单选题:根据以下材料,回答题WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericafromasmallvillageinGuang

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根据以下材料,回答题
WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericafromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeo-pleshouldalwaysrespect(尊敬)elders.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrassmentintheUnitedStates.
Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,thewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespecttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,herface
showedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookmeasideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitive(敏感)Americansareandhowtheydislikethedescrip-tion"old".ThenIwalkedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedand
werenolongerangry.
InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeopleal-waysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirrichexperience.
However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink"growingold"isaproblem,since"old"showsthatapersonisgoingtoretireorthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeep
themselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjogging,andwomenputonmakeup,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,theygot
angrybe-causethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidn'twanttohear.
Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdon'trespectthemanymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdon'tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.
Jackbroughtthecoupletheirfoodveryfastbecause__________. A.themanageraskedhimtodoso
B.herespectedtheelderly
C.thecouplewantedhimtodoso
D.hewantedmorepay

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