I’ve been selling since I was twenty. I went to college for a year, but I was bored. I just wasn’t the kind of person who could sit in a room with books and study. I wanted to get out and work. My friends thought I was silly. They were all studying to be engineers, lawyers, and doctors. I was the odd one. That caused me a lot of anxiety later on. I always felt that I had to prove myself. I had to prove that I was just as good as they were.

I tried for a sales position in a company that sold office furniture. My interview went pretty well, and I got the job. It was a good learning experience for me. I learned how to sell. I found out what to say and how to say it, I also found out that selling wasn’t the easiest thing in the world to do.

There’s a lot of pressure and anxiety in this kind of work. Everything depends on the sale – your job, money and happiness. You can’t do anything that might make you lose the sale. There are times when you want to call the client, and you know you can’t. you have to wait for the client to call you.

Sometimes I feel like an actor. Whenever I call a client from home, my wife goes into another room. She says that I sound like a different person. In a way she’s right. Selling is like performing . If you’ve performed well, you’ve sold yourself to the audience. In my work, if you’ve performed well, you’ve sold the product. That’s what selling is all about.

51.The author was bored after he studied in college for one year, because __________.

A.he was anxious

B.his friends thought he was silly

C.he has been selling ever since he was twenty

D.he wasn’t interested in studying in a usual way

52.By saying that” I was the odd one”, the author probably means that _____________.

A.he was the lonely one

B.he was a more creative one

C.he was older than the others

D.he wasn’t the same as the others and therefore strange

53.There is a lot of pressure and anxiety in this kind of work because ______________.

A.it’s very easy to lose a sale

B.your whole life depends on the sale

C.it’s hard to decide when to call a client

D.you always have to wait for the client to call

54.Why does the author’s wife go into another room when he calls a client from home?

A.Maybe she feels uneasy because he suddenly changes

B.Maybe she wants to have some rest herself.

C.Maybe she doesn’t want to disturb him.

D.Maybe she is respecting his privacy.

55.Which of the following best explains the author’s understanding of selling?

A.Selling and performing share something in common.

B.Selling is selling yourself to the audience.

C.Selling makes people feel like an actor

D.Selling has much to do with audience.

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Today I can still remember how I became good table tennis player.

The first day I went to high school, I saw some of my classmate playing table tennis.

Amazing at how skillful they were, I was determined to be just as good. Later on, I often watched them carefully to learn our techniques. Then I kept practicing while I became confidently enough to challenge the good players. At the end of the term I became one of the best players of my class.

I really take proud in this experience, because it helped me realize that we all can fulfill our

potential and achieve to our goals through hard work. It also helps me better understand the proverb "Practice makes perfect.”

I’ve been selling since I was twenty. I went to college for a year, but I was bored. I just wasn’t the kind of person who could sit in a room with books and study. I wanted to get out and work. My friends thought I was silly. They were all studying to be engineers, lawyers, and doctors. I was the odd one. That caused me a lot of anxiety later on. I always felt that I had to prove myself. I had to prove that I was just as good as they were.
I tried for a sales position in a company that sold office furniture. My interview went pretty well, and I got the job. It was a good learning experience for me. I learned how to sell. I found out what to say and how to say it, I also found out that selling wasn’t the easiest thing in the world to do.
There’s a lot of pressure and anxiety in this kind of work. Everything depends on the sale – your job, money and happiness. You can’t do anything that might make you lose the sale. There are times when you want to call the client, and you know you can’t. you have to wait for the client to call you.
Sometimes I feel like an actor. Whenever I call a client from home, my wife goes into another room. She says that I sound like a different person. In a way she’s right. Selling is like performing . If you’ve performed well, you’ve sold yourself to the audience. In my work, if you’ve performed well, you’ve sold the product. That’s what selling is all about.

1. 1.

   The author was bored after he studied in college for one year, because __________.

   1. A.
      he was anxious
   2. B.
      his friends thought he was silly
   3. C.
      he has been selling ever since he was twenty
   4. D.
      he wasn’t interested in studying in a usual way
2. 2.

   By saying that” I was the odd one”, the author probably means that _____________.

