I’m seventeen. I worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter (柜台) and I put things in their bags for them and carried things to their cars. It was hard work.
While working, I wore a plate with my name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said, “Mr. Castle, how are you?” We talked about this and that. As he left, he said, “It was nice talking to you, Brett.” I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh, no. He didn’t remember me at all, he just read the name plate. I wish I had put “Irving” down on my name plate. If he’d have said, “Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?” I’d have been ready for him. There’s nothing personal here.
The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: you couldn’t accept tips(小费). Okay, I’m outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction(反应)is to take a quarter and give it to me. I’d say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” They’d get angry. When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say, “Oh, thanks a lot.” When you say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” they feel a little put down. They say, “No one will know.” And they put it in your pocket. You say, “I really can’t.” It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the store’s belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldn’t understand the strangeness of some people’s ideas. One lady actually put a tip in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I was puzzled and didn’t know what to do. Should I d have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something?
I decided that one year had been enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.
【小题1】. From the second paragraph, we can infer (推断) that ________.

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题卷上按题号写出各单词的完全形式(每空限填一词)。

71..After eight h________ hard work, the fireman finally ut out the forest fire.

72 What’s h______ to my library books?  -  I’ve no idea.

73 All the ladies wore evening dresses, I felt very e_________ because I wore a T-shirt and jeans at the party..

74. She had a quick lunch I_______ of her usual meal, and went out.

75.Your hair is so h________, it’s shiny in the sunlight.

76.To tell the truth, I’ve already h________ of the story..

77. Sally was 39 last year, today is her f_________ birthday.

78.China has become the second largest market for Apple, a________ the US.

79.Never put off till tomorrow what can be d_______ today..

80.I want to have the driving test this morning, but I didn’t pass it.

- Better l_________ next time..

A: Hi, Maria. _____51____

B: Oh, Dan, it was a disaster.

A: It was?

B: Uh-huh.

A: What happened?

B: Well, I was supposed to arrive at 7:00, but I arrived at 8:00.

A: Oh, so you were late.

B: Yeah, but in my country it’s different. ___52____

A: I see.

B: Then when I met Paul’s mom, I kissed her.

A: _____53____

B: That’s right. And I wore a fancy dress.

A: What’s wrong with that?

B: Well, it was a barbecue, Dan . _____54_____

A: ____55___