WhenIarrivedat6a.m.inthehospitalkitchenRosewasalreadycheckingnametags(标签)onthetrays(托盘).“HiI'mJanet.”ItriedtosoundcheerfulalthoughIalreadyknewRose'sreputationforbeingimpossibleto
WhenIarrivedat6a.m.inthehospitalkitchenRosewasalreadycheckingnametags(标签)onthetrays(托盘).
“HiI'mJanet.”ItriedtosoundcheerfulalthoughIalreadyknewRose'sreputationforbeingimpossibletoworkwith.“scheduledtoworkwithyouthisweek."
Roseamiddle-agedwomanstoppedwhatshewasdoingandlookedcloselyoverherreadingglasses.Icouldtellfromherexpressionshewasn'tpleasedtoseeastudentworker.
“Whatdoyouwantmetodo?Startthecoffee?”Iasked.
Rosenoddedandwentbacktocheckingnametags.
Ifilledthe40-cuppotwithcoldwaterandbeganmakingcoffeewhenRoseyelled“That'snotthewaytomakecoffee!MShesteppedinandtookover.
NothingIdidpleasedher.
BackathomeIstayedaloneinmyroomfightingbacktears.Ithought“Maybeshedidn’tfeelwell.Maybeshehadsometrouble."Idecidedtoforgiveherandtrytogetalongwithher.
ThenextmorningIignoredthehurtfulremarksthrowninmydirectionanddidthingsRose'swayasmuchaspossible.
Overthenextfewdaysanamazingthingbegantohappen.MyfocusshiftedfromwhatshewasdoingtomeandIstartedseeingRoseasthepersonshewashurting.Theicytensionbegantomeltaway.
Throughouttherestofthesummerwehadnumerousopportunitiestoworktogether.Eachtimesheseemedhappytoseeme.AsIworkedwiththislonelywomanIlistenedtoher—somethingnooneelsehaddone.Ilearnedthatshewasburdenedbyelderlyparentswhoneededhercareandherownhealthproblems.
ThatsummerIlearnedalessonVveneverforgotten.TheworldisfullofpeoplelikeRose一annoyingdemandingunlovable—yethurtinginside.Tvefoundthatloveisthebestwaytoturnanenemyintoafriend.
21.WhatwasRose'sattitudetowardstheauthorthefirstdaytheymet?
A.Polite.B.Curious. C.Dissatisfied.D.Unashamed.
22.Aftergettinghomefromworktheauthor____.
A.wasverytired B.feltquiteupset
C.wasprettylonely D.feltgenerallyunwell
23.WhatdidtheauthordoafterherfirstdayofworkingwithRose?
A.ShehurtRose.B.ShehelpedRose.
C.SheignoredRose.D.ShetoleratedRose.
24.Whatc