It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant.My cap had gone away，and my feet were ____.The loaded plates I carried ____ to be heavier and heavier.Tired and discouraged，I wasn’t able to do anything ____.As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their icecream ____ a dozen times，I was ready to stop.Then the father ____ at me as he handed me my tip.“Well done，”he said，“you’ve ____ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness ____.I smiled back，and later，when the ____ asked me how I’d like my first day，I said，“Fun！” Those few words of praise had ____ everything.Praise is like ____ to the human spirit；we cannot grow without it.And ___，while most of us are only too ____ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism，we are ___ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.Why—when one word of praise can bring such ____？
It is strange how chary(吝啬的) we are about praising.Perhaps it’s ____ few of us know how to accept it.It’s ____ rewarding to give praise in areas in which ___ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned.An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a ____ meal.But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are ____ just right？In fact，to give praise ____ the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.
| 小题1: | | A．small | B．painful | | C．tough | D．white |
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| 小题2: | | A．remained | B．looked | | C．seemed | D．turned |
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| 小题3: | | A．happy | B．special | | C．strange | D．right |
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| 小题4: | | A．order | B．price | | C．colour | D．shape |
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| 小题5: | | A．stared | B．smiled | | C．called | D．nodded |
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| 小题6: | | A．talked about | B．looked after | | C．depended on | D．thought of |
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| 小题7: | | A．increased | B．continued | | C．disappeared | D．developed |
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| 小题8: | | A．children | B．manager | | C．father | D．friends |
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| 小题9: | | A．made | B．changed | | C．found | D．improved |
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| 小题10: | | A．heat | B．shadow | | C．snowstorm | D．sunlight |
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| 小题12: | | A．ready | B．doubtful | | C．satisfied | D．disappointed |
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| 小题13: | | A．unable | B．unwilling | | C．bored | D．anxious |
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| 小题14: | | A．attention | B．choice | | C．pleasure | D．advance |
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| 小题15: | | A．because | B．when | | C．whether | D．that |
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| 小题16: | | A．finally | B．especially | | C．probably | D．fortunately |
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| 小题17: | | A．effort | B．effect | | C．deed | D．feeling |
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| 小题18: | | A．daily | B．light | | C．perfect | D．main |
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| 小题19: | | A．done | B．sold | | C．chosen | D．given |
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| 小题20: | | A．takes | B．leaves | | C．offers | D．costs |
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