The greatest sales woman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl. That’s because Markita Andrews made more than $80,000 by selling cookies when she was 13 years old.
Andrews and her mother shared a dream of traveling around the world. Once while reading a magazine ad, Andrews found that the person who sold the most cookies could win a free trip for two around the world. She decided to give it a try.
To make her dream come true, Andrews went door to door every day after school and repeated, “Hi, I have a dream. I’m earning a trip around the world for my mom and me by selling cookies. ” Then she asked,” Would you like to buy one or two dozen boxes of cookies?”
Andrews kept asking for a whole year, no matter how heavily it was raining or snowing outside. Her hard work paid off. She sold 42,000 boxes of cookies that year and she won her trip around the world.
Andrews is no smarter than thousands of other people. The key to her success is that she has found the secret of selling: Ask, Ask, Ask! Many people fail before they even begin because they fail to ask for what they want.
It takes courage to ask for what you want. And , as Andrews has discovered, the more you ask, the easier ( and more fun) it gets.
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1.How old was Andrews when she made more than $80,000?
A. She was 13 years old then.
B. After she and mother travelled around the world.
C. Before she sold cookies.
D. When she was making cookies in the street.
2._______ gave Andrews the idea to sell cookies.
A. An advertisement in the magazine
B. Her dream to travel around the world
C. Her mother
D. Her friends
3.According to the passage, what does the underlined phrase “paid off” mean?
A.努力工作 B.为……付款
C.全部还清 D.带来好结果，成功
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Andrew and her mother had a same dream.
B. According to the ad, two people could tour the world.
C. Andrews sold 42,000 cookies.
D. Andrews kept working even though it was raining heavily outside.
5. How did Andrew succeed?
A. Because she was young when she started doing things.
B. Because she knew how to sell well and she worked really hard at it.
C. Because her mother helped her a lot.
D. Because she wanted to travel around the world.
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students. As he stood in ____of the group, he put a large ___ on the table. He took out some rocks and put them _ at a time into the jar. When he could not ___ any more rocks inside the jar, he asked: "Is this jar full?" Everyone in the class said:" Yes." The teacher asked: "Really?"
Then he poured some __ rocks into the jar and shook them into the space between the big rocks. Then he asked:" Is the jar full?" "Probably not," one of the students answered. "Good!" he said.
He started ___ some sand in the jar until it filled the spaces between the rocks. "No!" the class shouted before the teacher _ .
He poured water in until the jar was _ _. Then he looked at the class and said, "What are the “big rocks” in your ___? Time with your loved ones? Your education? Your health? Your dreams? A worthy cause? Remember to put these big rocks in first or you will never get them in at all. If you don't, you'll have the time you need to spend on the big things."
1.A. front B. middle C. end D. back
2.A. book B. paper C. jar D. money
3.A. four B. three C. two D. one
4.A. put B. set C. take D. bring
5.A. larger B. smaller C. few D. a few
6.A. taking B. throwing C. pouring D. turning
7.A. taught B. answered C. asked D. told
8.A. empty B. full C. lovely D. over
9.A. life B. notebook C. story D. home
10.A. all B. ever C. always D. never
---Could you tell me _____________________?
---Last week.
A. how he left for New York
B. when did he leave for New York
C. when he has left for New York
D. when he left for New York
What ________while your mother was away from two to three yesterday?
A. did you do B. were you doing
C. have you done D. had you done
---Shall we go to fly a kite now?
---Oh, wait a minute, I ________ not to play before I finish the homework.
A. are told B. told
C. telling D. have been told
---Who is the boy ________ is playing football over there?
---The one over there? It’s Jim.
A. who B. that C. which D. whom
