A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed(面试) him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form(表格) to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”

The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He did that three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.

One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”

1.What did the man do for the test?

A. He sent e-mails. B. He did the cleaning

C. He sold computers. D. He filled in forms.

2.The man didn’t get the job because he_____________.

A. disliked such a job

B. didn’t pass the test

C. didn’t have an e-mail

D. knew nothing about computers

3.The man ______after he left Microsoft.

A. went to look for another job

B. asked for food from door to door

C. thought of an idea to make monkey

D. bought a computer and got an e-mail

4.What does the story want to tell us?

A. Computers are very important in our daily life.

B. Everyone can make a lot of money with only$10.

C. The HR manager didn’t find the ability of the man.

D. Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard.

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Travel can teach kids more than a textbook. Travelling with kids is good for them. They can find new interests. Travel makes information alive for kids, and makes it much more exciting than studying textbooks or doing experiments in the laboratory. While travelling, they learn how to deal with new situations, and communicate with other people. They learn patience, because sometimes it takes a long time to get to some exciting or interesting places.

I’ve been travelling since I was seven years old. For me, to stop travelling would be like taking something away from my soul(灵魂). I can’t live without travelling. Some people think it’s hard to travel after having kids. But in my opinion, when people become parents, it doesn’t mean they can’t travel any more. My children have been travelling since they were three weeks old.

Bringing a new life into the world comes with many responsibilities(责任)and I’d love to be a good mother. One of my duties is to educate my children. I’m so thankful that my parents took me on family trips when I was young. I’ve learned that the outside world is more colorful than the little one I was living in. Of course, I want to pass these travel experiences on to my children.

I value the memories I have travelling with my children. I’m sure they will always remember them in their lives.

1.Travel can teach kids more than .Travelling with kids is good for them. They can find and many other exciting things.

2.While travelling, children can learn to new situations , and other people,

3.The writer herself has been traveling at the age of .She thinks that she can’t live if she .

4.Thanks to(多亏) ,the writer began to travel when she was young ,and she learned that the outside world was very .

5.The memories of traveling with her parents is so that the writer wants to pass the travel on to her children.

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