One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be put up for the night. “I’ m very
36 ,” the clerk on night shift said politely, “we are all
37 tonight. But you could stay in my room if you don’t
38 . As I’m on duty, I’ll be staying up in the office anyway,” The young man gave the
39 _ advice.
The elderly couple
40 his offer with gratitude(感激). They
41 for the inconvenience they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it cleared up. When the old gentleman went to pay his
42 , the clerk behind the counter was that same helpful young man. “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper guest room in this hotel,
43 you don’t need to pay,” said the clerk, with the same friendly smile.
The old gentleman nodded in
44 , “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would
45 . Perhaps
46 I’ll build a hotel for you. ” The clerk was amazed but, deciding that the guest must have been joking, he gave the remark no more
47 .
Two years later, the young man received a registered letter(挂号信) from the old gentleman, in which he
48 the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also enclosed（附上） a formal
49 and a round-trip air ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay a visit.
At a street comer in Manhattan, the young man met his
50 guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a magnificent new
51 towering over the crossroads, said, “Look, that is the hotel I
52 to build for you. I hope you will manage it for me. Remember what I said then? Well, I was serious about it.”
“But…will there be any conditions, sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”
“My name is William Aster. There’s not any condition.
53 I told you before, you are the best employee…!”
This building was none
54 the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Starting business in 1931, this hotel has been a symbol of supreme status and honor in the city of New York. The young man who became its first
55 was George Boldt, the man who turned Waldorf into one of the most glamorous hotels in the world.
| 小题1: | | A．sorry | B．happy | C．anxious | D．lucky |
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| 小题2: | | A．advertised | B．decided | C．booked | D．taken |
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| 小题3: | | A．mind | B．bother | C．trouble | D．complain |
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| 小题4: | | A．reliable | B．valuable | C．precious | D．sincere |
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| 小题5: | | A．accepted | B．thanked | C．refused | D．weighed |
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| 小题6: | | A．applied | B．prepared | C．blamed | D．apologized |
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| 小题7: | | A．service | B．house | C．food | D．bill |
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| 小题9: | | A．relief | B．appreciation | C．surprise | D．silence |
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| 小题10: | | A．give up | B．dream of | C．devote to | D．fight for |
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| 小题11: | | A．any time | B．another day | C．the other day | D．some day |
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| 小题12: | | A．value | B．thought | C．judgment | D．attention |
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| 小题13: | | A．called on | B．called at | C．called for | D．called up |
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| 小题14: | | A．invitation | B．check | C．card | D．letter |
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| 小题15: | | A．old | B．interesting | C．former | D．new |
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| 小题16: | | A．house | B．building | C．room | D．park |
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| 小题17: | | A．wanted | B．agreed | C．promised | D．longed |
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| 小题18: | | A．Since | B．Once | C．As | D．Because |
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| 小题19: | | A．other than | B．more than | C．rather than | D．less than |
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| 小题20: | | A．employer | B．manager | C．housekeeper | D．president |
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