Harry finished his college and wanted to find a job in the city. One day he saw an advertisement in a window. It said, "Wanted. The best salesman in the world. Top Pay. "

“I am a great salesman. ”Harry said to himself. “I’m sure that I can sell anything. I’ll go in and ask for that job. ’’

So Harry went into the building. He saw a manager in it. He said to the manager.“Good morning. I saw your advertisement. I think I’m the best salesman in the world. Give me the job, please.” “You must prove(证明)that you are the best,” the manager said. “I’ll pass every test that you give me, ”Harry said. “Good.” the manager said, and he took a box of sweets out of his desk. “Last week I bought a thousand boxes of the sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job.” “That’s easy.” Harry said.

He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.

Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell boxes of the sweets. But he couldn’t sell one. The sweets were so bad that he couldn’t even give them away. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “I am sorry, sir,” he said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.”

“Oh.” said the manager. “Who do you think is the best?”

‘‘The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets.”

1.The manager told Harry______.

A. he could start work at once

B. he was the best salesman in the world

C. he wasn’t a good salesman

D. he must show he was the best salesman in the world

2.Harry could get the job if______.

A. he sold a thousand boxes of sweets

B. he gave away a thousand boxes of sweets

C. he sent the manager a thousand boxes of sweets

D. he bought a thousand boxes of sweets from the manager

3.Harry thought it was easy to sell the sweets because______.

A. he thought he was the best salesman and he could sell anything

B. he could give them away

C. he wanted to get the job

D. many people liked sweets

I’m Emily. Three years ago, I thought I didn’t have enough time to do the housework, so I cancelled the cable(取消有线电视). But I still think it’s fun to watch TV shows when I get the chance.

My favorite show was The Life Laundry. It was so interesting. It came on Saturday mornings after Norm on This Old House and Rick Steve’s Europe. It was like Clean Sweep. It chose some common people. In the show, people took everything in the house outside so they could see how many things they had. Then they would go through each thing they had. Then they would go through each thing and decide whether (是否) to keep or sell it. When people sold some things they would never use, a team (团队)would make the home more beautiful with a new coat of paint. At the end of the show, everyone was always happy to see their home cleaned up and look spacious.

Antiques Roadshow came after The Life Laundry, which was confusing (令人困惑的)because The Life Laundry made you want to clean out your things, but it made you want to keep everything.

1.Why did Emily cancel the cable?

A. Because she didn’t like watching TV.

B. Because her family was very poor.

C. Because she was busy with the housework.

D. Because her television was broken.

2.When was The Life Laundry?

A. On Saturday mornings. B. On Saturday afternoons.

C. On Sunday mornings. D. On Sunday afternoons.

3.What came after The Life Laundry?

A. Norm on This Old House. B. Clean Sweep

C. Rick Steve’s Europe. D. Antiques Roadshow.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Emily cancelled the cable two years ago.

B. Emily didn’t mind The Life Laundry.

C. People gave things to each other in The Life Laundry.

D. Antiques Roadshow made people want to keep everything.

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