It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant.My cap had gone away，and my feet were ____.The loaded plates I carried ____ to be heavier and heavier.Tired and discouraged，I wasn’t able to do anything ____.As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their icecream ____ a dozen times，I was ready to stop.Then the father ____ at me as he handed me my tip.“Well done，”he said，“you’ve ____ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness ____.I smiled back，and later，when the ____ asked me how I’d like my first day，I said，“Fun！” Those few words of praise had ____ everything.Praise is like ____ to the human spirit；we cannot grow without it.And ___，while most of us are only too ____ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism，we are ___ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.Why—when one word of praise can bring such ____？
It is strange how chary(吝啬的) we are about praising.Perhaps it’s ____ few of us know how to accept it.It’s ____ rewarding to give praise in areas in which ___ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned.An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a ____ meal.But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are ____ just right？In fact，to give praise ____ the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.

A．small B．painful C．tough D．white

A．remained B．looked C．seemed D．turned

A．happy B．special C．strange D．right

A．order B．price C．colour D．shape

A．stared B．smiled C．called D．nodded

A．talked about B．looked after C．depended on D．thought of

A．increased B．continued C．disappeared D．developed

A．children B．manager C．father D．friends

A．made B．changed C．found D．improved

A．heat B．shadow C．snowstorm D．sunlight

A．then B．thus C．now D．yet

A．ready B．doubtful C．satisfied D．disappointed

A．unable B．unwilling C．bored D．anxious

A．attention B．choice C．pleasure D．advance

A．because B．when C．whether D．that

A．finally B．especially C．probably D．fortunately

A．effort B．effect C．deed D．feeling

A．daily B．light C．perfect D．main

A．done B．sold C．chosen D．given

A．takes B．leaves C．offers D．costs