We recently treated our now-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of       , flew around the table treating customers. She remembered their special tastes, likes and dislikes-all of which she’d learned after only the brief      .
At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to       the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband paid with a credit card, added her      , and we were off.
“Mr Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dinning room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”
He looked at her as though he didn’t understand. We’ve all seen that universal       of confusion.
“What did you give her?” I asked in a whisper, ____ if he had done something unreasonable or made a calculation error.
“Wow, Dad,” our son said, sounding like a 10-year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress       anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.”
“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little      what I usually give.”
It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our son retelling the story of the       waitress, that I realized she had given my family something       a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of acknowledging hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more       from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I     this thoughtful, caring man.

A．painting B．smiling C．cooking D．serving

A．argument B．discussion C．conversation D．debate

A．attend to B．look for C．care about D．find out

A．advice B．suggestion C．tip D．prize

A．feeling B．look C．attitude D．face

A．wondering B．knowing C．saying D．answering

A．help B．keep C．drive D．follow

A．except B．below C．above D．within

A．excellent B．skilled C．generous D．grateful

A．rather than B．more than C．less than D．no more than

A．respect B．sympathy C．thanks D．satisfactory

A．trained B．refused C．left D．married