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　　Nearly two decades has passed, I still remember my favourite professor, James Sehwartz．Whenever he smiles, it's as if you'd just been told the funniest joke on earth．Almost all his students are his friends, and almost all his students know his life story．

　　When James was a teenager, his father 　　1　　 him to a fur factory where he worked．This was during the Great Depression．The 　　2　　 was to get James a job．

　　James entered the factory, and immediately felt as if the 　　3　　 had closed in around him．The room was dark and hot, the windows covered with dust, and the 　　4　　 were packed tightly together, running like trains．The fur hairs were flying, 　　5　　 a thickened air, and the workers, 　　6　　 the pieces of fur together, were bent over their needles 　　7　　 the boss marched up and down the rows, searching for them to go faster．James could hardly 　　8　　．He stood next to his father, frozen with fear, hoping the boss wouldn't 　　9　　 at him, too．

　　During lunch break, his father took James to the boss and pushed him in front of him, 　　10　　if there was any work for his son．But 　　11　　 there was hardly enough 　　12　　 for the adult labours, for no one would give it up once he took a job．

　　Thus, for James, it was a 　　13　　．He hated the place．He made a 　　14　　 that he kept to the end of his life：he would never do any work that brought 　　15　　 to someone else, and he would never allow himself to 　　16　　 money off the seat of others．

　　“What will you do?” his mother, Eva, would ask him．

　　“I don't know,” he 　　17　　 say．He ruled out law, because he didn't like 　　18　　, and he ruled out medicine, because he couldn't take the 　　19　　 of blood．

　　“What will you do?”

　　　　20　　, my best professor thought it was the job not to hurt anybody．

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, 13, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year．Both worked very hard．After several years, however, the boss 　　1　　 Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary 　　2　　．John could not take it anymore, tendered his resignation to the boss and complained the boss did not know how to delegate and did not value 　　3　　 staff, but only promoted those who flattered him．

　　The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years．He thought a moment and said, "Thank you for your 　　4　　, but I have a request．1 hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave．Perhaps you will change your decision and 　　5　　 your resignation．"

　　John agreed．The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market．John went and returned soon．He said he had found out a man 　　6　　 watermelon．The boss asked how much per kg．John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to 　　7　　 the boss ＄1.2 per kg．

　　The boss told John to wait a 　　8　　 and he called Bobby to come to his office．He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market．Bobby went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelon．＄1.2 per kg, ＄10 for 10 kg, he has inventory(存货)of 340 melons．On the table 58 melons, bought from the South two days ago, they are 　　9　　 and red, good quality．"

　　John was very 　　10　　 and realized the difference between himself and Bobby．He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby．

　　Chances exist in the daily details．For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and 　　11　　 so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his aim．If a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow．Then, the 　　12　　 between a year and a day is 365 times!

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　　Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation．Both worked very hard．

　　After several years, the boss promoted Jackie to sales executive but Charlie 　　1　　 a salesman．One day Charlie could not 　　2　　 it anymore, tendered his resignation(辞职书)to the boss and complained the boss did not 　　3　　 hard working staff, but only promoted those who flattered him．He thought it was really 　　4　　．

　　The boss knew that Charlie had spared no 　　5　　 for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie realize the 　　6　　 between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the 　　7　　：“Go and find out if anyone is selling watermelon in the market．” Charlie returned and 　　8　　 said yes．The boss asked, “How much per kg?” Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to 　　9　　 ＄12 per kg．

　　The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the 　　10　　 question．Jackie went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person is selling watermelon, ＄12 per kg, ＄100 for 10 kg．He has a 　　11　　 of 340 melons．On the table are 58 melons and every melon weighs about 15 kg, 　　12　　 from the South two days ago．They are fresh, red and of good 　　13　　．”Charlie was 　　14　　 and realized the difference between himself and Jackie．He decided not to 　　15　　 but to learn from Jackie．

　　My dear friends, a more 　　16　　 person is more observant, thinks more and understands in 　　17　　．For the same matter, a more successful person sees several years ahead, 　　18　　 you see only tomorrow．The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, how can you 　　19　　?

　　Think! How far have you seen ahead in your life? How 　　20　　 in depth are you?