When a customer fell deathly ill, waitress Jessica Grant called on a skill she never thought she’d need.
The man eating chicken chimichangas at table 25 asked for more tortillas and a Dr Pepper. Jessica Shafer Grant, eight hours into a 12-hour double shift at Abuelo’s restaurant in Abilene, Texas, checked on her other customers, then made her way downstairs to the kitchen to place the order. Grant, 29, had recently moved to Abilene with her five-year-old daughter and was supplementing the income she earned as a dental assistant by waiting tables on weekends.
In the restaurant’s courtyard, Walter Wheat, 74, signed his credit card bill and stood up to leave. He dropped his jacket and staggered. His wife, Doris, 67, and the dinner companion grabbed Wheat’s arms and brought him carefully to the floor. Then Wheat, who’d survived a heart attack eight years earlier, stopped breathing and stared up vacantly.
Doris fell to her knees an
A. She took a part-time job at the restaurant.
B. She turned from a dental assistant to a waitress.
C. She gave up the former job for a higher income.
D. She worked only on weekends for her daughter’s sake.
When a customer fell deathly ill, waitress Jessica Grant called on a skill she never thought she’d need.
The man eating chicken chimichangas at table 25 asked for more tortillas and a Dr Pepper. Jessica Shafer Grant, eight hours into a 12-hour double shift at Abuelo’s restaurant in Abilene, Texas, checked on her other customers, then made her way downstairs to the kitchen to place the order. Grant, 29, had recently moved to Abilene with her five-year-old daughter and was supplementing the income she earned as a dental assistant by waiting tables on weekends.
In the restaurant’s courtyard, Walter Wheat, 74, signed his credit card bill and stood up to leave. He dropped his jacket and staggered. His wife, Doris, 67, and the dinner companion grabbed Wheat’s arms and brought him carefully to the floor. Then Wheat, who’d survived a heart attack eight years earlier, stopped breathing and stared up vacantly.
Doris fell to her knees an
A. He went to the restaurant with his wife and daughter.
B. He had never told his wife about his heart disease.
C. He was treating his wife and a friend to dinner at the restaurant.
D. He showed the same symptom as eight years ago.
Directions:
You fell ill and needed an operation. The doctors of Tall Oaks Hospital carried out an operation on you. Writer a letter of thanks, including the following details:
1) Describing the mood before operation;
2) Acknowledging the stuff of the Tall Oaks Hospital;
You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead. You do not need to write the address.
One day a layer’s wife fell ill, and he went to get a doctor. The doctor willingly came to see the woman and to do what he could for her, but before he went into the house, he made a short stop. He knew that the lawyer was famous for not paying his bills, even if they were due(正当的). He therefore said to the man. "But if I save your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me."
"Sir," replied the lawyer. "Here I have $ 500, whether you cure my wife or you kill her. I’ll give you all this."
The doctor was reassured (使消除疑虑) and went into the house. When he reached the woman’s beside, it soon became clear to him that he could do little. She was seriously ill, and though he prescribed(开药方) her medicine, she soon died.
He told the lawyer he was very sorry,, and then asked for the money which he had promised. "Did you kill my wife" asked the lawyer. "Of course I didn’t," said the doctor. "Wel
A. cured his wife
B. got a doctor for her
C. got some medicine for her illness
D. promised to pay $ 500 to the doctor
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