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  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 __36__. The _37__plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. ___38___and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. 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 __43__asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “Fun!” Those few words of praise had ___44__ everything. Praise is like _45_ to the human spirit; we cannot flower and 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’s strange how 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 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 __54__are done just right? In fact, to giver praise  55  the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort. 36. A. bare           B. dirty            C. painful         D. slipped 37. A. small          B. attractive        C. expensive       D. loaded 38. A. Tired          B. Bored           C. Amazed       D. Surprised 39. A. material        B. order           C. price          D. chair 40. A. smiled         B. stared           C. glanced        D. nodded 41. A. called on       B. thought of       C. passed by       D. looked after 42. A. arrived         B. continued       C. disappeared       D. developed 43. A. manager        B. father          C. friends           D. children 44. A. made          B. changed         C. found            D. improved 45. A. heat          B. warmth          C. sunlight           D. snowstorm 46. A. then            B. yet            C. therefore          D. now 47. A. satisfied       B. doubtful         C. ready            D. disappointed 48. A. unable        B. anxious           C. likely            D. unwilling 49. A. pleasure        B. choice           C. attention          D. difficulty 50. A. when          B. because           C. what            D. where 51. A. finally         B. fortunately         C. silly            D. especially 52. A. effort          B. attempt           C. deed            D. feeling 53. A. daily           B. light              C. perfect          D. poor 54. A. plates          B. shirts             C. houses         D. services 55. A. adds           B. leaves             C. offers           D. costs

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36-40 CDABA  41-45 DCABC   46-50 BCDAB   51-55 DACBD       

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题型：完型填空