   1. A.
      he was the lonely one
   2. B.
      he was a more creative one
   3. C.
      he was older than the others
   4. D.
      he wasn’t the same as the others and therefore strange
3. 3.

   There is a lot of pressure and anxiety in this kind of work because ______________.

   1. A.
      it’s very easy to lose a sale
   2. B.
      your whole life depends on the sale
   3. C.
      it’s hard to decide when to call a client
   4. D.
      you always have to wait for the client to call
4. 4.

   Why does the author’s wife go into another room when he calls a client from home?

   1. A.
      Maybe she feels uneasy because he suddenly changes
   2. B.
      Maybe she wants to have some rest herself.
   3. C.
      Maybe she doesn’t want to disturb him.
   4. D.
      Maybe she is respecting his privacy.
5. 5.

   Which of the following best explains the author’s understanding of selling?

   1. A.
      Selling and performing share something in common.
   2. B.
      Selling is selling yourself to the audience.
   3. C.
      Selling makes people feel like an actor
   4. D.
      Selling has much to do with audience.

       We bought a pair of geese one spring when they were both two weeks old． One was a female Chinese goose I named Su and her mate was a white goose I named Goose． They would follow us all around the yard talking to us whenever we came outside． At night, they stayed in a box in our kitchen until they were too big and then they stayed at night outside． They loved the river and soon began staying out all night on the river． Whenever I wanted to know where they were, I would make a honking noise （雁叫声） , and they would answer me and come into the yard for their corn．

       One night, I was woken up by loud noise． We ran out to see what was wrong． A raccoon（浣熊） had decided that some goose eggs would taste good and had come too close to the setting．When we found Su, the raccoon had caught her by her neck and was biting it．We drove it away and took Su to the garage, washed her wound and wrapped it up in a bandage．Goose knew she was there and wanted to be with her, so we opened the small garage door and he hurried in．After two days and nights, I released them back outside．

       For the first three nights at dusk, we would get her and carry her into the garage for the night and Goose would come running behind us to join her there．We were touched by his devotion to her．We took off her bandage and she was fine  so that next night, we had not planned to take her to the garage any longer．We were amazed, however, that when dusk fell that night, she climbed the back steps to our garage door waiting for us to come and get her in! They do not speak our language, but they know when people care about them and love them and they respond in kind．

44．The first paragraph mainly tells us that      ．

       A．geese mainly feed on corn and fish            B．the geese were taken good care of

       C．the geese got on badly with the writer       D．geese prefer to stay outside than inside

45． The raccoon attacked Su one night because         ．

       A． it thought goose eggs were delicious      B． Su's nest was too close to the raccoon's

       C． it wanted to hunt the goose for food        D． Su's appearance in the area annoyed it

46． Where would Su probably stay at night after her recovery?

       A． In the wild．                               B． In the kitchen．                      

       C． On the river．                                 D． In the garage．

47． It can be inferred from the last sentence that           .

       A． animals misunderstand people                     B． the needs of pets is important

       C． animals are of human nature                       D． animals need people' protection

To this day,I still remember the first day of classes exactly 30 years ago. I  _16_ in Dr Charles E. Offutt’s British literature class，listening to him _17_ what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would __18__ .I’m the principal(校长) of the school now，but for a few minutes I was back in 1975，__19__ what the future held.
I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha. he not only taught me to think，he _20_ me，as much by example as _21__，that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __22_ .
Neither of us could know how our _23_ would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English，I worked for Dr Offutt，then the department chair. After several years，I was _24__ department chair，and our relationship changed __25__. I thought that it might be __26__chairing the department，since all of my former English teachers were still there，but Dr Offutt _27__ me throughout. he knew when to give me _28__ about curriculum(课程)，texts and personnel，and when to let me design my own course.
In 1997，I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha，I might have. _29_，he encouraged me to seize the new __30_ .
Five years ago,I became the__31_  of DeMatha. Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me,Letting me know that I could__32_ on him as I tried to fill such big shoes.I’ve learned that great teachers have a (an)___33__wealth of lessons to teach __34_ his students don’t know it yet.I know how __35_ they are.I’m still one of them.