《2025年课堂点睛九年级英语上册人教版》

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polite,exercise,fail,reason,waiter,happy,difference,direct,hate,quick
My family moved to America last year from a small town in North China.
I had a part - time job as a 1. waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One day, when I was serving food to a middle - aged couple, the wife asked me how I could bring their food so 2. quickly. I told her I always respected the elderly. I found her 3. unhappy when she heard that. My manager heard my words. He took me aside and told me that Americans were sensitive (敏感的) and 4. hated the description (描述) of “old”. I then walked back to the table and 5. politely said sorry to the wife. After they learned about the 6. reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural 7. differences, so they laughed.
In the USA, people think “growing old” is a problem. There many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by 8. exercising/exercise like jogging or swimming. When I told the couple I respected the elderly, they got angry because this made them feel they 9. failed to stay young. They didn't want to hear that.
Now I have changed the way I treat the elderly. I still respect them, but now in a different, less 10. direct way.

答案： 1. waiter 2. quickly 3. unhappy 4. hated 5. politely 6. reason 7. differences 8. exercising/exercise 9. failed 10. direct