My first job was at a local diner, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow waitress.

Helen was in her 60s and had extraordinary self-respect, something I was really lacking. I looked up to Helen  1   she was doing what she loved—  2   people--and nobody did it     3  . She always made everyone, customers and co-workers,   4   and feel good.

     Being a waitress changed my life. One of my  5  customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him  6  , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.

     Thanks to the newfound confidence I  7  from Helen, I dreamed of having my own

 8 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan（貸款）, they said, "We just don't have the

 9  ."

    The next day, Fred saw me and asked, "What's up? You're not smiling today”. I  10  my dream with him and said, "Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have  11  in me."

     Before long he handed me checks totaling $ 50,000--along with a  12  that read, "The only collateral（抵押） on this loan is my trust in your  13  as a person. Good people with a dream should have the  14  to realize that dream."

I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I  15   working at the diner, making  16  for the restaurant I would open. My plans failed,  17 , and I lost the money.

Later I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was

 18  and ended up becoming a pretty good agent.  19  I paid back Fred the $ 50,000, plus 14 percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to  20  my own firm.

1. A．because           B．though               C．while                 D．unless

2. A．helping            B．respecting             C．serving                D．praising

3. A．faster             B．better                C．harder                 D．later

4. A．drink             B．digest                C．smile                  D．sing

5. A．regular            B．favorite               C．tough                  D．fresh

6. A．eating             B．greeting              C．ordering               D coming

7. A．found out          B．picked up            C．got back               D．took away

8. A．restaurant         B．confidence           C．house                 D．work

9. A．choice            B．way                  C．idea                   D．money

10. A．exchanged        B．discussed              C．shared                D．a(chǎn)nalyzed

11. A．patience           B．pride                      C．faith                       D．interest

12. A．letter            B．sign                  C．notice                 D．note

13. A．honesty         B．responsibility         C．devotion              D．motivation

14. A．a(chǎn)bility             B．luck                C．time                 D．chance

15. A．loved            B．practiced            C．continued          D．enjoyed

16. A．a(chǎn)djustments      B．plans                C．decisions            D．suggestions

17. A．instead           B．therefore            C．though                     D．meanwhile

18. A．hired             B．rejected              C．encouraged          D．determined

19. A．Fortunately       B．Excitedly              C．Personally           D．Eventually

20. A．design           B．open                C．restart                D．expand

1-5 ACBCA      6-10 DBADC     11-15 CDADC     16-20 BCADB

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