Unit Three Chapter 17: Waiter

Final Check

Question

The loud voice of the young man at the next table startled me. He was (1)deferendeavorequateimposeindignantinevitablemaliciousoptionpassivepatron about some undeserved criticism the waiter had received. He said to the waiter, “Why did you just stand there and let that woman you like that without sticking up for yourself? You were like a(n) (2)deferendeavorequateimposeindignantinevitablemaliciousoptionpassivepatron little child.”

“I beg your pardon, sir,” the waiter answered. “That woman is a(n) (3)deferendeavorequateimposeindignantinevitablemaliciousoptionpassivepatron of this restaurant. I (4)deferendeavorequateimposeindignantinevitablemaliciousoptionpassivepatron to treat our customers with respect.”

“Even those who (5)deferendeavorequateimposeindignantinevitablemaliciousoptionpassivepatron on you by being as demanding as that woman was? Even those who think they’re better than you because you’re waiting on them?”

“You seem to (6)deferendeavorequateimposeindignantinevitablemaliciousoptionpassivepatron my polite manner with weakness,” the waiter answered. “I don’t like customers, but they’re part of a waiter’s territory. Standing up publicly to the woman may seem like a smart move to you, but it would have made two things (7)deferendeavorequateimposeindignantinevitablemaliciousoptionpassivepatron: an ugly scene and the loss of my job.”

“But you have no (8)deferendeavorequateimposeindignantinevitablemaliciousoptionpassivepatron,” the customer insisted. “You can’t let people you, ever—especially when they’re being (9)deferendeavorequateimposeindignantinevitablemaliciousoptionpassivepatron, giving you a hard time for no good reason.”

“You’re giving me just as hard a time as that woman did,” was the waiter’s . “Why should I (10) deferendeavorequateimposeindignantinevitablemaliciousoptionpassivepatron to your opinion and not hers?”