I was offered several part-time jobs at university. Finally I decided to give one of them a go. Now I work in a dining hall on campus(校園). My main duties are to serve food and wash dishes.
I discovered I would have to stand still for at least three hours at a time and was afraid it was not going to be as much fun as I had thought. Smiling all the time and remembering all the strange food names have been a challenge(挑戰), too.
I have had really funny experiences. One of the sauces is called "marinara" which is a kind of tomato-based sauce like salsa（辣茄醬）． Before I knew what it was, someone asked me to give him the sauce, and I replied: "What? The marijuana(大麻) sauce?" He was astonished. Marijuana is an illegal(非法的 ) drug and has nothing to do with sauce. It was quite embarrassing(使人尷尬的)! I have never forgotten the word "marinara" since then.
I also had to make a wrap（卷餅） for the first time. I had tasted Mexican wraps many times in China, but making one was a different matter. I could feel my face was burning with sweat and embarrassment as I broke the thin wraps again and again while people were waiting impatiently. Mexican wraps taste great when they're soft, but I do wish they could be made thicker and harder so they wouldn't break so easily.
My favorite part of the job is working in the kitchen. I hold the water cannon(水槍) like a policeman about to fight with "criminals” ----the dirty dishes. It's quite exciting to feel the water rushing out of the pipe. I usually get thoroughly(徹底地)
soaked, but it feels good, a bit like taking a shower. Sometimes our boss allows us to play music to cheer us up. I often hum along to the music while washing dishes.
This is my first experience of being a student worker. It is hard work, but it's turning out to be quite fun.
小題1:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
| A．When the writer works, he has to stand still all day long. |
| B．The writer had never imagined working in a dining hall could be fun. |
| C．The writer found making Mexican wraps very challenging. |
| D．The writer found it easy to keep track of all the weird food names. |
小題2:When the author made Mexican wraps for the first time, ______.
| A．he failed to make them thick and hard |
| B．he ended up with a few dissatisfied customers |
| C．he had never tasted Mexican wraps before |
| D．he was proud of what he had made |
小題3:What part of the job in the dining hall does the author like best?
| A．Making Mexican wraps. | B．Delivering food to customers. |
| C．Washing dishes in the kitchen. | D．Making all sorts of sauces. |
小題4:What does the underlined word “
soaked “ mean? It means _______
小題5:What is the point in the article?
| A．To describe the writer’s fun campus life in the US. |
| B．To explain the culture of part-time work in the US. |
| C．To teach readers how to make Mexican wraps. |
| D．To share the author’s experience of part-time work. |
