I work at a company where there are lots of employees. I can’t say I know them all 41 ，but I know most of them. I think that almost 42 of them know me. It’s all based on one 43 principle: I believe every single person 44 to be acknowledged(点头或微笑致意), however small or simple the greeting.
When I was about 10 years old, I was 45 down the street with my mother. She 46 to speak to Mr. Lee, while I was aiming at the “ O” in the STOP 47 with a stone. I knew I could see Mr. Lee any time 48 the neighborhood, so I didn’t pay any 49 to him. After we passed Mr. Lee, my mother, stopped me and said something that has 50 with me from that day until now. She said, “You let that be the 51 time you ever walk by somebody and not open up your mouth to 52 , because even a dog can wag(摇) its 53 when it passes you on the street.” That phrase 54 simple, but it’s been a guidepost(路标)for me. And it feels 35 that when I speak to someone, they speak back.
I’ve become vice president 56 that hasn’t changed the way I approach people. I still follow my mother’s 57 ．I speak to everyone I see, no matter where I am. I’ve learned that speaking to people 58 a pathway into their world and it lets them come into mine, too.
The day you speak to someone who has their head 59 and when they lift it up and 60 ，you realize how powerful it is just to open your mouth and say, “Hello.”
41. A. in advance B. by name C. in particular D. on purpose
42 A. both B. none C. neither D. all
43. A. cool B. simple C. complex D. similar
44. A. deserves B. decides C. demands D. dislikes
45. A. driving B. walking C. jumping D. skating
46. A. refused B. intended C. stopped D. managed
47. A. button B. sign C. line D. spot
48. A. beyond B. beside C. around D. from
49. A. visit B. bill C. tax D. attention
50. A. agreed B. stuck C. competed D. compared
51. A. first B. last C. second D. next
52. A. laugh B. whisper C. speak D. reply
53. A. leg B. body C. tail D. head
54. A. sounds B. looks C. appears D. proves
55. A. well B. good C. awkward D. strange
56. A. but B. while C. so D. since
57. A. nose B. feeling C. advice D. bent
58. A. decorates B. creates C. explores D. blocks
59 A. turned around B. operated on C. knocked in D. held down
60. A. stare B. scold C. shout D. smile