2. On a rainy night, an elderly man and his wife entered as mall hotel in Philadelphia, USA. The couple wanted a (1) for the night. "Could you give us a room here?"the husband asked. George, the worker, a (2) man with a smile, explained that all of the rooms were (3) . Then he said, "But I can't send a nice couple out into the rain at night. Would you mind sleeping in my room?It will be good enough to make you (4) for the night. "But the couple turned his offer down. Then George continued, "Don't worry about me. I'm on (5) tonight." So the couple agreed. As the man left the hotel with his wife the next day, he said to George, "You should be the (6) of the best hotel. Maybe someday I' ll build one for you." The three of them had a good (7) .
Two years later, George received a letter from the elderly man. It made him think of that (8) night. Also, there was a (9) to New York together with the letter. A few days later, he went to see the man in New York, and was led to a new building. Then the man said, "This is the (10) for you to manage."
The old man's name was William Waldorf Astor, and that building was the first Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the most famous hotel in New York. George became its first manager.