A few years ago, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, where I was employed. purchased Norand Corporation. Pioneer's sales representatives in the field used Norand hand-held terminals to upload daily sales information and download new price and sales incentive information. Pioneer bought so many of these hand-held-terminals, the economies made the purchase of Norand look interesting. Owning Norand also allowed Pioneer to explore high-technology markets outside agriculture.

But after a few years, the emerging laptop PC technology made the hand-held units obsolete (已废弃的). Pioneer sold Norand at a loss. Pioneer always took a given percent of the annual profits to divide equally among all employees, so our profit-sharing checks were lower than if Pioneer had not purchased Norand. Additionally, my Pioneer stock was lower than it had been before the purchase of Norand. I was not pleased.

The CEO of Pioneer, Tom Urban, made annual formal visits to each of the Pioneer divisions to talk about the state of the business and to listen to employees' concerns. When he walked into the meeting room for his first visit after the sale of Norand, he acknowledged the group, remove his jacket, and neatly folded it across the back of the chair. He loosened his tie, undid his collar and rolled up his sleeves.The next thing he said was the last thing I ever expected to hear a CEO say.

He said, "I made a mistake buying Norand and I am sorry. I am sorry your profit-sharing was lower because of the purchase, and I am sorry your stock was hurt by the purchase. I will continue to take risks, but I am a bit smarter now, and I will work harder for you."

A great man and leader stood before us that day. As I sat listening to him, I knew I could trust him, and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I could give to him and to Pioneer. I also knew I could take risks in my own job.

In the brief moment of silence before the questions started, I recall thinking that follow him into any battle.

1.All of the following are the results brought by Pioneer's purchase of Norand except     .

2.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to       .

3.Why did Tom Urban remove his jacket, loosen his tie, undo his collar and roll up his sleeves before he spoke?

4.What did the employees feel after Tom Urban apologized to them?

A few years ago, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, where I was employed. purchased Norand Corporation. Pioneer's sales representatives in the field used Norand hand-held terminals to upload daily sales information and download new price and sales incentive information. Pioneer bought so many of these hand-held-terminals, the economies made the purchase of Norand look interesting. Owning Norand also allowed Pioneer to explore high-technology markets outside agriculture.
But after a few years, the emerging laptop PC technology made the hand-held units obsolete (已废弃的). Pioneer sold Norand at a loss. Pioneer always took a given percent of the annual profits to divide equally among all employees, so our profit-sharing checks were lower than if Pioneer had not purchased Norand. Additionally, my Pioneer stock was lower than it had been before the purchase of Norand. I was not pleased.
The CEO of Pioneer, Tom Urban, made annual formal visits to each of the Pioneer divisions to talk about the state of the business and to listen to employees' concerns. When he walked into the meeting room for his first visit after the sale of Norand, he acknowledged the group, remove his jacket, and neatly folded it across the back of the chair. He loosened his tie, undid his collar and rolled up his sleeves.The next thing he said was the last thing I ever expected to hear a CEO say.
He said, "I made a mistake buying Norand and I am sorry. I am sorry your profit-sharing was lower because of the purchase, and I am sorry your stock was hurt by the purchase. I will continue to take risks, but I am a bit smarter now, and I will work harder for you."
A great man and leader stood before us that day. As I sat listening to him, I knew I could trust him, and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I could give to him and to Pioneer. I also knew I could take risks in my own job.
In the brief moment of silence before the questions started, I recall thinking that follow him into any battle.
【小题1】All of the following are the results brought by Pioneer's purchase of Norand except     .

A young and successful executive was traveling down a street , going a bit too fast in his new car; He was         for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.

       his car passed a brick        the car’s side door, He pressed hard the         and spun the car back to the         from where the brick had been thrown,.

He jumped out of the car,        a kid and pushed him up        a parked car,shouting,”what was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?”        more and more angry, he wen on “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is gonna        a lot of money, Why did you do it?””Please ,mister,please,I’m sorry, Ididn’t know what else to do!”      the youngster, “It’s my brother”,he said ,”He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t        him up”,Sobbing ,the boy asked the executive, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?”He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”

      beyond words, the driver tried to       the rapidly swelling lump(块)in his throat, He       the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his       and wiped the scrapes (擦伤)and cuts,      to see that everything was going to be okay.

“Thank you ,sir, And God bless you,”the       child said to him ,The man then watched the little boy      bis brother to the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long slow walk back to his car, He never did       the side door ,He kept the dent(凹痕)to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your      .

