My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many

My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow  16 .
Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary（非凡的） self-confidence, something I was really  17 . I looked up to Helen  18 she was doing what she loved—  19 people better. She always made everyone, customers（顾客） and co-workers（同事）,  20 and feel good.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my  21 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet（炒蛋）, and when I saw him _22 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.
Thanks to the newfound confidence I  23     from Helen, I dreamed of having my own      24 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan（贷款）, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”
The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s  25 ? You’re not smiling today.” I  26    my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody  27 just have faith in （信任）me.”
Before long he handed me checks  28     $50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust（信任） in your  29 as a person. Good people with a dream should have  30      to make that dream e true.”
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I 31      working at the restaurant, making  32 for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured（被破灭）, though, and I lost the  33 .
Later I decided to apply for a job at  Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was    34 and ended up being a pretty good agent（代理商，代理人）.   35 ， I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest（利息 ）. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm（公司）.
【小题1】.A．friendB．waitressC．citizenD．customer【小题2】.A．losingB．earningC．sharingD．lacking【小题3】..A．whileB．thoughC．becauseD．unless【小题4】.A．helpingB．respectingC．servingD．praising【小题5】..A．workB．eatC．smileD．speak【小题6】.A．regularB．favoriteC．respectedD．fresh【小题7】.A．eatingB．greetingC．smilingD．ing【小题8】.A．found outB．picked up（学会）C．got backD．took away【小题9】..A．restaurantB．workC．houseD．money【小题10】.A．aheadB．thatC．thereD．up【小题11】.A．exchangedB．discussedC．sharedD．explained【小题12】..A．shouldB．wouldC．mightD．must【小题13】.A．countingB．totaling（共计）C．addingD．valuing【小题14】.A．abilityB．honestyC．responsibilityD．identity【小题15】..A．patienceB．confidenceC．choiceD．chance【小题16】.A．lovedB．practicedC．continuedD．enjoyed【小题17】.A．tablesB．plansC．decisionsD．suggestions【小题18】.A．faithB．honestyC．moneyD．friend【小题19】.A．hired（雇佣）B．rejectedC．encouragedD．determined【小题20】..A．FortunatelyB．ExcitedlyC．PersonallyD．Eventually. B