Ⅱ.完形填空

　　It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant.My cap had gone away，and my feet were __1__.The loaded plates I carried __2__ to be heavier and heavier.Tired and discouraged，I wasn’t able to do anything __3__.As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice­cream __4__ a dozen times，I was ready to stop.Then the father __5__ at me as he handed me my tip.“Well done，”he said，“you’ve __6__ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness __7__.I smiled back，and later，when the __8__ asked me how I’d like my first day，I said，“Fun！” Those few words of praise had __9__ everything.Praise is like __10__ to the human spirit；we cannot grow without it.And __11__，while most of us are only too __12__ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism，we are __13__ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.Why—when one word of praise can bring such __14__？

　　It is strange how chary(吝啬的) we are about praising.Perhaps it’s __15__ few of us know how to accept it.It’s __16__ rewarding to give praise in areas in which __17__ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned.An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a __18__ meal.But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are __19__ just right？In fact，to give praise __20__ the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.

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