
Alzheimer’s patients (阿尔茨海默氏症患者) forget many things in their lives. 【小题1】. It seems that no company wants to hire (雇佣) these patients and society has “forgotten” about them. However, a restaurant in Shanghai invites these patients to work there. And it has a beautiful name: Forget Me Not Cafe.
In this restaurant, six of the waiters and waitresses have Alzheimer’s disease. Every day before work, a group of volunteers retrain them on how to take orders and serve the dishes. 【小题2】. In this way, these waiters and waitresses can remember the orders more easily.
These people may not work as fast as other servers, but they always try to do their best. “【小题3】. And the customers are very nice and tolerant (宽容的), “ said one of them. “I’m happy and confident here!”
Working at this restaurant provides these patients with a good chance to connect with society: 【小题4】, but most Alzheimer’s patients don’t have that chance. According to a recent report, more than ten million people in China have this disease. The restaurant hopes to bring more attention to this group. This disease may make people forget, but let’s help them to remember with love.
根据短文内容,从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项,有一项是多余选项。
A.This can help to develop their hobbies |
B.The volunteers take good care of us |
C.Some of them can’t even take care of themselves |
D.This can help to slow the worsening (恶化) of their disease |
E.The volunteers also mark the name of each dish with a number |