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 an empty table and waited for 43 to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria 44 .
“Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and 45 what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”
“I soon learned that’s how everything works in the US,” the old man later told a friend. “ 46 is a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want 47 you are willing(自愿的) to pay the price. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to 48 it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”
49 , life everywhere is like a cafeteria. Don’t wait for things to happen to you. Success lies in your own 50 .
43. A. his friend B. his wife C. a stranger D. someone
44. A. worked B. painted C. repaired D. planned
45. A. send out B. give out C. pick out D. look out
46. A. School B. Life C. Office D. Company
47. A. if B. because C. though D. until
48 A. carry B. lend C. move D. bring
49. A. In peace B. In the end C. In fact D. In a hurry
50. A. work B. hands C. opinion D. books
