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根据以下材料,回答题WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericain2010fromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoung
peopleshouldalwaysrespectelders.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrass-mentintheUnitedStates.
Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,thewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespecttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,her
faceshowedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookmeasideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitiveAmericansareandhowtheydislikethedescription
"old".Ithenwalkedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwere
nolongerangry.InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.
Youngpeoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirrichexperience.However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink"growingold"isaproblemsince"old"shows
thatapersonisgoingtoretireorthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeepthem-selvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjogging,andwomenputonmakeup,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,theygotangrybe-causethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidn'twanttohear.Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdon't
respectthemanymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdon'tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.ByJack
Jackbroughtthecoupletheirfoodveryfastbecause______ A.themanageraskedhimtodoso
B.herespectedtheelderly
C.thecouplewantedhimtodoso
D.hewantedmorepay
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