题目内容
I cannot thank you ______ much of your kindness. I owe my success to you.
A. so B. very C. too D. as
C
A jobless man applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft.The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test."You are employed," he said."Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as the date when you may start." The man replied, "But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail." "I'm sorry," said the HR manager."If you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn’t exist cannot have the job."
The man left with no hope at all.He didn't know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket.He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10 kg tomatoes.He then sold the tomatoes from door to door.In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital (资金). He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.
The man realized that he could survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return later.Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day.Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet (车队) of delivery vehicles.Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
He started to plan his family's future and decided to have a life insurance.He called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan.When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his e-mail.The man replied, "I don't have an e-mail."The broker said curiously, "You don't have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire.Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?" The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft !"
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.The man was one of the biggest food retailers in the world |
B.The man didn't give up though he failed the interview |
C.He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket |
D.Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft. |
A.became large | B.became 3 times |
C.decreased slightly | D.decreased quickly |
A.helpful and considerate | B.positive and generous |
C.smart and hardworking | D.nervous and unselfish |
A.Misfortune may be an actual blessing. |
B.Where there is a will, there is a way. |
C.Accidents will happen |
D.No pains, no gains |
A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? But he discovered that it was a rattrap (捕鼠夹).
Going back to the farmyard, the rat started to give a warning.
The rat turned to the pig and told him:“There is a rattrap in the house, a rattrap in the house!”
‘Tm sorry,Mr. Rat,” said the pig,“I can only say this is something terrible to you, but it is of no influence to me. I cannot be bothered with it.”
The rat turned to the cow. But the cow said,“Like wow,Mr. Rat? A rattrap? I am in danger, Huh?”
The rat returned to the house, head down and dejected. So the rat had to face the farmer's rattrap alone.
That very night, a sound was heard throughout the house,like the sound of a rattrap catching its prey (猎物)The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness,she did not notice that it was a poisonous snake whose tail had been caught by the trap. The snake bit her.
The farmer rushed her to hospital. She returned home with a fever. Everyone knows that a fever could be treated with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his knife to the farmyard for the soup. However, his wife's sickness continued.
The farmer's friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer killed the pig. But she didn't get well. Finally, she diedand so many people came for the last sight that the farmer had the cow killed to provide meat for all of them.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that the whole farmyard is at risk when there is a rattrap in the house.
【小题1】From the passage we know that______.
A.the pig helped the rat get rid of the trap |
B.the cow strongly believed in what the rat said |
C.no animals showed concern over the rat's warning |
D.the snake was killed immediately after being caught |
A.disappointed | B.surprised | C.determined | D.excited |
A.the farmer had planned to kill the rat |
B.the rat was very wise in avoiding the trap |
C.the farmer's wife got good treatment in hospital |
D.the rat had expected what would happen to the pig and cow |
A.We should mind our own business. |
B.Everything is related to something else. |
C.We'd better treat animals in a friendly way. |
D.The farmer couple and their friends are all foolish. |