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When Ben delivered milk to my home one morning before Christmas，he wasn’t his usual sunny self. He told me a customer had left without paying the bill，$79，nor leaving her new address. So it meant that he had to cover the loss.
“She was a pretty woman，”he said，w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*m“with six children and another on the way. She was always saying. ‘I’m going to pay you soon when my husband gets a second job.’ I believed her，but she left. Isn’t it annoying?”
“Give her the milk. Make it a Christmas present to the kids who need it.” I said.
The holidays came and went. On a sunny January morning two weeks later，Ben was rushing to deliver milk when he saw a woman running down the street，waving money. He recognized her immediately--the woman who didn’t pay her bill.
“I’m so sorry.” she said. “I really have been meaning to pay you.”
She explained that her husband had come home one night and announced he' d found cheaper apartment. He' d also got a new job. With all that happened, she' d forgotten to leave the new address. “But I've been saving,” she said. “Here's $20 toward the bill.
“That' s all right,” Ben replied. “It's been paid.”
“Paid!” she exclaimed (惊叫). “What do you mean? Who paid it?”
“I did,” Ben said, “It went to the children as a Christmas present!”
56. Ben was upset one morning because _______.
A. a customer left without paying the bill
B. he lost $ 79 on the way of the delivery
C. he had to buy a present for the children
D. he was going to lose his job
57. The author helped Ben by offering him _______.
A. a Christmas present B. the debtor' s new address
C. some money to cover the loss D. a suggestion to cheer him up
58. We can probably infer from the passage that the woman _______.
A. cheated to raise her children B. moved to escape paying back the debts
C. was a person with honesty D. wanted to give her children a Christmas gift
59. What is the best title of the passage?
A. An Unhappy Christmas B. An Unusual Present
C. A Poor Couple's Life D. A Helpful Customer
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(天水市一中2006级2008-2009学年第二学期第四次考试题A篇)
When Ben delivered milk to my home one morning before Christmas，he wasn’t his usual sunny self．He told me a customer had left without paying the bill，$79，nor leaving her new address．So it meant that he had to cover the loss．
“She was a pretty woman，”he said， “with six children and another on the way．She was always saying．‘I’m going to pay you soon when my husband gets a second job．’I believed her，but she left．Isn’t it annoying?”
“Give her the milk．Make it a Christmas present to the kids who need it．”I said．
The holidays came and went．On a sunny January morning two weeks later，Ben was rushing to deliver milk when he saw a woman running down the street，waving money．He recognized her immediately--the woman who didn’t pay her bill．
“I’m so sorry．”she said．“I really have been meaning to pay you．”
She explained that her husband had come home one night and announced he' d found cheaper apartment. He' d also got a new job. With all that happened, she' d forgotten to leave the new address. “But I've been saving,” she said. “Here's $20 toward the bill. “
“That' s all right,” Ben replied. “It's been paid.”
“Paid!” she exclaimed （惊叫）. “What do you mean? Who paid it?”
“I did,” Ben said, “It went to the children as a Christmas present!”
41．Ben was upset one morning because _______.
A．a customer left without paying the bill
B．he lost $ 79 on the way of the delivery
C．he had to buy a present for the children
D．he was going to lose his job
42．The author helped Ben by offering him _______.
A．a Christmas present B．the debtor' s new address
C．some money to cover the loss D．a suggestion to cheer him up
43．We can probably infer from the passage that the woman _______.
A．cheated to raise her children
B．moved to escape paying back the debts
C．was a person with honesty
D．wanted to give her children a Christmas gift
44．What is the best title of the passage?
A．An Unhappy Christmas B．An Unusual Present
C．A Poor Couple's Life D．A Helpful Customer
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A lot of management training is given each year for Circle K corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. Among the topics we address in our course is the retention(保护力) of quality employees－a real challenge to managers when you consider the pay scale(标准) in the service industry. During these discussions, I ask the participants, “What has caused you to stay long enough to become a manager?” Some time later, a new manager took the question and slowly, with her voice almost breaking, said, “It was a $ 19 baseball glove.”
Cynthia told the group that she originally took a Circle K clerk job as an temporary position while she looked for something better. On her second or third day behind the counter, she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that as a single mother, money was very tight, and her first check would have to go for paying bills. Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check. When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that served as an office. Cynthia wondered if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was worried and confused.
Patricia handed her a box. “I overheard you talking to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is hard to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how important he is, even though you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we can’t pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but we do care, and I want you to know you are important to us.”
The thoughtfulness, emphasis and love of this convenience store manager demonstrates vividly that people remember more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays.
49. Among many of the problems in the service industry, talked about in this passage, is ______.
A. how to ensure his employees’ high pay
B. how to attract more customers
C. how to look carefully after the employees
D. how to keep the good employees from leaving
50. A new manager, Cynthia would do her job well in keeping quality employees because she ______.
A. had mastered all the courses for the manager.
B. had already formed good relationship with the employees
C. knew the way how to deal with her employees
D. had her own personal experience
51. This passage shows us that to run a business well it is necessary for managers to let their employees know ______.
how much they can get for their job
B. what good positions they can get later
they are very important to the business
D. they are nice as well as useful
52. The story told in this passage tells us the employees care about ________.
A. only how large a pay they can get
B. love from the managing people rather than only money
C. if their children could be properly taken care of
D. what position they can be offered
查看习题详情和答案>>A lot of management training each year for Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. Among the topics we address in our course is the retention（保护力） of quality employees----a real challenge to managers when you consider the pay scale（标准）in the service industry. During these discussions, I ask the participants（参加者）, “What has caused you to stay long enough to become a manager?” Some time back a new manager took the question and slowly, with her voice almost breaking, said, “It was a ＄19 baseball glove.”
Cynthia told the group that she originally took a Circle K clerk job as an interim（临时的） position while she looked for something better. On her second or third day behind the counter, she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that as a single mother, money was very tight, and her first check would have to go for paying bills. Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check. When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that served as an office. Cynthia wondered if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and confused.
Patricia handed her a box. “I overheard you talking to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is hard to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how important he is, even though you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we can’t pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but we do care, and I want you to know you are important to us.”
The thoughtfulness, empathy and love of this convenience store manager demonstrates vividly that people remember more how much an employer（雇主） cares than how much the employer pays. An important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove.
1．Among many of the problems in the service industry ,talked about in this passage, is .
A．how to ensure his employees’ high pay
B．how to attract more customers
C．how to look carefully after the employees
D．how to keep the good employees from leaving
2．Although a new manager, Cynthia would do her job well in keeping quality employees because she .
A．had mastered all the courses for the manager
B．had already formed good relationship with the employees
C．know the way how to deal with her employees
D．had her own personal experience
3．This passage shows us that to run a business well it is necessary for managers to let their employees know .
A．how much they can get for their job.
B．what good positions they can get later
C．they are very necessary to the business
D．they are nice as well as useful
4．The story told in this passage tells us that employees care about .
A．only how large a pay they can get
B．love from the managing people rather than only money
C．if their children could be properly taken care of
D．what position they can be offered
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