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A regular customer at the Brief Encounter restaurant in Bellevue, Washington, amazed employees this weekend after he left a $3,000 tip on a $39 check.

The staff thought it was a mistake at first until they read the note on the back of the receipt. The note reads: “You guys do a great job! When I was 7, I washed dishes and my mom cooked in a diner like this. We were very poor and didn’t have money for Christmas. Hopefully, this will help all of you have a better Christmas.”

Brief Encounter owner Melanie Bard identified the customer as Dwayne Clark, founder of an assisted living community, who comes in to eat regularly on the weekends with his wife. “He’s a great customer when he comes in,” Bard said, adding that he has been coming in for the past eight years.

The 12-person staff will share the tip evenly, $250 each, as Clark requested. Clark stressed that this is isn’t about the amount of money he gave, but instead about the sentiment(感情) behind it.

“You don’t have to give money. You can write appreciative notes and say thank you,” Melanie Bard said of wanting to inspire a tipping movement this holiday season. “It would go a long way to inspire all of us.”

1.How much money did the man leave after the meal?

A $39.

B $250.

C $3000.

D $3039.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段A regular customer at the Brief Encounter restaurant in Bellevue, Washington, amazed employees this weekend after he left a $3,000 tip on a $39 check.可知饭钱是39美元，小费是3000元，因此这个人留下了3039美元，故选D。

2. Why were the employees amazed?

A They could share the money.

B The check was small but the tip was large.

C The customer was from a poor family.

D They got the Christmas gift money.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第二段The staff thought it was a mistake at first until they read the note on the back of the receipt.可知一开始员工们都以为是弄错了，直到看到小票后面的文字才确信3000美元的小费是真的，因此让他们感到震惊的是餐费很少而小费非常巨大，故选B。

3.How did the employee make sure the money was a tip?

A By reading the note.

B By finding out who left the money.

C By writing appreciative notes.

D By reviewing the monitor video.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段The staff thought it was a mistake at first until they read the note on the back of the receipt.可知是读了发票背后的字员工们才确信这笔巨款是一笔小费，故选A。

4.Why did Clark leave the tip?

A To show how rich he was.

B To express his love for his mom.

C To praise all the employees.

D To help employees have a better Christmas.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Hopefully, this will help all of you have a better Christmas.”可知，Clark留下大笔小费是为了让他们能够过上一个美好的圣诞节。故选D。

5.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A Clark will take the money back and write some appreciative notes.

B Melanie Bard will refuse the huge tip and give it back to Clark.

C Melanie Bard will start a movement about appreciative notes.

D Melanie Bard and his employees will thank Clark.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句Melanie Bard said of wanting to inspire a tipping movement this holiday season.可知Clark的行为激发了他发起一场写一些感激的话在便条上以激励字样他人心灵的灵感，因此推测他会发起这样一场运动，故选C。