As a young boy, Eric was quiet. He always did what his parents and teachers asked him to do. He was a　　1　 student and always studied very hard. He had a special　 2　 in computer, tennis and music. He was named 　 3　 a famous Norwegian soldier because his great grandparents were from Norway.

When he was in college, the computer became very 　 4　 in English classes when he had to write long assignments (指定的作业). He decided to take　　5　 courses where he learned how 　 6　 the computer was in managing money. Upon graduation, he took a job　　7　 a company which lent money to people for cars, motorcycles and televisions. The company was just like a　　8　 .

About eight years later, he decided to go back to school for 　 9　 training in business. He was a very responsible and diligent graduate(毕业) school student. He　　10　 his personal computer to write the assignments. Two years later he　　11　 his Masters of Business Administration(MBA) (商业管理硕士学位). He was honored for graduating with the　 12　 grades in the class.

Eric took a new job with a high-tech company. They call him a Financial Analyst(金融分析员). This　　13　 he must use his computer to analyze　　14　 the company's money is being spent. He helps the company　　15　 money by using his computer.

When he travels, Eric uses a car phone. He is able to call his wife　　16　 he is driving in traffic on the highway to　　17　 he will be late for dinner. He can also call his business and be working for them as he travels in his car.

Eric and his wife, Debbie, have three children named Stephanie, Andrew and Nicole. He thought his car was too　 18　 for his family so he bought a van(面包车). Now he can take his family and their dog for 　 19　 to the countryside. His 　 20　 of study and work have given him a good job and a good life.

1. A. useful B. lovely C. serious D. quiet

2. A. idea B. opinion C. purpose D. interest

3. A. by B. after C. about D. as

4. A. useful B. surprising C. popular D. bright

5. A. technology B. physics C. chemistry D. business

6. A. important B. valuable C. expensive D. great

7. A. for B. with C. around D. within

8. A. factory B. shop C. bank D. college

9. A. good B. future C. more D. certain

10. A. helped B. asked C. told D. used

11. A. received B. accepted C. found D. took

12. A. most necessary B. biggest C. best D. most important

13. A. says B. means C. adds D. thinks

14. A. when B. where C. why D. how

15. A. get B. make C. notice D. pay

16. A. but B. or C. as D. because

17. A. explain B. decide C. suggest D. advise

18. A. old B. small C. cheap D. ugly

19. A. food B. vegetables

C. places of interest D. trips

20. A. days B. months C. years D. hours

　　I met him first on a summer day in 1995．I 1 into his ugly small shop to have my  2 repaired．It wasn’t much of a job, so I waited while he did it．He greeted me with a sweet smile．“You are new in this place, aren’t you? ”

　　I said I 3 ．I had moved into this street only a week  4 ．

　　“This is a fine place, ” he said．I repaired there with my shoes off, looking around as he got ready to make repairs．He looked  5 at the leather．It was worn through because I had  6 to have the repair job done．I grew  7 impatient, for I was rushing to meet a friend．“Please  8 ,” I begged．

　　He looked at me  9 his glasses．“We won’t be long．I must do a good job．You see, I have a tradition to live up to．”

　　A tradition? In this ugly small shop that wasn’t any different from so many other shops on the side streets of New York ?

　　He must have felt my surprise,  10 he smiled as he went on．“Yes, my father was a good shoemaker．He always  11 me, ‘Son, do the best job on every shoe that comes into the shop, and be proud of your fine work．Do that  12 , and you’ll have both happiness and money enough to live on．’”

　　As he  13 me the finished shoes, he said , “These will  14 a long time．”

　　I left in a hurry．My friend would be waiting for me impatiently．

　　　　That evening I  15 the shop．There he was．When he saw me, he waved and smiled．This was the beginning of our friendship that came to mean more and more to me as time passed．

1．

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A．pushed　　　B．rushed　　　   C．kicked　　　D．wandered

2．

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A．camera　　　B．handbag　　　   C．shoes　　　D．watch

3．

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A．was　　　B．used to be　　　C．might be　　　D．wasn’t

4．

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A．before　　　B．ago　　　C．later　　　D．time

5．

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A．happily　　　B．sadly　　　C．angrily　　　D．luckily

6．

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A．failed　　　B．managed　　　　C．asked　　　D．wanted

7．

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A．less　　　B．more　　　C．greatly　　　D．a little

8．

[　　]

A．do worry　　　B．hurry　　　C．be careful　　　D．try your best

9．

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A．under　　　B．over　　　C．in　　　D．with

10．

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A．and　　　B．for　　　C．since　　　D．while

11．

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A．suggested　　　B．spoke　　　C．told　　　D．required

12．

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A．exactly　　　B．sometimes　　　C．carefully　　　D．always

13．

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A．showed　　　B．handed　　　C．brought　　　D．took

14．

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A．last　　　B．go on　　　C．keep　　　　D．keep on

15．

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A．visited　　　B．passed　　　C．saw　　　D．entered

—I wonder 　　　　 Bob is so dressed up today .

　 —He must be going to a job interview .

　 A．whether 　　 B．why 　　　　 C．what 　　　 D．how