Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit； without _____we cannot flower and grow.

It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cup had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. and yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism, but are unwilling to give out fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.

It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a perfect meal．But do you ever tell your laundry(洗衣店)manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact，to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort．

60．Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?

A．She was tired．                B．She was busy． 

C．She was sorry．                  D．She was confident．

61．According to the passage，which of the following is least likely to be given praise?

A．An artist．                      B．A cook．   

C．A waitress．               D．A laundry manager．

62．The underlined word “chary”in Paragraph 2 means      

    A．cautious         B．careful            C．unwilling   D．greedy

63．What is the best title of the passage?

    A．Can You Praise Others?         B．Why do You Criticize Others?

    C．Be Generous to Give Others Praise!          D．Don’t Criticize Others!

It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet   26 . The loaded plates I carried   27  to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything   28 . As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice cream   29  a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father   30  at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve   31  us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness   32 . I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “  33 ! Those few words of praise had   34  everything. Praise is like   35  to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And   36 , while most of us are only too   37  to apply to others the cold wind of criticism (批评), we are   38  to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why so when one word of praise can bring such   39 ?”
It’s strange how chary (吝啬的) we are about praising. Perhaps it’s    40  few of us know how to accept it. It’s   41  rewarding to give praise in   42  in which an effort generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets admiration for a wonderful picture, a cook for a   43  meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are   44  just right? In fact, to give praise   45  one nothing but a moment’s thought and moment’s effort.
26．A．rested                 B．hurt                    C．broke                  D．slipped
27．A．remained             B．became               C．seemed                D．had

It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cup had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. and yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism, but are unwilling to give out fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.
It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a perfect meal．But do you ever tell your laundry(洗衣店)manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact，to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort．
60．Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?
A．She was tired．           B．She was busy． 
C．She was sorry．             D．She was confident．
61．According to the passage，which of the following is least likely to be given praise?
A．An artist．                B．A cook．   
C．A waitress．           D．A laundry manager．
62．The underlined word “chary”in Paragraph 2 means      
A．cautious       B．careful         C．unwilling        D．greedy
63．What is the best title of the passage?
A．Can You Praise Others?      B．Why do You Criticize Others?
C．Be Generous to Give Others Praise!       D．Don’t Criticize Others!

It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet   26  . The loaded plates I carried   27   to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything   28  . As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice cream   29   a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father   30   at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve   31   us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness   32  . I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “  33  ! Those few words of praise had   34   everything. Praise is like   35   to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And   36  , while most of us are only too   37   to apply to others the cold wind of criticism (批评), we are   38   to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why so when one word of praise can bring such   39  ?”

It’s strange how chary (吝啬的) we are about praising. Perhaps it’s    40  few of us know how to accept it. It’s   41   rewarding to give praise in   42   in which an effort generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets admiration for a wonderful picture, a cook for a   43   meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are   44   just right? In fact, to give praise   45   one nothing but a moment’s thought and moment’s effort.

26．A．rested       B．hurt   C．broke       D．slipped

27．A．remained  B．became     C．seemed     D．had