You’ll find it amazing to support people when you go out to eat! Just look for restaurants that hire people with disabilities,which are making the world a more inclusive place. Each bakery,café and restaurant below has a wonderful and heartwarming story.
Hugs Care: McKinney,Texas
Ruth Thompson once had a vision to create a nonprofit café that would be run and operated primarily by adults with special needs. With hard work,a strong passion and an amazing team,Hugs Café opened its doors in 2015.“Hugs Café is now so much more than a job to our 23 teammates,which is enhancing the meaningful lives of adults with special needs through training and employment at Hugs Café. Thompson says.
Vinny&Bay’s Coffee and Eatery: Panama City,Florida
“A lot of people plan their vacations around coming to this coffee shop,”says café owner Kara Rigby. Vinny & Bay’s Coffee and Eatery was established “so that Baylee had a place to work,”Rigby adds. Baylee is Rigby’s daughter’s friend who has a disability. The coffee shop’s goal become training for individuals like Baylee. Some workers have even started at Vinny & Bay’ s and were able to work in a regular workplace. Rigby says that her employees” have a whole lot more abilities than disabilities. They love unconditionally,and it changes the whole environment and business.” Rigby believes that incorporating even just one or two disabled individuals into a business can change the whole atmosphere—for the better!
Sugar Pl um Bakery: Virginia Beach,Virginia
Head to Sugar Plum Bakery to find a delicious carrot cake and see people with disabilities successfully working alongside none—disabled workers. Sugar Plum has been promoting the integration of adult s with developmental disabilities by providing training and employment opportunities to more than 1,000 people with disabilities since 1987.Whether they’re scooping cookies or making cupcakes,Sugar Plum’s disabled employees are the backbone of the bakery.
1.What do the three restaurants have in common?
A. They are established by adults with special needs.
B. They are supported by charities or local government.
C. The provide training and employment to disabled individuals.
D. The employers and employees there are all individuals with disabilities.
2.It can be known from the passage that ______________.
A. Hugs Café set up in 1987 now has 23 teammates
B. Rigby founded her coffee shop to help Baylee,her daughter
C. Disabled individuals are not able to work in a regular workplace
D. Sugar P1um Bakery hires both normal people and people with disabilities
3.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggest?
A. Disabled workers there are the most important part.
B. The bakery get s support and strength from backbone.
C. The customers are always backing the disabled workers.
D. The employees have a whole lot more abilities than disabilities.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
1.Who is the speaker?
A. A student. B. A professor. C. A teacher’s helper.
2.What is the class mainly about?
A. Electricity.
B. Modern science.
C. Science in ancient Greece and Rome.
3.What was calculated correctly by an ancient Greek?
A. The size of the earth.
B. The size of the moon.
C. The distance between the moon and the earth.
4.What will the speaker do next?
A. Talk about Archimedes.
B. Explain a math problem.
C. Answer some questions.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.Why does the woman plan to wear a mask tomorrow?
A. Because of the smog.
B. Because of her illness.
C. Because of the cold weather.
2.What’s a big problem in the city?
A. The heavy traffic. B. The air pollution. C. The large population.
3.What do the speakers decide to do?
A. Change their ways to go to work.
B. Ask the government to do something.
C. Call on people to protect the environment.
4.What can we know about the man?
A. He always uses the public transport.
B. He seldom listens to the weather report.
C. He is waiting for the weather to improve soon.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.What does the woman say about her family?
A. They led a poor life.
B. They kept a lot of birds.
C. They owned a small farm.
2.What did the woman’s mot her impress her with?
A. Her love. B. Her success. C. Her ambition.
3.What did the woman’s mother wish her to do?
A. Go to college. B. Become a writer. C. Have a better life.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.What does the man dislike?
A. Eating out. B. Shopping online. C. Going to the store.
2.What’s the girl’s plan?
A. Waiting for her mother. B. Having some pizza. C. Staying at home.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.What does the woman think of Charlie?
A. Handsome. B. Strange. C. Humorous.
2.What are the speakers talking about?
A. A singing competition. B. A basketball match. C. A famous pop star.