Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, 13, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．
John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year．Both worked very hard．After several years, however, the boss 1 Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary 2 ．John could not take it anymore, tendered his resignation to the boss and complained the boss did not know how to delegate and did not value 3 staff, but only promoted those who flattered him．
The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years．He thought a moment and said, "Thank you for your 4 , but I have a request．1 hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave．Perhaps you will change your decision and 5 your resignation．"
John agreed．The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market．John went and returned soon．He said he had found out a man 6 watermelon．The boss asked how much per kg．John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to 7 the boss ＄1.2 per kg．
The boss told John to wait a 8 and he called Bobby to come to his office．He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market．Bobby went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelon．＄1.2 per kg, ＄10 for 10 kg, he has inventory(存货)of 340 melons．On the table 58 melons, bought from the South two days ago, they are 9 and red, good quality．"
John was very 10 and realized the difference between himself and Bobby．He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby．
Chances exist in the daily details．For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and 11 so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his aim．If a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow．Then, the 12 between a year and a day is 365 times!
