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  Tadatoyo Yamamoto is a Japanese businessman. He visits the USA from time to time. While he was telephoning at a hotel(旅社) on a visit to Chicago, he put his bag on the floor. A few minutes later, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto reached down for it, but it was gone. Inside it were about $ 900, his passport(护照), photos of his family, and his return ticket to Japan.

  But three weeks after he returned to Tokyo, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto received an envelope(信封). There was nothing inside but his passport, his airline ticket and money order(汇票) for more than $ 900 and a letter from Mr Joseph Loveras. It said, “I hope this money order and the things will make you believe in the people of Chicago.”

  The next time he travelled to the USA, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto called on Mr Joseph Loveras. He was 67 years old and in bad health. He got only $ 493 a month.

  He said that he saw the bag on a street corner and found the money and the ticket in the top part of the bag. He changed the money into money order and spent his own money to send it to Japan.

  Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto was very moved by what Mr Loveras had done. “I asked him why he would go to all the trouble to return everything to me. He told me that if he had not done it, it would have made him feel bad for the rest of his life.”

  Now they have become friends. Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto visits Mr Loveras every time he is in the USA.

1.While he was visiting Chicago, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto ________.

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A.lost his bag

B.lost his way

C.changed his money into money order

D.made friends with an old American

2.When Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto couldn't find his lost things ________.

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A.he felt sorry for the people of Chicago

B.he thought the people of Chicago were very friendly

C.he thought they would never be found

D.he thought they would be soon returned to him

3.Mr Loveras sent back the things to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto because he wanted ________.

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A.to get some money from him in return

B.to help him to do more business in USA

C.him to come to visit America more often

D.him to know most people in Chicano are nice

4.From the passage we know that Mr Loveras was ________.

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A.very rich
B.not rich
C.a business
D.very healthy

5.Which of the following is true?

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A.Mr Loveras took the bag away from the hotel and then returned it to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto.

B.A thief(小偷) took the bag away and threw it on a street corner.

C.If Mr Loveras didn't return everything to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto, he would die.

D.Mr Loveras knew Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto very well before.

When I was about 12, a girl in my class liked to point out my problems. I was too thin; I wasn't a good student; I talked too much; I was too __46__, and so on. At last, I became very angry and ran to my father.

He listened to me  47  . Then he asked, "Are these things true or not? Do you know what you are really like? Go and make a   48   of what she said and find the __49__ that are true. "

I did as he told me. To my great __50_ . 1 discovered that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change (like being very thin). But there were things 1 could and wanted to change. For the _51__ time, I got a clear  52  of myself.

I brought the list back to Dad. He refused to take it. "That's just for you." he said. "You know the truth about _53_ better than anyone else. When people say something that is true about you, you should find it helpful. "

Our world is full of people who think they know your business. Don't _54_ and feel   55 . Listen to them.

(  )46. A. beautiful             B. proud     C smart  D. rich

(  )47. A. bravely H. happily    C. quickly   D. quietly

(  )48. A. joke    B. programme  C.list       D. record

(  )49. A. secrets B. mistakes   C. lessons   D. points

(  )50. A. surprise B. interest   C. opinion   D. fact

(  )51. A. first   B. second     C. next      D. last

(  )52. A. book    B. picture    C. drawing   D. notice

(  )53. A. yourselves B. myself  C. herself   D. yourself

(  )54. A. clean   B. open       C. close     D. wash

(  )55. A. hurt    B.safe        C. pretty    D.cheap


I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a major insurance(保险业) company. I told him honestly why I wanted the job----I needed to keep my family in Boston. My wife recently died of a heart attack. A job in Boston would help me reduce some of the extreme trauma (精神创伤) and pain of the loss for my 16-year-old daughter. It was important for me to keep her in her high school. I could still hardly talk about the loss of my wife.
Bruce, the interviewer, was politely empathetic, but he didn't probe any further. He admitted my loss and with great respect, moved on to another subject. After the next round of the interview, Bruce took me to lunch with another person. Then he asked me to take a walk with him. He told me that he, too, had lost his wife. And, like me, he had also been married 20 years and had three children.
In his sharing, I realized that he had experienced the same pain as I had -----a pain that was almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a beloved one. He offered his business card and home phone number and suggested that, if I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call.
Whether I got the job or not, he wanted me to know that he was there if I ever needed help. When he had no idea if we would ever see each other again, he helped our family deal with one of the greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business interview into a caring support for another person in need.  
【小题1】The writer took part in the interview because __________.
A.hehad lost his job and wanted to find a new one.
B.he had to support his family in Boston.
C.his wife had recently died of a heart attack.
D.his daughter needed money for schooling.
【小题2】The underlined word "empathetic" in the second paragraph means ____.
A.善良的B.容易相处的C.聪明的D.同情的
【小题3】Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.Bruce invited the writer to lunch later.
B.Bruce shared his life experience with the writer.
C.Bruce was willing to help the writer.
D.Bruce finally gave the job to the writer.
【小题4】We can infer(推断) from the passage that ______.
A.Bruce and the writer saw each other often.
B.the writer got little help from Bruce.
C.the writer learned much from the job interview.
D.the writer had a better life afterwards.
【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?
A.An Act of KindnessB.A Pleasant Interview
C.The Same ExperienceD.An Important Lesson

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