职称英语阅读理解考试专项练习(2)
<p> <span word="Tipping">Tipping</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="services">services</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hill">hill</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tip">tip</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="performed">performed</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tipping">tipping</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="porter">porter</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="baggage">baggage</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> , <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="incoming">incoming</span> <span word="luggage">luggage</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> 35<span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="service">service</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="charge">charge</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="cents">cents</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="extra">extra</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extra">extra</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="suitcase">suitcase</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="charged">charged</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="given">given</span>. <span word="Hotels">Hotels</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="charge">charge</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="added">added</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="customary">customary</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="porter">porter</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="suitcases">suitcases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span>, 35 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="satisfactory">satisfactory</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="about">about</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="larger">larger</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="places">places</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="small">small</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>.</p>
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