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A jobless man wanted to apply (求职) for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The staff manager interviewed him and then gave him a    :clean the floor. The man passed it: he cleaned the floor very well.

  “You are hired(雇佣），”the manger told the man. “Give me your email address,and I’ll send you the form to    .I shall also send you the      you should report for the work.”

  The man replied, “I don’t have a    ,or email!”

  “I am sorry,” said the manager. “If you don’t have email, that means you do not exist(存在）.And we cannot   persons who do not exist.”

  The man was very    .He didn’t know what to do. He only had 10 dollars with him.Once that was    .he wouldn’t have any money to buy even food.He went to the supermarket and bought a box of tomatoes with his 10 dollars. He went from door to door and    the tomatoes in small bags.He doubled his money.

  He    this three times, and returned home with 60 dollars. He realized that he could continue to live this way.He started to go earlier every day,and returned later. He doubled or made even three times his money every day.Soon, he    a cart,then a truck.In a very short time, he had his many delivery(递送）trucks.

  Five years later,the man became one of the most biggest    sellers in the country. He started to plan his family’s future. He called an insurance(保险）broker, a man who sells insurance.At the end of the    ,

the broker asked him for his email address. The man replied, “I don’t have en email.”

  Hearing that, the broker felt very    . “You don’t have email,and yet have succeeded in becoming so    .Can you imagine what you could have been if you had email?” he said a loud, The man thought for a while,and replied, “an office    at Microsoft.!”

  If you just lost your job or just failed an interview, don’t worry,think of the positive(积极的）... Good days are on the way and something better will happen to you.

1.A.job            B.hand          C.chance               D.test

2.A.checked out     B.put up         C.fill in                D.write down

3.A.name           B.date          C.address               D.ticket

4.A.computer        B.screen        C.website               D.letter

5.A.believe          B.pay          C.accept                D.refuse

6.A.pleased          B.excited       C.embarrassed           D.disappointed

7.A.exchanged        B.spent        C.wasted               D.lost

8.A.divided          B.showed       C.kept                 D.sold

9.A.repeated         B.reminded      C.tried                 D.counted

10.A.borrowed         B.repaired      C.received              D.bought

11.A.truck            B.insurance      C.food                 D.door

12.A.introduction      B.conversation    C.business              D.story

13.A.worried          B.satisfied       C.upset                 D.surprised

14.A.clever           B.healthy        C.rich                  D.confident

15.A.boy             B.secretary       C.cleaner               D.head

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了一个男人因为没有电子邮箱，没有被微软公司录用为勤杂工。他用仅有的10美元买了西红柿，挨家去出售，逐渐地赚了钱。五年后，他成为全国最大的食品销售商之一。因此如果你没有找到工作或面试失败，要积极想办法，总会有好事情发生的。

1.D考查名词及语境的理解。A.job 工作；B.hand手；C.chance 机会；D.test考试，考验；句意：人事部经理面试他，然后给了他一个考验：擦地。根据The staff manager interviewed him可知他在面试，因此这里是考验，故选D。

2.C考查动词短语及语境的理解。A.checked out 核查； B.put up 举起来； C.fill in 填入；D.write down 写下；句意：“给我你的邮箱地址，我发给你一张表格填一填。”根据I’ll send you the form to可知修饰表格，应是填表，故选C。

3.B考查名词及语境的理解。A.name 名字；B.date 日期； C.address 地址；D.ticket票；句意：我也会发给你工作报道的日期。根据you should report for the work.此处指要上班报道的日期，故选B。

4.A考查名词及语境的理解。A.computer 电脑； B.screen 屏幕；C.website 网址；D.letter 书信；句意：那个男人回答道：“我没有电脑和电子邮箱。”与email相并列的，没有电子邮箱，相关的应是没有电脑，故选A。

5.C考查动词及语境的理解。A.believe 相信；B.pay 支付；C.accept 接受；D.refuse拒绝；句意：我们无法接受不存在的人。此处是面试，因为他没有电子邮箱，因此不录用他，不接受他，故选C。

6.D考查形容词及语境的理解。A.pleased 满意的；B.excited 激动的；C.embarrassed尴尬的，拮据的；D.disappointed失望的；句意：那个男人非常拮据。根据He only had 10 dollars with him.可知他只有10美元，因此感到拮据， 故选C。

7.B考查动词及语境的理解。A.exchanged 交流；B.spent花费；C.wasted浪费；D.lost失去；句意：一旦那些被花了，他甚至没有钱买食物。此处表示钱被花，故选B。

8.D考查动词及语境的理解。A.divided 分成；B.showed 展示；C.kept 保留；D.sold卖；句意：他挨家挨户地用小袋子卖西红柿。根据He doubled his money.可知他的钱翻倍了，因此是买西红柿赚的钱，故选D。

9.A考查动词及语境的理解。A.repeated 重复；B.reminded 提醒；C.tried 尝试；D.counted数数；句意：他重复做这件事三次，回家带着60美元。根据three times可知做了三次，因此是重复做，故选A。

10.D考查动词及语境的理解。A.borrowed 借；B.repaired 修理；C.received 收到；D.bought买；句意：很快他买了一辆货车，然后是一辆卡车。根据He doubled or made even three times his money every day.可知他赚钱了，因此有钱买货车，故选D。

11.C考查名词及语境的理解。A.truck 卡车；B.insurance 保险；C.food食物；D.door门；句意：五年后，那个男人成了那个国家最大的食物销售商之一。结合上文可知他递送西红柿，是在销售食物，故选C。

12.B考查名词及语境的理解。A.introduction 介绍；B.conversation 对话；C.business商业；D.story故事；句意：在谈话结束时，那个经纪人向他要他的电子邮箱地址。根据He called an insurance(保险）broker, a man who sells insurance.可知他和保险经纪人打电话，因此是在交谈，故选B。

13.D考查形容词及语境的理解。A.worried 担心的；B.satisfied 满意的；C.upset伤心的；D.surprised惊讶的；句意：听到这，那个经纪人感到非常惊讶。根据You don’t have email,and yet have succeeded in becoming so 54 .可知他没有电子邮箱，竟然生意做得这么好，故这个经纪人对他感到惊讶，故选D。

14.C考查形容词及语境的理解。A.clever 聪明的； B.healthy 健康的； C.rich 富有的；D.confident自信的；句意：你没有电子邮箱，而你成动地变得这么富有。根据the man became one of the most biggest 51 sellers in the country.可知让非常富有，故选C。

15.B.secretary秘书；C.cleaner清洁工；D.head头。句意：那个男人想了一会，回答道“在微软公司的一个办公室勤杂工”根据A jobless man wanted to apply (求职) for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft.可以他申请的职位是办公室勤杂工，因此如果被录用，将会是办公室勤杂工，故选A。

考点：人生百味类阅读。