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  A friend’s grandfather went to America from Eastern countries.After he was processed(移民入境檢查)at Ellis Island, he went into cafeteria(自助餐廳)in lower Manhattan to get something to eat.He sat down at an empty table and waited for a waiter to take his order.

  Of course no waiter came at all.At last, a woman held a plate full of food and sat down opposite him.When she saw the old man without any food, she told him how a cafeteria worked.

  “Start out at that end,”she said.“Just go along the line and pick out what you want.At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.After you pay for the food, you can bring it here and eat it.”

  “I soon knew how everything works in America,”the grandfather told a friend.“Life is like a cafeteria here.You can get anything you want only if you are willing to pay the money.You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring to you.You have to get up and get it by yourself.”

(1)

Maybe the old man came from ________.

[  ]

A.

Poland

B.

India

C.

Canada

D.

Egypt(埃及)

(2)

Who came when he sat down at an empty table?

[  ]

A.

A waiter.

B.

A man.

C.

A woman.

D.

No person.

(3)

From the text, we know if you want to get success in America, you should ________.

[  ]

A.

get help from your friends

B.

know how a cafeteria works

C.

get up again if you fail

D.

try to get it by yourself

(4)

At last, the grandfather ________.

[  ]

A.

got the food himself

B.

was very angry with the waiter

C.

ate the woman’s food

D.

had nothing to eat

(5)

Which is the best title for the passage?

[  ]

A.

From Eastern countries to America

B.

Life is Like a Cafeteria in America

C.

How to Eat in a Cafeteria

D.

Eating in America

答案:1.B;2.C;3.D;4.A;5.B;
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