A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.
“You are employed,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start. ”
The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail. ”
“I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you do not exist. And who doesn’t exist cannot have the job. ”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.
The man realized that he can survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US.
He started to plan his family’s future and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan.
When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, “I don’t have an e-mail. ”
The broker answered curiously, “You don’t have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”
1.Why can’t the man have the job at Microsoft?
A. Because he was lazy.
B. Because he didn’t pass the test.
C. Because he didn’t have an e-mail.
D. Because he didn’t have a computer.
2.The underlined word “triple” can be replaced by ______.
A. become large
B. become 3 times
C. increase quickly
D. decrease quickly
3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The man is one of the biggest food retailers in the world.
B. The man didn’t give up though he failed the interview.
C. He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket.
D. Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft.
4.The man can be described as _______.
A. helpful and considerate
B. positive and generous
C. smart and hardworking
D. stubborn and unselfish
5.Which proverb can best describe the story?
A. Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. Accidents will happen.
D. No pains , no gains.
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t , they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was about her. She went to bed too . The night before the first exam, Barbara that she have an early night and take a pill. She promised to wake up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination , but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. around her was writing pages and gages. she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write . She kept looking at her . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she up. She was still in bed and it had all been a dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
1.A. teachers B. students C. classmates D. schools
2.A. prepare B. miss C. join D. pass
3.A. succeeded B. failed C. ended D. called
4.A. but B. so C. and D. because
5.A. excited B. frightened C. worried D. pleased
6.A. early B. late C. heavily D. eagerly
7.A. insisted B. hoped C. ordered D. wished
8.A. sleeping B. resting C. exciting D. breathing
9.A. him B. her C. them D. herself
10.A. hand B. eye C. mind D. body
11.A. her sister B. her parents C. the lessons D. the medicine
12.A. result B. marks C. desk D. paper
13.A. The teacher B. The students C. No one D. Everyone
14.A. If B. Though C. So D. How
15.A. with B. about C. on D. to
16.A. watch B. textbook C. sister D. subject
17.A. gave up B. put off C. look around D. think over
18.A. examining B. leaving C. copying D. crying
19.A. raised B. woke C. stood D. cheered
20.A. nice B. wonderful C. terrible D. special
Henry broke the window. I’ll ask him why __________ .
A. did he do that B. he did that
C. had he done that D. he had done that
I think it is necessary for my 19-year-old son to have his own mobile phone, for I sometimes want to make sure if he _____ home for dinner.
A. come B. comes C. has come D. will come
Will you please keep ________, Tom? Your father is sleeping in the room.
A. calm B. silent C. quiet D. still
Five passengers were _____ in the traffic accident and they have all been taken to the nearest hospital.
A. injured B. damaged C. destroyed D. ruined
