One day an old man went into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) to eat in America for the first
time. He sat down
at a table and 36 for
someone to take his order. Of course, 37 did. Finally, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite
him and told him 38 a cafeteria worked.
“Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and 39 what you want. At the other end, they’ll tell you how much you have
to 40 .”
“I soon learned that’s how everything 41 in the US,” the old man later told a friend.
“Life is a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want 42 you are willing to pay the price. You can even get success, but you’ll
never get it if you wait for someone to 43 it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”In fact, 44
everywhere is like a cafeteria. Don’t wait for things to happen to you. Success
lies in your own 45 .
36.( ) A. asked B.
left C.
called D. waited
37.( ) A. somebody B. everybody C.
nobody D. anybody
38.( ) A. how B. what C. where D. why
39.( ) A. send out B. give out C. pick out D. look out
40.( ) A. buy B.
pay C.
give D.
choose
41.( ) A. works B.
takes C. needs D. keeps
42.( ) A. if B.
because C.
though D. until
43.( ) A. carry B.
lend C.
move D. bring
44.( ) A. food B. life C.
money D. success
45.( ) A. work B. hands C. opinion D.
books