John and Bobby joined the same company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted (提拔) Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary worker. John couldn’t take it anymore, gave his resignation (辞呈) to the boss and complained that the boss only promoted those who only said good words to him.
The boss knew John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, “I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave.”
John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found a man selling water melons. The boss asked how much they per kilo. John shook his head and went back to the seller to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 per kilo.
The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. Bobby went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person is selling watermelons. $1.2 per kg, and $10 for 10 kg. He has 340 melons in all, 58 of which are on the table. Every melon weighs about 2 kg. Brought from the South two days ago, they are fresh and red. "
John was impressed and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby.
1.According to Paragraph 1, John thought that ____________.
A. Bobby wasn’t fit to be a manager.
B. Bobby was lazy though he was clever.
C. the boss was expecting to hear good words.
D. it was unfair that the boss only promoted Bobby.
2.The underlined word take in Paragraph 1 means _________.
A. accept B. understand
C. forget D. judge
3.Why did the boss tell John and Bobby to find anyone selling watermelon in the market?
A. To show watermelons are in great need.
B. To test their abilities to make market research.
C. To make John realize Bobbys ability to do business.
D. To help John learn the difference between Bobby and him.
4.What does the passage mostly want to tell us?
A. Learning is the key to great success.
B. A person fails usually because of carelessness.
C. A more successful person sees more and further.
D. One’s success is not related to his working hard.
After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced for a few days. I was to wait tables on my own. All went that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily the tables not far from the kitchen. , I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘).
Before I knew it, the was full of people. I moved slowly, every step. I remember how I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was on. It had nice handles, which made it to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved you work. It seems your tray stand has been very to you, but we are getting ready to now, and my wife needs her back.”
At first his did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker(助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was . I wanted to get into a hole and .
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just . I have learned to be more and not to be too sure of myself.
1.A. manager B. assistant C. cook D. waitress
2.A. promised B. invited C. allowed D. advised
3.A. well B. quickly C. safely D. wrong
4.A. left B. given C. brought D. shown
5.A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Finally
6.A. kitchen B. street C. restaurant D. table
7.A. minding B. changing C. taking D. saving
8.A. angry B. calm C. sad D. happy
9.A. fixed B. trained C. loaded D. waited
10.A. slower B. lighter C. quieter D. easier
11.A. believe B. agree C. regret D. pretend
12.A. letting B. making C. watching D. having
13.A. useful B. familiar C. unusual D. interesting
14.A. rest B. order C. eat D. leave
15.A. bag B. walker C. tray D. coat
16.A. idea B. praise C. message D. need
17.A. cold B. full of joy C. pale D. on fire
18.A. lie B. hide C. defend D. stay
19.A. repeated B. discovered C. corrected D. described
20.A. careful B. patient C. honest D. practical
A society was set up to __________ the endangered animals and plant life from dying out in this area.
A. reserve B. preserve
C. observe D. deserve
A number of students _______ said they were forced to practice the piano.
A. to question B. to be questioned
C. questioned D. questioning
---- Can I sit in the front row?
----Yes, you can take ________ seat you like.
A. whatever B. what
C. whichever D. which
Its hard to ________ the green beans from the red ones, because there are too many of them.
A. work out B. watch out
C. sort out D. set out
