A big company wanted a clerk, so John went there. In the interview the director asked him a question.
“Who paid for your school?”
“My mother paid for it by washing clothes.”
Hearing this, the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect. The director said,“When you go back today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.”
When John went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(伤痕) in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands, John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
Next morning, John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked,“Please tell me your feeling.”
John said,“Number 1,I know now what appreciation is. I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things. Number 2,by helping my mother, now I realize how difficult it is to get something done.”The director said,“This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.”
【小题1】John went to the big company to _________.
A. look for his mother          B. ask for a job         C. ask the director for help
【小题2】John’s mother was a (n) __________.
A. office clerk                B. director             C. clothes cleaner
【小题3】From the underlined sentence, we learn _________.
A.          John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother
B.          John often helped his mother do the housework
C.          John hardly helped his mother wash clothes
【小题4】John felt _________ when he cleaned his mother’s hands.
A. happy                   B. sad                C. angry
【小题5】Why did the director hire(雇佣) John?
A.          Because he thought John learned appreciation.
B.          Because he thought John had a good education.
C.          Because he thought John worked very hard.

用所给动词的适当形式填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.The place was crowded. Mr. Brown didn't know where_______ (park) his car.

2.-The windows are dirty.

    -I know. They_______ (not clean) for weeks.

3.We can never follow the fashion because it_______ (change) all the time.

4.Before John went to the USA, he_______ (be) a famous director in Hong Kong for many years.

5.In order to make the river clean, people should_______ (prevent) from throwing rubbish into it.

6._______ (get) there on time, you need to get up early tomorrow morning.

7.I am very angry because I _______ (not receive) the things that I ordered online.

8.Nowadays people prefer_______ (shop) online to buying things in stores.

9.He told me that he_______ (return) my book before Sunday, but he didn't.

10.What a waste of time it is_______ (spend)so much time playing computer games!

A big company wanted a clerk, so John went there. In the interview the director asked him a question.

  “Who paid for your school?”

“My mother paid for it by washing clothes.”

Hearing this, the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect. The director said,“When you go back today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.”

When John went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(伤痕) in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands, John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

    Next morning, John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked,“Please tell me your feeling.”

    John said,“Number 1,I know now what appreciation is. I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things. Number 2,by helping my mother, now I realize how difficult it is to get something done.”The director said,“This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.”

1.John went to the big company to _________.

      A. look for his mother          B. ask for a job         C. ask the director for help

2.John’s mother was a (n) __________.

      A. office clerk                B. director             C. clothes cleaner

3.From the underlined sentence, we learn _________.

A.           John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother

B.           John often helped his mother do the housework

C.           John hardly helped his mother wash clothes

4.John felt _________ when he cleaned his mother’s hands.

      A. happy                   B. sad                C. angry

5.Why did the director hire(雇佣) John?

A.           Because he thought John learned appreciation.

B.           Because he thought John had a good education.

C.           Because he thought John worked very hard.

A big company wanted a clerk，so John went there. In the interview，the director asked him a question. “Who paid for your school?” “My mother paid for it by washing clothes.”

Hearing this，the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect . The director said，“When you go back today，go and clean your mother’s hands，and then see me tomorrow morning.”   

When John went back，he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands.

However，his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(伤痕)in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands，John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

Next morning，John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked,“ Please tell me your feeling.”John said，“Number 1，I know now what appreciation(感恩) is. I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things. Number 2，by helping my mother，now I realize how difficult it is to get something done.”The director said，“This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.”

1.John went to the big company to         .

 A. look for his mother       B. ask for a job    C. ask the director for help   D. look for the director

2.John’s mother was a(n)         .   

A. office clerk            B. director          C. farmer           D. clothes cleaner

3. From the underlined sentence，we learn        .

A. John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother

B. John often helped his mother do the housework

C. John hardly helped his mother wash clothes

D. John often helped his mother wash hands

4.John felt         when he cleaned his mother’s hands.

A. happy                B. sad             C. angry             D. tired

5.Why did the director hire(雇佣)John?

A .Because he thought John 1earned appreciation.

B. Because he thought John had a good education.

C .Because he thought John worked very hard.

D. Because he thought John could help his mother.