OnedayIcamehomefromschoolchangedmyclothesandgotreadyforwork.Iworkedatalocalres?taurantintownasacashierandwaiter.
Iwenttoworkfeeling1 .Andtomakemat?tersworseIwasbusythatevening.It'sthesamethingoverandoveragain2 withcustomerswhocomplainabouttheirfoodandwheretheyare3 istoobigortoosmall. Littlethingslikethattendto4 alotofus5 butwemanagetodealwiththem.
Threeelderlyladieswalkedinandsatbythewin?dows.Ithappenedtobethevery6 nearwhereIkeepthedirty7 intheboxes.Tryingtokeepupwithallthedirtytablescustomersleavingandcominginand8 runningalloverthehouseitwascrazy.9 theseelderlywomenwerewatching10 Iwasworkingtomakesureeverytablewascleanandreadyforthenextcustomers.
Whenthey11 theirmealsItooktheirplatesbacktothekitchen. TheytalkedtomeforawhileaboutschoolhowIwasdoingwhat12 IwasinandwhatIplannedtodointhefuture.
13 theywereleavingtheywalkedpastmeandoneofthemsaidtomeina14 andgentlevoice"Youaregoingplaces."Andthatwasit.Theyleftthe15 andIhadtearsinmyeyesbecausetheygaveme16 tobelieveinmyself.They17 myspiritfrombeingdownandgavemea18 tokeeponworkinghard.
PeopleusedtotellmethatIcouldn'thaveacareerin19 untilIhadadegree. I'mnowacoanchor(联合主持人)ofastudentproducedtelevision20 .Andthebestthingis:I'monly17yearsoldandIamaseniorinhighschool.
1.A.tired B.excited C.up D.down
2.A.dealing B.helping C.talking D.meeting
3.A.sat B.seated C.laid D.dressed
4.A.attract B.avoid C.adjust D.annoy
5.A.employees B.customers C.bosses D.employers
6.A.table B.box
C.spot D.kitchen
7.A.dishes B.rooms C.clothes D.chairs
8.A.men B.women C.servers D.bosses
9.A.And B.Otherwise C.But D.So
10.A.what B.how C.where D.why
11.A.finished B.completed C.ordered D.got
12.A.place B.grade C.mark D.