A jobless man wanted very much to be an “office boy” at Microsoft. The manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test.” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the form(表格) to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied. “But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I'm sorry,” said the manager. “If you don't have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn't living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He did this again and again for three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. At last, he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队).Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven't got one.” His friend couldn't believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?”The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!”
1. What did the man do for the test?
A. He sent e-mails. B. He did the cleaning
C. He sold computers. D. He filled in forms.
2.The man didn't get the job because he .
A. disliked such a job B. didn't pass the test
C. didn't have an e-mail D. knew nothing about computers
3.The man after he left Microsoft.
A. went home directly B. asked for food from door to door
C. thought up an idea to make money D. bought a computer and got an e-mail
4.What does the story want to tell us?
A. Computers are very important in our daily life.
B. Everyone can make a lot of money with only $10.
C. The manager didn't like the man.
D. Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard.
Dicos Pizza Hut
Tel: 76857217 Tel: 78344643
Address: 28 Bridge Street Address: 102 Ting Street
Open: 9:00 am --- 11:oo pm Open: 9 30 am --- 12:00 pm
Food: fried chicken, French fries Food: beef pizza, seafood pizza
hamburgers, porridge fruit pizza, vegetable pizza
Drinks: coke, coffee, milk, juice Drinks: coffee, milk, fruit juice
Dessert: ice cream Dessert: ice cream
Soup: vegetable soup Soup : Italy soup
1. If you would like some hamburgers, you can __________.
A. go to Ting Street B. call 76857217 C. call 78344643 D. go to Pizza Hut
2. You can’t have __________ in Pizza Hut.
A. French fries B. milk C. soup D. fruit pizza
3. You can eat ice cream __________ .
A. in Pizza Hut B. in Italy C. in Dicos D. Both A and C
Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their with themselves when they were young or with other people when they were children.
"When I was your age," a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, "I was at the top of my class every year. And I what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals (目标). You are always at the bottom (最后) of your class you have no goals."
The man's son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. "And when your mother was your age, " the young man's father , " she had a good job and she lots of money. You don't even have a part-time job .You earn nothing. " The man's son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. "
And when your brother was your age, "the young man's father said, "he studied hard. But you just waste your time."
And the man's son still said nothing.
Finally, the young man's father said, "And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night."
This time the son stay silent. "
And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father," he said, "He was the President of United States. are you?"
His father had no answer this.
Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what's your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?
1.A. children B. students C. teachers D. friends
2.A. know B. knew C. will know D. have known
3.A. although B. or C. and D. but
4.A. went away B. went over C. went up D. went on
5.A. won B. made C. received D. gave
6.A. old B. young C. older D. elder
7.A. can B. can't C. could D. couldn't
8.A. a B. an C. the D./
9.A. What B. How C. Where D. Who
10.A. to B. with C. of D. on
I _____ my homework at home yesterday.
A. forgot B.forget C.leave D. left
Does Zhao Ping ___ his father or his mother?
A.be similar to B.take out C.take after D.take off
Some of the volunteers hope to continue ________ in the village after_______ some time with the villagers.
A. to work,to spend B. working,to spend
C. work, spending D. working,spending
