cat food 　 　　 you hate cats so much?” He asked her. “You won’t believe this,” She replied, and then told him how her little 　　　 had been begging her for a cat, but she kept　 　　 　 .

Then a few days before, the child had 　　 again, so the Mom finally told her, “Well, if 　　 　 gives you a cat, I’ll let you keep it.”

“I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her 　　 　 , and ask God for a cat. You won’t believe this, but I saw a kitten 　　 came flying out of the blue sky, and 　 　　 　 right in front of her.”

　　　　 learned... Never underestimate (低估) the Power of God and His Unique Sense of Humor.

1.A. tall　　　　　 B. young　　 　 C. strong　　 D. long

2.A. fix　 　　　 　 B. wind　 　　 　 C. roll　 　　 D. tie

3.A. bend　　　 　 B. break　　 　 C. lie　　 　　 D. fall

4.A. how　　　　 　 B. why　　 　　 C. that　　 　　 D. what

5.A. pushed 　　 　 B. moved　 　 　 C. pulled　　 D. dragged

6.A. sailed　　 　　 B. threw　　 　 C. floated　　 D. flowed

7.A. reach　　　　 B. mind　　 　　 C. sight　　 　 D. touch

8.A. frightened B. terrible　　 C. confused D. angry

9.A. asked　　　　 B. wondered　　 C. doubted　 D. prayed

10.A. business　 B. way　　 　　 C. research　　 D. prayer

11.A. seemed　 　 B. decided　 C. happened 　 D. came

12.A. unless　 　 B. when　　 　　 C. because　 D. though

13.A. boy　　　　 B. baby　　 　　 C. girl　 　　 　 D. pet

14.A. thinking 　 B. waiting　 C. hating　　 D. refusing

15.A. appeared B. begged　　 　 C. argued　　 D. cried

16.A. God　　　　 B. anyone　　 　 C. Pastor　　 D. somebody

17.A. stomach　　 B. legs　　 　　 C. knees　　 　 D. head

18.A. suddenly 　 B. slowly　　 C. gradually　 D. obviously

19.A. rushed　 　 B. rested　　 C. dropped　　 D. landed

20.A. Knowledge　 B. Lesson　　 　 C. Ability　　 D. Skill

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The manager is trying to find a man to recommend how the job ________.

A. is done   B. be done            C. should done    D. to do

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—Who won the election for mayor?

—A man________to represent every minority group in the city.

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The new education system is said to be _______ to the successful development of the country.

A. apparent            B. central　　             C. allergic　             D. generous　　

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The new education system is said to be _______ to the successful development of the country.

A. apparent                          B. central                           C. allergic                           D. generous

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Migrants to the UK are to be quizzed about their English skills before being able to claim income-related benefits, the government has announced.

In a move to "protect the integrity（完整性）of the benefits system", people will also be asked what efforts they have made to find work before coming to Britain. Work and Pensions Secretary Duncan Smith said people should not be able to "take advantage" of British benefits. Job centres in England, Scotland and Wales will use the "more mighty" test. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said the test would ensure "only migrants who have a legal right to be in Britain and plan to contribute to this country can make a claim for benefits".

"For the first time, migrants will be quizzed about what efforts they have made to find work before coming to the UK and whether their English language skills will be a barrier to them finding employment," the DWP said in a statement.

Income-related benefits include council tax benefit, housing benefit, income-based jobseeker's allowance and pension credit.

Mr. Duncan Smith said British people were "rightly concerned" that migrants should contribute to the economy and should not be "drawn here by the attractiveness of our benefits system".

"It is vitally important that we have strict rules in place to protect the integrity of our benefits system," he said. He said the new test would help create a fair system which provided for "genuine" workers and jobseekers but "does not allow people to come to our country and take advantage".

To claim the benefits, migrants will have to pass a "habitual residence test" including more than 100 extra questions compared to now. This will be overseen by an "intelligent IT system" which will ensure questions are "tailored to each individual claimant".

Migrants will be allowed to claim benefits if they can prove they are legally allowed to be in Britain and are "habitually resident" of the country. As part of this they might be questioned about what measures they have taken to "establish" themselves in Britain and what ties they still have abroad.

"They will also have to provide more evidence that they are doing everything they can to find a job," the DWP said.

1.What does the British government use the test for?

A. promoting the English skills of migrants.

B. making efforts to help migrants find work.

C. protecting the rights of migrants.

D. ensuring the British benefit claimed legally by migrants .

2.What do we know about the test?

A. All British residents must be quizzed about their English skills.

B. The test will ask migrants whether they are willing to work in Britain.

C. The test is an act to protect British benefits system.

D. The test will help the government dismiss jobseekers.

3.What does the underlined word “claimant “(in para.7) probably mean in the text?

A. a person who applies　　　　　　　 B. a person who is badly off

C. a person who migrates　　　　　　 D. a person who is quizzed

4.What does the passage mainly want to inform us?

A. All migrants can claim benefits from the UK.

B. Income-related benefits can be a great help to migrants.

C. All migrants come to the UK only to claim benefits.

D. Migrants are to pass a test to get the benefits from the UK.

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I don' t want to be a person that always cries, but today apparently ____．

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I don' t want to be a person that always cries, but today apparently ____．

A．I am                  B．I will                 C．I have                D．I did

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