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A big company wanted to find someone to work for them. Lots of young college students came to 1. for the job, but only a small part of them were left. And this time, the company didn’t plan to choose the right persons 2. usual.

Here came the day when they took the final interview. A big box full of papers was placed on the 3. to the interview room, and a few papers were lying around the box.

The first student came. He hurried along the way to take the interview. "Who put this box in the middle of the road?"the student said to himself, 4. he did not try to move the box away. Instead, he passed around the box and continued his way.

The second student came along and did the 5. thing. Then another came, and another. All of them complained(抱怨) about the box but 6. of them tried to move it. What’s worse, someone even stepped on the papers and left without having a look at the things on the ground.

Half an hour 7., a thin young man with glasses came. He was also among those who were left to take the interview. He saw the box and the papers around it. Without thinking twice, he stopped and began to 8. up the papers and put them into the box. Then he managed to move the box to the side. To his great 9., he found an invitation under the box. On it were the following words, "Congratulations, young man! You are the 10. person we are looking for! Would you like to join us?"

Sometimes, you see, helping others is helping yourself.

Chocolate is a favorite food for people all over the world. People prefer chocolate over ice cream, cakes and cookies.

The idea of eating chocolate didn’t begin until the 19th century. Before that people drank chocolate. The habit began in Central America where the Aztecs drank bowls of chocolate to stay watchful. When the liquid chocolate was brought to Spain in the 1500s, people thought it was medicine because it had a medicine taste. In fact, the people who made chocolate into drinks were doctors. Then people discovered that mixing chocolate with sugar made a wonderful drink King Ferdinand of Spain loved this drink so much that he put out an order: anyone who talked about chocolate outside the court would be killed For about 100 years, “chocolate” was a secret In Spain.

People finally found out about chocolate, and it became a popular drink in Europe. The Swiss mixed milk and chocolate Today most Americans prefer milk chocolate, while Europeans prefer dark chocolate.

New research shows that chocolate is actually good for us. “Chocolate has more than 300 different chemicals. One chemical works on the parts of the brain that feels pleasure. People who feel good when they eat chocolate are actually healthier. Feeling pleasure is important for health and can protect against illness.” “Good chocolate doesn’t have much fat or sugar. You can enjoy it if you eat a little at a time says Tara Berish, another chocolate lover.

1.When did the idea of eating chocolate begin?

2.Why did people think the liquid chocolate was medicine in the 1500s?

3.Who in fact made chocolate into drinks at that time?

4.What did people discover then?

5.How many different chemicals does chocolate have?

6.What can we learn from the passages?

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