For a small town, Manhattan, Kansas has some big surprises. And one of them is the Holiday Inn Hotel, with rooms built around a swimming pool and a friendly family atmosphere.
The Holiday Inn is where Manhattan people often go for a special party, or a night out. A lot of them choose to eat in the brightly lighted restaurant near the pool. And many of them will be served by Ellen Logan, who has worked as a waitress here for more than two years.
Ellen, like most of the waitresses, is also a student. She comes from Nebraska, but she’s planning one day to be a veterinary surgeon, and to care for small animals. But in order to support herself at college, she works twenty hours a week at the Holiday Inn.
Ellen soon learned what every waitress finds out. Your best friend has a good pair of shoes. She paid forty -five dollars for hers, much more than she would usually spend. She’s discovered something else too. You don’t have to know much about food to be a good waitress, but you do have to know a lot about people.
“A lot of business people always stay here when they come to Manhattan,” she explains. “They like you to recognize them and remember their favorite dishes. But some couples come for a night out together. They just want to be left alone. Then there are people who can’t make up their minds. They look down the menu and say‘What do you suggest?’So I ask them how hungry they are. If they say, ‘Not very’, I suggest the salad bar, with soup, salad, bread, and a fruit plate. But if they say they’re very hungry, I suggest a Kansas Strip Steak, with potatoes or rice. You get salad and bread as well. It’s very nice. Real good value.”
Ellen may get tired feet sometimes, but at least she’s learning too much about people. She’ll probably make a good animal doctor, but if she find she doesn’t like it after all, she can always become a psychiatrist（心理医生）instead.
1.A good title for this passage is______________.
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A．Ellen Logan at the Holiday Inn |
B．American Holiday Inn |
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C．A Special Holiday Inn Hotel in Manhattan |
D．How to Deal with People |
2.The word “a veterinary surgeon” probably means____________.
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A．an animal doctor. |
B．an animal trainer |
C．a hotel manager |
D．a food expert |
3.From the passage we can infer that_______________.
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A．waitresses in the Holiday Inn are all students |
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B．waitresses are required to buy a good pair of shoes before they go to work |
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C．waitresses should be familiar with the food there |
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D．it is more important for the waitresses to know much about people than food |
4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A．The Holiday Inn hotel is one of the big surprises in Manhattan. |
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B．Businessmen like to be recognized by the people and suggested what to eat. |
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C．Some couples prefer to be left alone without being bothered too much. |
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D．One of the reasons why people like to eat in the hotel is that it is full of a friendly atmosphere. |
In 1971, a young man who grew up very poor was travelling across the country, trying to make a new __36__ for himself. Along the way, he had __37__ run out of money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This 38 until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked 39 into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.
After eating his first good meal in 40 , he found himself 41 to the waiter, telling him he had lost his 42 . The waiter, who was also the owner, walked 43 the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down, 44 a $20 bill that looked 45 it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have 46 this,” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his 47 ! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a 48 , bought gas with the change, and headed West.
On the way out of town, he began to understand 49 the fellow did. Maybe nobody dropped the money 50 . “Maybe that fellow just knew I was 51 and he helped me in a way that didn’t __52__ me.” Right then he made a promise to help others if he could.
Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now, he lives near Kansas City. Each year he 53 thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at 54 time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the streets and at hospitals. “I’ve lived the story, so I know it certainly more blessed（带来快乐的） to give than to ___55__, because it comes back to you many many times over,” he says. “It restores some faith in humanity.”
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—Would you like to have a drink with us?
—Drinking? _____. I prefer to stay at home.
A, That isn’t my cup of tea B. I’m with you on that
C. I couldn’t agree more D. Thank goodness
The officer insisted that the young girl_____ a thief and that she____ free at once.
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B．should not be; be set |
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I regret ________ that you have failed the exam, but what you should do now is not to regret ______ so much time but to seize every moment from now on.
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B．informing; to waste |
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____ the days he had spent with his American friends, he couldn’t help_____.
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B．Staying up; smiling |
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C．Looking back on; smiling |
D．Looking at; to smile |
