I worked in a restaurant.One night a woman came in with three small children.As a __1__， I could usually tell who is going to tip well and who isn't going to tip at all. I __2__ got the latter vibe (气息) from her.She asked about the __3__ of everything on the menu, but she ordered __4__ water to drink.She wasn't __5__ appetizers.At one point her daughter asked her very politely, “Mom, can I have __6__？” The woman pulled out her coin purse and __7__ her change before saying yes.Then I was __8__ that I wouldn't get a tip, but they were very nice and pleasant to __9__ so I didn't even think twice about it.
At the end of the meal, she paid __10__ in coins.
When I went back to clear the table, to my __11__， there were a lot of quarters left for me.They amounted to $8, or about 25% of the __12__.Here was a woman who had to count her money before __13__ her daughter a milk because she wanted to __14__ she still had enough to tip me.
Was it the largest tip I ever got? No, but it's the only one I __15__ after all these years.
This story is a __16__ that the very best aspects of human nature can shine through in even the most __17__ of everyday situations.The first __18__ may be powerful, but it's important to let others show their true nature rather than making a snap (仓促的) __19__ about them.As a matter of fact, generosity is a valuable virtue, whether you __20__ to be rich, poor, or somewhere in between.
( )1.A.manager B．director
C．waiter D．cashier
( )2.A.certainly B．positively
C．suddenly D．regularly
( )3.A.material B．price
C．taste D．colour
( )4.A.even B．much
C．also D．only
( )5.A.content with B．aware of
C．interested in D．ready for
( )6.A.juice B．soda
C．milk D．cocoa
( )7.A.counted up B．used up
C．stared at D．played with
( )8.A.worried B．convinced
C．disappointed D．annoyed
( )9.A.please B．approach
C．serve D．attend
( )10.A.largely B．partly
C．rarely D．entirely
( )11.A.surprise B．satisfaction
C．amusement D．regret
( )12.A.dish B．meal
C．amount D．menu
( )13.A.ordering B．fetching
C．passing D．preparing
( )14.A.believe B．insist
C．ensure D．admit
( )15.A.understand B．remember
C．require D．save
( )16.A.container B．judge
C．performer D．reminder
( )17.A.normal B．ordinary
C．important D．unusual
( )18.A.impression B．thought
C．prediction D．expression
( )19.A.choice B．comparison
C．analysis D．decision
( )20.A.attempt B．happen
C．fail D．desire
