Question

The secret of happiness
An old man walked slowly with a cane(手杖)into the restaurant .His old jacket, worn-out shoes and warm personality made him stand out from the usual crowd.
A young waitress watched him move toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said: “Here, sir……let me help you with that chair.”
Without saying a word, he smiled and nodded(點頭)a thank you. She pulled the chair away from the table and helped him sit. Then she put his came against the table.
“Thank you, miss.”he said, kindly.
“You’re welcome, sir.”she said.
After he had finished his breakfast, the waitress brought him the change(零錢)from his bill. He left it on the table. She helped him up and walked with him to the front door.
When she went to clean his table, she found a business card under his plate and note on a napkin(紙巾). Under the napkin was a 100-dollar bill.
The note on the napkin read: “Dear miss, I respect you very much and I can see you respect yourself, too. It shows by the way you treat others. (3)You have found the secret of happiness. Your kindness will shine through to all those who meet you.”
The man she had waited on was the owner of the restaurant where she worked. This was the first time that she or any of the other workers had ever seen him in person.
By Steve Brunkhorst

1. 1.
   The old man left﹩100 under the napkin because he
   1. A.
      had a habit of giving tips to waitresses
   2. B.
      thought the meal was delicious
   3. C.
      wanted to thank the waitress for her good attitude
   4. D.
      learned the secret of happiness from the waitress
2. 2.
   What do we know about the waitress and the old man?
   1. A.
      The waitress knew who the old man was from the note
   2. B.
      The waitress knew the old man before she served him
   3. C.
      The old man wanted to have the waitress as his secretary
   4. D.
      It was the first time that the waitress had ever seen her boss
3. 3.
   We can tell from the story that the old man went to the restaurant to     
   1. A.
      have a good meal
   2. B.
      enjoy good service
   3. C.
      see the restaurant for himself
   4. D.
      show his love for common people
4. 4.
   The underlined phrase“waited on”means     
   1. A.
      looked at
   2. B.
      served
   3. C.
      waited for
   4. D.
      Found

Answer 1

CDCB
試題分析：本文敘述了一位餐館的女服務員態度友好的為每一個客人服務從而獲得幸福的故事。有一天，一位穿著破舊的老人，拄著拐杖來餐館吃早餐，這個女服務員，熱情的為他服務，老人非常尊重她的服務態度，留給她100美元的小費，并且告訴她已經找到了生活的幸福。
1.推理判斷題。第二段的help you with that chair和 第三段的helped him sit可知這個女服務員幫助了他，所以此處老人留下100美元應是感謝這個女服務員的。故選C。
2.推理判斷題。根據最后一段的This was the first time that she or any of the other workers had ever seen him in person.可知這是她或任何其他的工人第一次見過老板本人。故選D。
3.推理判斷題。根據最后一段的This was the first time that she or any of the other workers had ever seen him in person.可知老板以前并沒有親自管理自己的餐館，所以他這次來餐館是為了親自看看。故選C。
4.詞義猜測題。根據第六段的After he had finished his breakfast, the waitress brought him the change(零錢)from his bill可知這個老人是顧客，因此女服務員為老人服務，因此此處的waited on應是服務的意思。故選B。
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