4 . A trip across the Pacific will guarantee you a different experience with a tipping culture you’ve never come across in China.
In the US, giving a little _______ money to service workers on top of your bill is a common _______.
Though US national law _______that businesses pay workers at least $7.25 (45 yuan) per hour, employees receiving tips—often waiters and waitresses—are the exceptions. They _______ only receive $2.13 an hour, and tips _______the difference. As the Wall Street Journal put it, “The American system of tipping holds the promise of great _______ for waiting staff.”
So how should you tip if you are in the US?
_______you pay tips as a percentage of the bill. Offering an extra 15 percent of the _______to the waiter or waitress in a restaurant and to the delivery man or woman is customary and _______. You can offer more for great service and less for ________ service.
Yet there is an________. For take-out food, you don’t have to ________tips for the sellers. Tipsare not expected at fast food restaurants, cafés or ice cream shops either, though a tip jar ________be right by the cash register (收银机). Don’t feel obligated to throw some money in, remembering that it doesn’t hurt. Those workers do not __________on tips.
Other service workers also receive tips. For taxi drivers, 15 percent is the norm (标准), ________if they help with your bags. The same goes for tour guides.
Today, you can even pay tips on a credit card. When receiving a copy of the bill to sign, you
are
________to fill in how much you’d like to tip.
________thinking about when to tip and how much you should tip causes a big ________for many Chinese people, it’s important to________in mind that as long as you show respect and use your reasoning, things will be just ________.
1. A.good | B.pocket | C.extra | D.lucky |
2. A.method | B.practice | C.way | D.agreement |
3. A.requires | B.believes | C.hopes | D.agrees |
4. A.rarely | B.usually | C.seldom | D.always |
5. A.put up | B.take up | C.hold up | D.make up |
6. A.praises | B.prizes | C.awards | D.rewards |
7. A.Fortunately | B.Naturally | C.Normally | D.Surprisingly |
8. 9. A.expected | B.limited | C.illegal | D.casual |
10. A.superb | B.poor | C.splendid | D.new |
11. A.example | B.incident | C.exception | D.opportunity |
12. A.provide | B.pay | C.charge | D.demand |
13. A.need | B.should | C.must | D.might |
14. 15. A.less | B.bigger | C.more | D.smaller |
16. A.eager | B.free | C.willing | D.delighted |
17. A.Though | B.Now that | C.As if | D.When |
18. A.dilemma | B.enjoyment | C.headache | D.change |
19. A.stay | B.bear | C.bring | D.take |
20. A.terrible | B.various | C.valuable | D.fine |