It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet_31_. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and _32_, I didn't seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children _33_ had changed their ice-creams _34_ a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father 35_at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said. “You have _36_ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness _37_. I smiled back, and later, when the manger asked me how I'd like my first day, I said, “_38_ !” Those few words of praise had _39_everything. Praise is like _40_to the human spirit; we cannot grow without it. And yet, _41_ most of us are only too_42_ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism (批评), we are _43_to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why one word of praise can bring such __44__?

It's strange how chary(吝啬) we are about praising. Perhaps it's _45_ few of us know how to accept it. It's _46_ rewarding to give praise in areas in which _47_ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets admired for a glorious(美丽的) picture, a cook for a _48_ meal. But do you ever tell your laundry(洗衣店) manager how pleased you are when the shirts are _49_ just right? In fact, to give praise _50_ the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort.

It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet ______. The loaded plates I carried ______ to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything  ______. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream ______ a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father ______ at me as he handed my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve _____ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness  ______. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “______!” Those few words of praise had ______ everything. Praise is like ______ to the human spirit; we cannot flower and 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’s strange how mean 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.

11．A. rested B. hurt    C. broke  D. slipped

12．A. remained    B. looked C. seemed      D. appeared

13．A. new    B. special C. nervous      D. right

14．A. order  B. price   C. material      D. chair

15．A. stared B. smiled C. glanced      D. nodded

16．A. called on    B. looked after       C. passed by   D. thought of

17．A. arrived       B. continued   C. disappeared       D. developed

18．A. Oh      B. Well    C. Fine    D. Terrible

19．A. made  B. changed     C. found  D. improved

20．A. heat    B. warmth      C. snowstorm D. sunlight

21．A. then    B. thus    C. therefore    D. yet

22．A. ready  B. doubtful     C. satisfied     D. disappointed

23．A. unable B. unwilling    C. likely   D. anxious

24．A. attention     B. choice C. pleasure     D. difficulty

25．A. because      B. when  C. what   D. where

26．A. finally B. especially    C. silly    D. fortunately

27．A. effort  B. attempt       C. deed   D. feeling

28．A. daily   B. light   C. perfect       D. poor

29．A. done   B. sold    C. chosen       D. given

30．A. adds   B. leaves  C. offers D. costs

It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cup had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired 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 order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. and yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism, but are unwilling to give out fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.
It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a perfect meal．But do you ever tell your laundry(洗衣店)manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact，to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort．
60．Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?
A．She was tired．           B．She was busy． 
C．She was sorry．             D．She was confident．
61．According to the passage，which of the following is least likely to be given praise?
A．An artist．                B．A cook．   
C．A waitress．           D．A laundry manager．
62．The underlined word “chary”in Paragraph 2 means      
A．cautious       B．careful         C．unwilling        D．greedy
63．What is the best title of the passage?
A．Can You Praise Others?      B．Why do You Criticize Others?
C．Be Generous to Give Others Praise!       D．Don’t Criticize Others!

It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cup had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired 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 order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. and yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism, but are unwilling to give out fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.

It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a perfect meal．But do you ever tell your laundry(洗衣店)manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact，to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort．

60．Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?

A．She was tired．                B．She was busy． 

C．She was sorry．                  D．She was confident．

61．According to the passage，which of the following is least likely to be given praise?

A．An artist．                      B．A cook．   

C．A waitress．               D．A laundry manager．

62．The underlined word “chary”in Paragraph 2 means      

    A．cautious         B．careful            C．unwilling   D．greedy

63．What is the best title of the passage?

    A．Can You Praise Others?         B．Why do You Criticize Others?

    C．Be Generous to Give Others Praise!          D．Don’t Criticize Others!

It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cup had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired 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 order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. and yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism, but are unwilling to give out fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.

It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a perfect meal．But do you ever tell your laundry(洗衣店)manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact，to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort．

60．Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?

A．She was tired．            B．She was busy． 

C．She was sorry．             D．She was confident．

61．According to the passage，which of the following is least likely to be given praise?

A．An artist．                 B．A cook．   

C．A waitress．           D．A laundry manager．

62．The underlined word “chary”in Paragraph 2 means      

    A．cautious        B．careful          C．unwilling        D．greedy

63．What is the best title of the passage?

    A．Can You Praise Others?       B．Why do You Criticize Others?

    C．Be Generous to Give Others Praise!       D．Don’t Criticize Others!

It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cup had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired 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 order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. and yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism, but are unwilling to give out fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.
It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed.An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a perfect meal.But do you ever tell your laundry(洗衣店)manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact，to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.

1. 1.

   Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?

   1. A.
      She was tired.          
   2. B.
      She was busy. 
   3. C.
      She was sorry.            
   4. D.
      She was confident.
2. 2.

   According to the passage，which of the following is least likely to be given praise?

   1. A.
      An artist.               
   2. B.
      A cook.   
   3. C.
      A waitress.          
   4. D.
      A laundry manager.
3. 3.

   The underlined word “chary”in Paragraph 2 means      
   

   1. A.
      cautious      
   2. B.
      careful        
   3. C.
      unwilling       
   4. D.
      greedy
4. 4.

   What is the best title of the passage?
   

   1. A.
      Can You Praise Others?     
   2. B.
      Why do You Criticize Others?
   3. C.
      Be Generous to Give Others Praise!      
   4. D.
      Don’t Criticize Others!