A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR 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 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 HR 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 repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then 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 to look for another job
B．asked for food from door to door
C．thought of an idea to make monkey
D．bought a computer and got an e-mail
4.Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?
A．Because he had many friends to help him.
B．Because he was smart and worked very hard.
C．Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
D．Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living.
5.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 HR manager didn’t find the ability of the man.
D．Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard.
Tom was a poor boy. He made a living by cleaning leather shoes for others in the street. Tom was also a clever boy.
One day, a very rich man with the name Miser appeared in front of Tom. He watched his dirty shoes for a while, and then looked at Tom. Tom knew this kind of people well: they love money very much and hate to spend it.
Tom said, “Let me clean your shoes, sir.”
“For nothing?” the rich man asked.
“Only two pence, sir.”
Mr Miser shook his head and walked away.
Tom thought for a moment and then called out, “I’d like to clean it for nothing!” This time Mr Miser agreed. And soon one of his shoes was shining brightly.
When the rich man put his other shoe on the stool(凳子), Tom said he wouldn’t clean it for him unless he was paid two pence for his work. Mr Miser was very angry. He refused to pay anything and went away with a smile on his face.
But to his surprise, the well-cleaned shoe was so bright that it made the other one look even dirtier. Mr Miser took a look around. People in the street were laughing at him. He couldn’t walk on any further.
Finally the rich man returned and gave Tom two pence. In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly.
1.The story happened___________.
A．in a shoe shop B．in the street
C．at the rich man’s house D．near the boy’s home
2.The boy called the man back and agreed to clean his shoes for nothing, because_______.
A.he was afraid of the rich man
B.B.he liked to clean shoes for rich men
C.he wanted to get something else instead of money
D.he was sure he could get his pay from Mr. Miser
3.Mr Miser smiled because________.
A．he liked to walk with only one shoe cleaned
B．He had one of his shoes cleaned without paying for it
C．He thought his other shoe needn’t be cleaned at all
D．He thought he wouldn’t be laughed at by the people in the street.
4.Which of the following is true?
A．The boy was waiting for the rich man that day.
B．Mr. Miser didn’t want to have his shoes cleaned.
C．The rich man won at last.
D．The rich man had to pay the boy for his work.
5.From the passage we know__________.
A.Mr. Miser was a generous man
B.B.the boy was fooled by the rich man
C.the boy was clever enough to have his work paid
D.it is good manners to have one’s shoes cleaned before he or she goes out.
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I was feeling sad because my mother was out of job. It left me wondering 1. was going to happen to us.
I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. Then I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked much 2. (slow) so I could find out where it was coming 3. . Through the crowd I saw4.young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her. She was singing songs with love and keeping on trying. The way she was singing comforted me a bit. I stood there 5. (watch) her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that 6. must take courage to perform7.her own in the middle of a crowd.
She must have felt my presence because she would often look in my direction. By now I was telling myself that if she could perform in front of hundreds of people8.she didn’t know, I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked over, put some money in her carriage and 9. (say), “Thank you. I have been going through a hard time 10.(late), but you’ve made me hopeful again.”
A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived.
One 1 they arrived to find the schoolhouse was on fire. They dragged(拖) the senseless(无意识的) little boy out of the burning building more dead than alive. The doctor told his mother that her son would surely 2 .
But the brave boy didn’t want to die. He made up his 3 that he would survive somehow, and to the amazement of the doctor, he did survive. When the 4 was past, the mother was told that he would be a lifetime cripple(跛子) with no 5 of the lower part of his body at all.
Once more, the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be a 6 . He would walk. But unfortunately from the waist down, he had no motor(运动神经的) ability. His thin legs were all but lifeless.
Finally he returned from the 7 . Every day his mother would massages(按摩) his little 8 , but there was no feeling. Yet his 9 that he would walk was as strong as ever.
One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the 10 to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he threw himself from the chair. He pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him. He walked his way to the white 11 .With great 12 , he raised himself up on the fence(篱笆) . Then, he began dragging himself along the fence and 13 that he would walk. He started to do this every day until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence. 14 through his daily massages and his iron determination, he did 15 the ability to stand up, then to walk by himself and then to run. This determined young man, Dr Glenn Cunningham, ran the world’s fastest mile!
1. A．afternoon B．evening C．noon D．morning
2. A．die B．survive C．fail D．recover
3. A．mind B．heart C．idea D．view
4. A．disease B．disaster C．danger D．failure
5. A．effect B．use C．good D．work
6. A．cripple B．patient C．trouble D．winner
7. A．school B．home C．factory D．hospital
8. A．hands B．legs C．arms D．feet
9. A．decision B．dream C．promise D．determination
10. A．street B．school C．yard D．shop
11. A．fence B．wall C．houses D．door
12. A．job B．time C．effort D．success
13. A．promised B．decided C．insisted D．predicted
14. A．Frankly B．Finally C．Actually D．Secondly
15. A．build B．improve C．choose D．develop
--- Personally, I think it is the sales manager, rather than the salesgirls, ______ to blame.
--- I can’t agree any more.
A．is B．that is C．are D．who are
--- Why does the lake smell terrible?
--- Because large quantities of water _________.
A．have polluted B．is being polluted
C．has been polluted D．have been polluted
