One day a man saw an old lady, stranded(被困在)on the side of the road．Despite the dim light, he could see she needed help．So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out．
Even with the smile on his face, she was worried．No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so．Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and hungry．“I'm here to help you, ma’am．By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson, ” he said．
The car had broken down but it was easily fixed．As he was tightening up the screws(螺丝)on the door, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him．She told him that she was from St．Louis and was only passing through．She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid．
Anderson just smiled as he closed her trunk(后备箱)．The lady asked how much she owed him．He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed．
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small café．The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair．She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase(清除)．The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain(劳累)and aches change her attitude when she served her．
The lady finished her meal and paid with a hundred dollar bill．The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door．She was gone by the time the waitress came back．The waitress wondered where the lady could be．
There was a note on the napkin： “You don't owe me anything．Somebody once helped me out the way I'm helping you．If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do： do not let this chain of love end with you．”
Under the napkin were four more ＄100bills．
(1)
Why was the old lady worried when the man offered help?
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A．
Because the man looked like a bad guy．
B．
Because she didn't trust anybody．
C．
because she had no money with her
D．
Because she thought the man would overcharge her．
(2)
How did the man ask the old lady to thank him?
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A．
He charged her the exact money．
B．
He didn't ask her to do anything
C．
He asked her to help people in need．
D．
He said she could pay him back next time that she met him．
(3)
What did the old lady do in the café?
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A．
She told her story to the pregnant waitress．
B．
She rewarded the kind waitress with a generous tip．
C．
She helped the pregnant waitress lay the table．
D．
She taught the pregnant waitress how to help others．
(4)
What does the author intend to tell us with this story?
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A．
Helping others is a great virtue．
B．
How to help others in an appropriate way．
C．
Don't judge people by their appearance．
D．
The best way to pay back kindness is to pass it on．
One of Britain's most popular reality TV programmes has returned to our screens for a fifth series．The Apprentice sees 16 ambitious individuals competing for a job with electronics tycoon(巨头)Sir Alan Sugar．
The Apprentice is a BAFTA award-winning British reality television series in which fl group of aspiring young businessmen and women compete for the chance to win a￡100,000-a-year job as“apprentice”to the British business tycoon Alan Sugar, The Baron Sugar．Winners have gone on to work at Amstrad, an electronics manufacturing company founded by Sir Alan(but since sold to BSkyB), or one of Sugar's other companies, Viglen, Amsprop or Amshold．TheApprentice, billed as a“job interview from hell”, is similar in format to the American series of the same name, which stars entrepreneur Donald Trump．
With endless talk of financial crisis, redundancies(过剩)and cut-backs, it may come as no surprise that thousands of brave hopefuls applied for the show．The chosen 16 will compete in a series of business tasks and do their best to escape elimination．Not one of them wants to hear the fateful words：you're fired．
It should also be noted that this year's apprentices are not going, to be allowed to forget the terrible economic climate quite so easily．At the launch of this year's TV show, Sir Alan announced that some episodes have been“specifically made towards recognition of what difficult times we are in”．
The tasks will as usual be tough tests of business wisdom。team-working and leadership skill．They will also make for some funny viewing．British viewers will be shaking their heads in disbelief at the crazy decisions of the wanna be apprentices．But perhaps the most entertaining feature of the show will be watching the hopefuls squirm(局促不安)and quarrel in the。boardroom．It is here they will have to explain just why they have failed each task so badly．
What drives people to take part in the show is difficult to say．Some are clearly motivated by the promise of a six-figure salary and some claim they want the experience of working with a successful businessman such as Sir Alan．One thing is for sure．the contestants will all gain some level of celebrity．The show is a regular ratings winner．
To date, there has been one big winner and that is the show's creator, Mark Burnett．Originating in the US, The Apprentice's winning format has been copied all over the world and with the hype(炒作)surrounding this latest series, it looks as though the show will have success for many years to come．
(1)
What's the aim of contestants'taking part in The Apprentice?
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A．
Tb acquire a good job．
B．
To meet famous people．
C．
To win some prize money．
D．
To obtain some experience．
(2)
What is special about this year's The Apprentice?
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A．
There will be more contestants．
B．
There will be more famous people．
C．
It is affected by the financial crisis．
D．
1t is supported by Sir Alan Sugar．
(3)
The tasks in The Apprentice lay emphasis on the following EXCEPT ________．
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farmer，inventor，astronomer writer and antislavery supporter．He created the first American—built striking clock．
lt(一卷)of white cloth for his mother and looked around for someone to taik to．Benjamin’s heart jumped like a rabbit when he saw a friend holding a gold watch．Benjamin had always wanted to figure out how clocks and watches worked．The friend saw Benjamin and let him sit down for a good talk．
r two years，Benjamin farmed all day and worked on his wood pieces at night．In1753，two years after he had borrowed the watch，Benjamin put all the pieces together．Benjamin had made his own clock．