You Are Going Places
One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work．I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier, seater and waiter．
I went to work feeling 31 . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening．It' s the same thing over and over again． 32 with customers who complain about their food and where they are 33 is too big or too small．Little things like that tend to 34 a lot of us 35 but we manage to deal with it．
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows．It happened to be the very 36 near where I keep the dirty 37 in the boxes．Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and 38 running all over the house, it was crazy． 39 these elderly women were watching 40 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers．
When they 41 their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen．They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what 42 I was in and what I planned to do in the future．
43 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 44 and gentle voice, "You are going places．And that was it．They left the 45 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me 46 to believe in myself．They 47 my spirit from being down and gave me a 48 to keep on working hard．
People used to tell me that I could not have a career in 49 until I had a degree．I'm now a co-anchor （联合主持人）of a student-produced television 50 . And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school．
1.A．tired B．excited C．up D．down
2.A．Dealing B．Helping C．Talking D．Meeting
3.A．sat B．seated C．laid D．seating
4.A．attract B．avoid C．adjust D．annoy
5.A．employees B．customers C．boss D．employers
6.A．table B．box C．spot D．kitchen
7.A．dishes B．rooms C．clothes D．chairs
8.A．men B．women C．servers D．people
9.A．And B．Otherwise C．But D．So
10.A．what B．how C．where D．why
11.A．finished B．completed C．ordered D．got
12.A．place B．grade C．mark D．position
13.A．Before B．While C．As D．After
14.A．confident B．loud C．low D．pleasant
15.A．kitchen B．house C．restaurant D．table
16.A．ability B．courage C．imagination D．time
17.A．put down B．picked up C．took over D．pointed out
18.A．cause B．reason C．present D．permission
19.A．television B．government C．school D．restaurant
20.A．company B．station C.show D．advertisement
Tom has agreed to let me use his computer to surf the Internet, and ____I' m treating him to a good dinner at the newly-built restaurant just around the corner．
A．in charge B．in place C．in return D．in turn
Although they lost their jobs, saving and unemployment benefits allow the couple to ____ their comfortable home．
A．come up with B．catch up with C．hold on to D．look forward to
But someday, all the work we have done will ____; we will go to college and go on to'have a suitable job．
A．turn down B．work out C．pay off D．get away
We have very strict quality control and anything imperfect is ____, so customers feel secure about our products．
A．denied B．rejected C．deserted D．refused
Before you____the design of this product, you need to study the market carefully．
A．memorise B．confirm C．order D．express
