A big company wanted a clerk, so John went there. In the interview the director asked him a question.
“Who paid for your school?”
“My mother paid for it by washing clothes.”
Hearing this, the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect. The director said,“When you go back today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.”
When John went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(伤痕) in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands, John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
Next morning, John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked,“Please tell me your feeling.”
John said,“Number 1,I know now what appreciation is. I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things. Number 2,by helping my mother, now I realize how difficult it is to get something done.”The director said,“This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.”
【小题1】John went to the big company to _________.
A. look for his mother          B. ask for a job         C. ask the director for help
【小题2】John’s mother was a (n) __________.
A. office clerk                B. director             C. clothes cleaner
【小题3】From the underlined sentence, we learn _________.
A.          John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother
B.          John often helped his mother do the housework
C.          John hardly helped his mother wash clothes
【小题4】John felt _________ when he cleaned his mother’s hands.
A. happy                   B. sad                C. angry
【小题5】Why did the director hire(雇佣) John?
A.          Because he thought John learned appreciation.
B.          Because he thought John had a good education.
C.          Because he thought John worked very hard.

A big company wanted a clerk，so John went there. In the interview，the director asked him a question. “Who paid for your school?” “My mother paid for it by washing clothes.”

Hearing this，the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect . The director said，“When you go back today，go and clean your mother’s hands，and then see me tomorrow morning.”   

When John went back，he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands.

However，his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(伤痕)in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands，John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

Next morning，John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked,“ Please tell me your feeling.”John said，“Number 1，I know now what appreciation(感恩) is. I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things. Number 2，by helping my mother，now I realize how difficult it is to get something done.”The director said，“This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.”

1.John went to the big company to         .

 A. look for his mother       B. ask for a job    C. ask the director for help   D. look for the director

2.John’s mother was a(n)         .   

A. office clerk            B. director          C. farmer           D. clothes cleaner

3. From the underlined sentence，we learn        .

A. John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother

B. John often helped his mother do the housework

C. John hardly helped his mother wash clothes

D. John often helped his mother wash hands

4.John felt         when he cleaned his mother’s hands.

A. happy                B. sad             C. angry             D. tired

5.Why did the director hire(雇佣)John?

A .Because he thought John 1earned appreciation.

B. Because he thought John had a good education.

C .Because he thought John worked very hard.

D. Because he thought John could help his mother.

 

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On my first job, I worked as a sports editor (编辑) for a small newspaper.I never got a letter from my readers, so I was   1  that there was an envelope (信封) on my desk one morning.It was from a most popular newspaper.

When I opened it, I found a note and it read, “You did a good job.Go on!” The note was   2  by Mr John, a famous sports editor.As I was a green hand (新手), his words made me excited.I   3  the note in my desk drawer.Whenever (无论何时) I didn’t know if I could be a good editor, I would read John’s note and become   4  again.

Mr John, the note writer and I knew each other after that.I   5  that he often wrote notes to encourage young people.“When I make   6  feel happy,” he told me, “I feel happy, too.”

 7 , why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my opinion, many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood.Also,   8  takes more time and it is easier to pick up the phone.If you call other people, it can’t   9  a long time, but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read more than once.

So, when you find some people   10  you need help, please write a note to give them more confidence.Making others feel happy makes you feel happy, too.

1.                A．sad            B．sure           C．surprised D．frightened

 

2.                A．written         B．picked          C．brought  D．practiced

 

3.                A．took           B．kept           C．received  D．borrowed

 

4.                A．curious         B．humorous       C．confident D．elegant

 

5.                A．thought        B．felt            C．believed  D．learned

 

6.                A．other          B．others          C．another  D．the others

 

7.                A．But            B．Therefore       C．And D．However

 

8.                A．writing         B．calling          C．reading   D．finding

 

9.                A．wait           B．last            C．stop D．rest

 

10.               A．for            B．past           C．around    D．behind

 

 

Alone, top, both, become, dangerous, die, afraid, freeze, while,warm

Do you enjoy climbing mountains? I’d like to tell you a true story about John and Peter. They were 66 mountaineers. As John was experienced, he was always asking Peter to copy his example. “Would you like to stand on the 67 of the world, Peter?” “Of course . It has already 68 my dream,”Peter answered.
On a sunny morning, the two men started for the top of Mount Qomolangma. After they climbed over one of the most 69 slopes, they found a man lying in the snow. “He’s going to 70,”Peter looked at John and said, as if he would help the man. “Leave him by himself and just follow me !If you bring the burden with you , I’m 71 you’ll lose your life.”John warned Peter . Then he turned around and walked forward 72. It was too cold. After thinking for a 73 , Peter made up his mind to help the dying man. He carried the man on his back and made his way forward . Little by little , Peter’s temperature made the man74. The man came to himself! And soon he could move all by himself. Together they moved side by side.
About two hours later, they kept up with John.To his surprise , they found that John was almost dead in he snow. He had been 75 to death.