摘要：A “Maybe I’ll just move him right out the door, the boss replied. Ray was very glad and no longer worried. The boss was mad at Don now, not at him. Sure enough, within a month of that meeting, Don was looking for a new job. “Serves him right, Ray thought. Unfortunately, the guy who was brought in to take Don’s place wasn’t much better. Well, then an astonishing thing happened. Ray’s department was working on a box design for a toy. A new employee named Jack was doing the artwork. He had designed something in bright red and blue. Ray looked at it and said, “Sorry, red and blue is not good. Change it to brown and purple. Actually, the design was very nice. But Ray didn’t want Jack to get too proud. He also wanted him to know he was in charge. Jack wasn’t happy about it, but he changed everything to brown and purple. The weeks later, 500,000 new brown and purple boxes arrived from the printing company. While Ray was leading a staff meeting, the boss came bursting in. “What’s this? he shouted, pointing to one of the new boxes. “You call this artwork? Look at these ridiculous colors! This is the ugliest box I’ve seen. Who did this, anyway? All eyes, except Jack’s were upon Ray. Then Jack spoke, “I did, sir. he said, “I’m sorry you didn’t like it. I’ll do it better next time. Ray was deeply touched by Jack’s act of mercy. And it changed his life. 41. What kind of man was Ray’s boss? A. Impatient and quick to get angry. B . Kind and always ready to help his staff. C. Shy and afraid to talk about problems. D. Cruel and hard to deal with 42. How did it make Ray feel when his staff did something well? A. Happy and proud to be their boss. B. Afraid of losing face and control. C. Angry because they didn’t ask him first. D. Puzzled and very disappointed. 43. When all the other staff looked at Ray, why didn’t Jack? A. He was afraid that Ray would start to blame him. B. He didn’t want to start laughing in front of the boss. C. He didn’t want the boss to think it was Ray’s fault. D. He was afraid Ray would be fired. 44. What was Jack’s act of mercy? A. He took the blame for Ray’s mistake. B. He didn’t blame Ray for the mistake. C. He told the boss he was sorry for Ray’s mistake. D. He wanted to help Ray to change his life.

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