1.A、looking              B、watching               C、caring                    D、waiting

2.A、Before                        B、After                     C、as                           D、while

3.A、hit                     B、blocked                C、dropped               D、scratched

4.A、hit                      B、brakes                            C、brick                      D、wheel

5.A、spot                   B、which                    C、that                        D、this

6.A、saw                    B、found                    C、stopped                D、grabbed

7.A、on                      B、in                           C、against                  D、towards

8.A、Remaining                  B、Growing                C、Building up           D、Making up

9.A、cost                    B、spend                    C、use                        D、take

10.A、begged                     B、required               C、asked                    D、wondered

11.A、get                            B、pick                        C、lift                          D、put

12.A、Worried                   B、Depressed           C、Moved                  D、Surprised

13.A、chew                        B、melt                       C、spit                        D、swallow

14.A、helped                     B、pulled                   C、held                       D、took

15.A、medicine                 B、handkerchief       C、belt                        D、money

16.A、demanding              B、expecting             C、checking               D、wanting

17.A、delighted                 B、sad                         C、helpless                D、grateful

18.A、push                         B、bring                     C、hand                      D、raise

19.A、recovery                  B、repair                    C、reform                           D、record

20.A、information             B、help                       C、attention              D、notice

A young and successful executive was traveling down a street , going a bit too fast in his new car; He was 　26 for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.

27 his car passed a brick 　28 the car’s side door, He pressed hard the 　29 and spun the car back to the 　30 from where the brick had been thrown,.

He jumped out of the car, 　31 a kid and pushed him up 　32 a parked car,shouting,”what was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?” 　33 more and more angry, he wen on “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is gonna 34 a lot of money, Why did you do it?””Please ,mister,please,I’m sorry, Ididn’t know what else to do!” 35 the youngster, “It’s my brother”,he said ,”He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t 　36 him up”,Sobbing ,the boy asked the executive, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?”He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”

37 beyond words, the driver tried to 　38 the rapidly swelling lump(块)in his throat, He 　39 the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his 　40 and wiped the scrapes (擦伤)and cuts, 41 to see that everything was going to be okay.

“Thank you ,sir, And God bless you,”the 　42 child said to him ,The man then watched the little boy 43 bis brother to the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long slow walk back to his car, He never did 　44 the side door ,He kept the dent(凹痕)to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your 45 .

26、A、looking　　　　　　 B、watching　　　　 C、caring　　　　　　　　　　 D、waiting

27、A、Before　　　　　　　　　　 B、After　　　　　　　 C、as　　　　　　　　　 D、while

28、A、hit 　　　　　　　　 B、blocked　　　　　 C、dropped　　　　　 D、scratched

29、A、hit　　　　　　　　　 B、brakes　　　　　　　　　 C、brick　　　　　　　 D、wheel

30、A、spot　　　　　　　　 B、which　　　　　　　　　　 C、that　　　　　　　　 D、this

31、A、saw　　　　　　　　 B、found　　　　　　　　　　 C、stopped　　　　　 D、grabbed

32、A、on　　　　　　　　　 B、in　　　　　　　　　 C、against　　　　　　 D、towards

33、A、Remaining　　　 B、Growing　　　　 C、Building up　　　　　　 D、Making up

34、A、cost　　　　　　　　 B、spend　　　　　　　　　　 C、use　　　　　　　　 D、take

35、A、begged　　　　　　　　　 B、required　　　　　 C、asked　　　　　　　　　　 D、wondered

36、A、get　　　　　　　　　 B、pick　　　　　　　　 C、lift　　　　　　　　　 D、put

37、A、Worried　　　　　 B、Depressed　　　 C、Moved　　　　　　 D、Surprised

38、A、chew　　　　　　　 B、melt　　　　　　　　 C、spit　　　　　　　　 D、swallow

39、A、helped　　　　　　　　　　 B、pulled　　　　　　　　　　 C、held　　　　　　　　 D、took

40、A、medicine　　　　 B、handkerchief　 C、belt　　　　　　　　 D、money

41、A、demanding　　　 B、expecting　　　　 C、checking　　　　 D、wanting

42、A、delighted　　　　 B、sad　　　　　　　　 C、helpless　　　　　 D、grateful

43、A、push　　　　　　　 B、bring　　　　　　　 C、hand　　　　　　　 D、raise

44、A、recovery　　　　 B、repair　　　　　　　 C、reform　　　　　　　　　 D、record

45、A、information　　　　　　 B、help　　　　　　　　 C、attention　　　　 D、notice

--I'm sorry. Your pencil is broken.

--________.

[　　]

A．Give me my pen

B．Thank you

C．It doesn't matter

D．I can't mend it