Question

Harry saw an advertisement in a window. It said, “Wanted. The best salesman (推销员) in the world.” “I’m a great salesman,” Harry said to himself. “I can sell anything. I’ll go in and ask for that job.”

He went into the building and spoke to the manager. “I’m the best salesman in the world,” he said. “I need the job.” “You must prove (证明) you’re the best,” the manager said.

“I’ll pass every test you give me,” Harry told him.

Then the manager took a box of candy out of his desk. “Last week, I bought a thousand boxes of this candy. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job.”

Harry took the boxes of candy and left the office. He went from shop to shop, trying to sell boxes of the candy, but he couldn’t sell one.

At the end of the week, he went back to the manager. “I’m sorry, sir,” he said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.”

“Oh,” said the manager. “Who?”

“The person who sold you a thousand boxes of this candy,” Harry said.

True or False.（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）5%

1.Harry wanted to get the job on the advertisement.

2.The manager believed (相信) Harry was the best salesman in the world.

3.The manager asked Harry to sell a thousand boxes of candy last week.

4.Finally, the person who sold the manager a thousand boxes of candy got the job.

5.From the story, we can learn that a person can’t be too proud (骄傲的).

Answer

1.T

2.F

3.F

4.F

5.T

【解析】

试题分析：这个故事讲述的是Harry觉得自己是最棒的推销员，但是他没有按照经理的要求，在本周之前卖掉一千盒糖果，所以他知道自己错了，他太自以为是了。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。