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 ____.The loaded plates I carried ____ to be heavier and heavier.Tired and discouraged，I wasn’t able to do anything ____.As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice­cream ____ a dozen times，I was ready to stop.Then the father ____ at me as he handed me my tip.“Well done，”he said，“you’ve ____ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness ____.I smiled back，and later，when the ____ asked me how I’d like my first day，I said，“Fun！” Those few words of praise had ____ everything.Praise is like ____ to the human spirit；we cannot grow without it.And ___，while most of us are only too ____ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism，we are ___ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.Why—when one word of praise can bring such ____？ It is strange how chary(吝啬的) we are about praising.Perhaps it’s ____ few of us know how to accept it.It’s ____ rewarding to give praise in areas in which ___ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned.An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a ____ meal.But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are ____ just right？In fact，to give praise ____ the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort. 小题1: A．small B．painful C．tough D．white 小题2: A．remained B．looked C．seemed D．turned 小题3: A．happy B．special C．strange D．right 小题4: A．order B．price C．colour D．shape 小题5: A．stared B．smiled C．called D．nodded 小题6: A．talked about B．looked after C．depended on D．thought of 小题7: A．increased B．continued C．disappeared D．developed 小题8: A．children B．manager C．father D．friends 小题9: A．made B．changed C．found D．improved 小题10: A．heat B．shadow C．snowstorm D．sunlight 小题11: A．then B．thus C．now D．yet 小题12: A．ready B．doubtful C．satisfied D．disappointed 小题13: A．unable B．unwilling C．bored D．anxious 小题14: A．attention B．choice C．pleasure D．advance 小题15: A．because B．when C．whether D．that 小题16: A．finally B．especially C．probably D．fortunately 小题17: A．effort B．effect C．deed D．feeling 小题18: A．daily B．light C．perfect D．main 小题19: A．done B．sold C．chosen D．given 小题20: A．takes B．leaves C．offers D．costs