Question

 Learn and Earn

Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard. After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie  __36__  a salesman. One day Charlie could not  __37__ it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not  __38__ hard-working employees, but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really __39___.

The boss knew that Charlie had spared no  __40__ for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the  __41__ between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the  following. “Go and __42__ if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market.” Charlie went, returned and  __43__ said, “Yes.” The boss asked, “How much per kilogram?” Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to  __44__, “$ 12 per kg.”

The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the  __45__ question. Jackie went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a  __46__of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, __47__  from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good  __48__.”

Charlie was  __49___ and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to  __50__ but to learn from Jackie.

My dear friends, you know, a more  __51__ person is more observant, thinks more and understands in __52__. For the same matter, he sees several years ahead,  __53__ you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you  __54__  ?

Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How __55__ are you?

1.	A．made B．became C．remained D．kept

2.	A．tolerate B．do C．get D．put

3.	A．enjoy B．meet C．repay D．value

4.	A．unusual B．unfair C．careless D．selfless

5.	A．rest B．trouble C．effect D．effort

6.	A．competition B．relationship C．difference D．distance

7.	A．find out B．carry out C．look out D．pick out

8.	A．still B．again C．even D．only

9.	A．offer B．answer C．remind D．repeat

10.	A．difficult B．familiar C．same D．simple

11.	A．total B．lot C．few D．number

12.	A．taken B．come C．bought D．heard

13.	A．value B．quality C．condition D．shape

14.	A．struck B．moved C．puzzled D．encouraged

15.	A．stay B．stop C．work D．leave

16.	A．important B．intelligent C．successful D．hardworking

17.	A．time B．depth C．need D．common

18.	A．while B．though C．unless D．since

19.	A．see B．think C．know D．win

20.	A．hopeful B．thoughtful C．helpful D．meaningful

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

1.C  remain 仍然，仍旧是，在此表示职务未变。

2.A  take 接受。句意为“查理再也无法接受这一事实”。

3.D  value vt. 尊重，重视，珍视。

4.B 他认为这一点也不公道。

5.D  spare no effort 不余遗力。

6.C 此句与49空所在句子结构相同。

7.A  do the following 做下列事情。后文用引号引出了具体内容。

8.D 由文意可知。

9.B  answer 回答。

10.C  the same question 同样的问题。

11.A  a total of, ……总共。 a lot/pile/number of……及言其多，不与具体数字连用。

12.C．A改为brought, B 改为coming亦可选。

13.B  good quality 质量好。

14.A  strike vt. 打动（某人）的心，使感动。

15.D 上文提到辞职，在此表示思想的转变：不辞职。

16.C  successful 成功的。Jackie受到提拔，说明他是一个事业很成功的人。 hardworking 只是事业成功的一个因素，Charlie也 hardworking，但未被提拔，说明 hardworking不可选为正确答案。

17.B  understand in depth 深刻理解。

18.A 转折对比。

19.D 获胜。

20.B 此句中的 how far与上段的 several years对应，how thoughtful 与thinks more 对应