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根据下面内容,回答题 WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericain2010fromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeopleshouldalwaysrespectelders.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrass-mentintheUnitedStates.
Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,thewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespecttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookmeasideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitiveAmericansareandhowtheydislikethedescription"old".Ithenwalkedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry.
InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirrichexperience.
However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink"growingold"isaproblemsince"old"showsthatapersonisgoingtoretireorthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeepthem-selvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjogging,andwomenputonmakeup,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,theygotangrybe-causethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidn't
wanttohear.
Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdon'trespectthem
anymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdon'tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.
ByJack
Jackbroughtthecoupletheirfoodveryfastbecause__________ A.themanageraskedhimtodoso
B.herespectedtheelderly
C.thecouplewantedhimtodoso
D.hewantedmorepay
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