三、完形填空
Where was the cashier (收银员)? Impatient, I quickly looked at my watch. I
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had enough time to eat a sandwich and rush back to work.
I
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the almost empty restaurant, but the cashier was nowhere in sight. A woman stood wiping (擦) the far end of the counter. She looked at me with sad cold eyes.
I
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, getting angry. I’d been standing there for at least three minutes!
Controlling my
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, I remembered Mum’s words. “Whenever you find yourself in an
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situation, just think about what is missing. If someone is unkind, then kindness is missing. If someone is hateful, then
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is missing. If we are what’s missing, then we will provide whatever the situation needs.”
And here I was in an unpleasant situation.
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should I “be what’s missing”? What was missing was
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. Maybe I should just jump behind the counter and take my own order.
Just then the woman walked slowly towards me. “May I help you?” she asked, still
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. She looked so tired. No doubt, she was overworked.
I took a deep breath. With Mum’s words ringing in my head, I gave the woman my order and
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, “How are you today?”
My question seemed to
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her. She eyed me for a second before answering. “Not too good.”
“I’m sorry,” I said. “I hope it gets better starting right now.”
She almost smiled
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she looked at me. “Thanks. I hope you’re right.”
I thought to myself while I ate my
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. We’re all the same, really. We have problems and anger. We get tired and we hurt. We need to be
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to each other.
After
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, I wiped the table. It was cleaner than usual, and I put the tray (托盘) back nicely on the stand. The woman was watching me, a big smile on her face.
“Be what’s missing.” It worked.
(
) 21. A. recently B. highly C. hardly D. especially
(
) 22. A. looked for B. looked over C. looked down D. looked around
(
) 23. A. agreed B. finished C. waited D. left
(
) 24. A. happiness B. anger C. sadness D. joy
(
) 25. A. unpleasant B. improper C. unimportant D. impatient
(
) 26. A. trust B. love C. patience D. confidence
(
) 27. A. What B. How C. When D. Where
(
) 28. A. hope B. advice C. money D. service
(
) 29. A. nervously B. carefully C. coldly D. kindly
(
) 30. A. shouted B. smiled C. whispered D. cried
(
) 31. A. disappoint B. hurt C. trouble D. surprise
(
) 32. A. if B. though C. as D. since
(
) 33. A. sandwich B. bread C. chocolate D. hamburger
(
) 34. A. nicer B. cooler C. closer D. fairer
(
) 35. A. talking B. smiling C. eating D. drinking
