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John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year.Both worked very ____.After several years, however，the boss ____ Bobby to the position of manager but John remained a(n) ____ employee.John could not take it anymore，handed in his resignation to the boss and ____ the boss did not value hardworking staff，but only promoted those who flattered (奉承) him. The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He ____ for a moment and said, “Thank you for your criticism (批评)，but I have a(n) ____.I hope you will do one more thing for our company ____ you leave. Perhaps you will change your mind and take back your resignation.” John ____.The boss asked him to find out anyone selling watermelon in the ____.John went and returned soon saying he had found out a man selling watermelon.The boss then asked how much per kg and John just ___ his head. He went back to the market and returned，telling the boss $ 1.2 per kg. The boss told John to wait a second，and he called Bobby to come to his office.He asked Bobby to do the ____ thing as he had told John to.Bobby went，returned and said，“Boss，only one person selling watermelon，$1.2 per kg, $ 10 ____ 10 kg.He has 340 melons in ____.On the table 58 melons，each weighs about 2 kg，____ from the South two days ago.They are fresh，red，and of good quality.” John was very ___ and realized the difference between himself and Bobby.He decided not to ____ but to learn from Bobby. My dear friends，a more successful person is better at ___，thinks more and explores in depth.____ exist in the daily details.For the same matter，a more successful person sees more and ____ so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his ____.If a person sees one year ahead while you see only tomorrow，the difference between the two is 365 times.How could you win? 1.A.badly B．hard C．lazily D．happily 2.A.promoted B．praised C．encouraged D．supported 3.A.special B．unique C．devoted D．ordinary 4.A.charged B．proved C．complained D．convinced 5.A.thought B．apologized C．explained D．whispered 6.A.invitation B．order C．request D．promise 7.A.since B．before C．after D．unless 8.A.refused B．doubted C．agreed D．insisted 9.A.market B．office C．district D．building 10.A.nodded B．turned C．waved D．shook 11.A.other B．same C．different D．little 12.A.by B．to C．with D．for 13.A.store B．place C．control D．shape 14.A.discovered B．grown C．bought D．produced 15.A.confused B．disappointed C．excited D．impressed 16.A.resign B．compare C．envy D．suspect 17.A.expressing B．bargaining C．managing D．observing 18.A.Desires B．Experience C．Chances D．Harvests 19.A.farther B．nearer C．higher D．lower 20.A.success B．aim C．position D．wisdom
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Parents are creating an “I want it now” generation by indulging children's every demand at Christmas，say experts.Youngsters are becoming increasingly selfish，claim the education analysts. Consumersavvy children are forcing their families into racking up huge debts and risk becoming spoilt and dissatisfied in the future. Behavioural consultant Chris Calland said，“Parents are desperate to make Christmas into a magical fairy tale for their kids.There's nothing wrong with that as such.The problem arises when it means always giving in to all our children's demands—even if they are beyond our price range or not ageappropriate.” Ms.Calland，who runs “Santa Says No” style sessions with colleague Nicky Hutchinson，added, “Many of us go into so much debt providing the gifts our children want that we spend the rest of the year paying off the bills.Yet so often the parcels we've carefully wrapped，once opened，are just pushed away because the very thing our little boy or girl was once so desperate for, they have now lost interest in.” Ms. Calland and Ms.Hutchinson have drawn up a list of guidelines to help parents manage their offspring's Christmas lists this year.They say that adults can actually improve their relationships with their children by resisting “pester (纠缠) power”． Ms.Calland said，“All too often we say yes because we want an easier life when the fact is that we're only building up problems for the future.We are helping create a generation of youngsters who are blind to the needs of others and the necessity of hard work.” “Children learn fast—if we sometimes change our mind，they quickly realise it might be worth lying on the floor and screaming for it.Make sure you and your partner are working together on this.Be consistent.And try not to get caught up in competition with other families or friends.” 1.How is the “I want it now” generation created? A．Parents can't afford the gifts for their children. B．Parents become heavily in debt. C．Parents are trying to make Christmas into a magical fairy tale. D．Parents give children whatever they want at Christmas. 2.What is the main problem with the “I want it now” generation? A．They are quite selfcentered. B．They like to live in fairy tales. C．They waste a lot of money on gifts. D．They can't keep their interest in gifts. 3.What is probably the aim of “Santa Says No” style sessions? A．To advise on how to wrap gifts properly. B．To keep children's interest in the gifts. C．To tell parents how to say no to children's demands. D．To advise parents on what gifts to buy for children. 4.According to the passage，we can infer that Ms.Calland intends to ________. A．analyze children's behavior B．give advice to parents C．introduce a new generation D．give her support to parents 5.Ms.Calland would agree that parents should ________. A．buy nothing for children at Christmas B．choose gifts carefully for children C．let children choose their own gifts D．avoid competing with others
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It was August 2nd,1927.The news had spread fast.A man named Ralph Peer was coming to the city of Bristol.He wanted to make recordings of local people singing and playing musical instruments.And he said he would pay fifty dollars for each song recorded.That was a lot of money in those days.Many people came to Bristol that day to play for Mr.Peer.But one group seemed to have just the sound that he was looking for.They were a man named A．P.Carter，his wife Sara，and her cousin Maybelle.They called themselves the Carter Family. Their first recordings were sent to radio stations throughout the United States.Many listeners were surprised at what they heard.Instead of classical or jazz songs that radio stations usually played，a new sound was born.The Carter Family sounded different.They did not sound as if they had taken music lessons.But it did not matter.The people in poor rural areas thought they sounded just like their neighbors. The Carters sang songs about living in the mountains of Virginia，Tennessee，and North Carolina.They sang about the love of a young man for a special girl.They sang about the beauty of nature.They sang about death and sadness.And they sang religious songs that told of the hope for a better life after death. A．P.Carter sang in the group and also searched for new songs.He often traveled long distances to small towns in the southeastern United States.He wanted to hear the songs that local people sang in their communities.He wrote down the words but kept the music in his memory.When he returned home，he helped Sara and Maybelle fit them to the Carter Family musical style. The Carter Family soon became famous.They recorded more songs.They traveled to many cities and towns in the eastern United States to perform.Thousands of people heard them sing and bought their recordings.Some people estimate that within three years，the Carter Family sold three hundred thousand recordings. 1.What does this passage mainly talk about? A．A family born for music. B．A family singing differently. C．The first family of country music. D．A family singing in a group. 2.When Mr.Peer heard the Carter Family's songs，he most probably felt ________. A．disappointed B．calm C．confused D．excited 3.Many listeners were surprised when they heard the Carter Family's singing because ________. A．the family did not seem to be good at singing B．what the family sang sounded uncomfortable C．the family sang classical and jazz songs in a very different way D．the family sang something that they had never heard before 4.What was A．P.Carter's purpose in traveling to small towns in the southeastern United States? A．To ask for some advice on his music. B．To collect songs sung by the local people there. C．To introduce his music to the local people there. D．To see if the local people there had heard his music.
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