题目内容
Having checked the doors were closed, and _________ all the lights were off, the boy opened the door to his bedroom.
A. why B. that C. when D. where
B
It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” Deluca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘you should open a sandwich shop.’ ”
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $ 1,000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000.
But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘ We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’” And they did — in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says.
And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.
DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multi-million-dollar restaurant chain.
【小题1】Deluca opened the first sandwich shop in order to _________________________.
A.support his family | B.pay for his college education |
C.help his partner expand business | D.do some research |
A.He put money into the sandwich business. |
B.He was a professor of business administration (管理). |
C.He was studying at the University of Bridgeport. |
D.He rented a storefront for DeLuca. |
A.It stood at an unfavorable place. |
B.It lowered the prices to promote sales. |
C.It made no profits due to poor management. |
D.It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches. |
A.had enough money to do it |
B.had succeeded in their business |
C.wished to meet the increasing demand of customers |
D.wanted to make believe that they were successful |
A.Learning by trial and error. | B.Making friends with suppliers. |
C.Finding a good partner. | D.Opening chain stores. |
Being organized is an important skill for school and life. When you are well organized, you can stay focused, instead of spending time hunting things down. __61 For schoolwork, it means having one notebook or place where you store all your assignments, so you know what you have to do and when. Keeping labeled folders for handouts and keeping all your schoolwork neat and in a specific place –these are the main parts of organization.
For home stuff, being organized means having a place to put your things and putting them back as you go. __62 It means keeping your schoolbag, your shoes, and your clean underwear in the same places so you always know where to find them.
Planning is part of being organized, too. __63 Calendars, lists, and schedules can help you plan. You can buy or draw a calendar and keep it near your workplace. Making a schedule or “to-do” list for yourself is a good idea. Looking at your list helps you keep track of what you need to do. __64 Check off things when you have done them. Use your list to help you decide which thing is most important to work on first. __65 .But once you have organized, it feels great. The less time you spend hunting around for things or panicking about homework, the more time you have for better things, like reading a good book or playing.
A.Add new things as you get assignments. |
B.First, you should get your schoolwork organized. |
C.It means hanging your coat up instead of dropping it on the floor or throwing it on a chair. |
D.It takes some extra efforts to organize yourself and your stuff. |
E. Planning means deciding what you will do and when you will do it.
F. You will benefit a lot form a good habit.
G. What does it mean to be organized?
_____your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided.
A.Having checked |
B.Check |
C.If you check |
D.To check |