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Coffee shops are cool, but in Wilmington, Bitty & Beau’s Coffee enjoys a good reputation for its war...
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Coffee shops are cool, but in Wilmington, Bitty & Beau’s Coffee enjoys a good reputation for its warmth.
At the heart of the shop’s popularity is its _________ staff: Almost everyone has an intellectual(智力的)or developmental disability.
The coffee shop was opened in 2016 by Amy Wright and her husband, ___________ by two of her four children Beau and Bitty, who have Down syndrome(唐氏症).
When the couple discovered that most people with intellectual and developmental disabilities could never find an employer who would even give them a(n) ___________ , they decided to do something about it.
“It _________ me like a flash of lightning: a coffee shop!” Wright said. “It would be the perfect environment for bringing people together. Seeing the staff ___________ customers at the door, preparing food, serving orders and cleaning tables, people would realize how ___________ they are.”
When the shop opened, it immediately had ___________ out the door. National press attention ___________, and six months later, it had to move to a _____________ space.
Today, the store employs 40 people with disabilities, who are really good at their jobs.
What makes Amy most proud is the ____________ it has built in the community. “Every day, people say, ‘You’ve made my day. Thank you.’ That’s a feeling of happiness most people don’t get elsewhere, and it's what ____________ people back here,” she said. “This is a place where people can ____________ with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are than different. It’s ____________ a cup of coffee. It's a human rights movement. It's given our employees the respect and a sense of being ____________ that they deserve. For many employees, it's their first job, and their ____________ fills the air.”
1.A.unique B.professional C.active D.brave
2.A.impressed B.controlled C.inspired D.responded
3.A.interview B.invitation C.appointment D.reason
4.A.moved B.struck C.encouraged D.affected
5.A.finding B.observing C.greeting D.gathering
6.A.capable B.generous C.considerate D.reliable
7.A.lines B.waiters C.listeners D.guards
8.A.agreed B.continued C.followed D.left
9.A.farther B.larger C.quieter D.nearer
10.A.background B.balance C.tradition D.bridge
11.A.holds B.draws C.calls D.forces
12.A.interact B.play C.work D.discuss
13.A.nothing but B.far from C.after all D.more than
14.A.helped B.valued C.separated D.protected
15.A.ambition B.humor C.joy D.patience
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