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.

 

The greatest saleswoman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl. That’s because Markita Andrews has got more than eight thousand dollars selling Girl Scout cookies since she was seven years old.
Going door-to-door after school, the terribly shy Markita changed herself into the cookie-selling dynamo（高手）.
It starts with great wish.
For Markita and her mother, whose husband left them when Markita was eight years old, their dream was to travel the world. “I’ll work hard to make enough money to send you to college,” her mother said one day. “When you leave college, you’ll make enough money to take you and me around the world. Okay?”
So at the age of 13 when Markita read in her Girl Scout magazine that the Scout（童子军）who sold the most cookies would win a free trip for two around the world, she decided to sell all the Girl Scout cookies she could—more Girl Scout cookies than anyone in the world, ever.
Wish, however, alone is not enough. To make her dream come true, Markita knew she needed a plan.
“When you are doing business, wear your Girl Scout clothes when you go up to people in their building, ” her aunt told her. “Always smile, whether they buy something or not and always be nice.”
Lots of other Scouts may have wanted that trip around the world, but only Markita went off in her own uniform each day after school, ready to ask—and keep asking—people to help in her dream.
Markita sold 3,526 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that year and won her trip around the world. Since then, she has sold more than 42,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.
Markita is no cleverer than thousands of other people, with dreams of their own. The difference is that many people fail before they even begin. They fear（恐惧）that they will be refused. This fear leads many of us to refuse ourselves and prevents us from getting where we have set off for long before anyone else ever has the chance—no matter what we are selling.
“It takes courage（勇气）to ask for what you want,” she said. “Courage is not that you don’t have fear. It means doing what it takes although you have a fear of it”.
【小题1】From the passage we learn that ________.

A．a good planning is the most important in the job of selling

B．Markita took the free trip around the world herself

C．Markita has a full-time selling job now

D．to do something successfully, we should do what is needed

【小题2】Markita ________.

A．started to sell Girl Scout cookies when she was 13 years old

B．has only one parent

C．whose parents are rich, went to college

D．sold cookies in different shops

【小题3】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．The Greatest Saleswoman in the World.

B．A Successful Girl in Selling.

C．The Secret of Selling.

D．Girl Scout Cookies.

【小题4】The main reason for Markita’s success is that ________.

A．she asks for what she wants before she is refused

B．she isn’t afraid to be refused

C．her aunt has told her how to sell things

D．she has a good wish

The following are some advertisements(广告). Read them and answer the questions.

No. 1   A big house with a big yard for a big family. There are four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a big living room and a great kitchen. The house costs $2,000 a month. Call Mrs. Morris at 4560987.

 

No. 2   Great location! A nice new flat building with a swimming pool. There is a big living room, a bedroom, a bathroom and a nice kitchen. It is $1,200 a month. The phone number is 7610201. You can ask Dana for help.

 

No. 3   There is a town house for you. The first floor is for playing games, and the second floor is for living. On the second floor, there is a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a nice big kitchen. There is also a great yard behind the house for children. It is $1,7000 a month. Please call Nathan at 4645 2436.

 

No. 4  Here is your new home! It is a big flat with three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room and a bathroom. The flat has a good parking place(停车位) but no yard. It is $1,600 a month. Call Wilson at 533 0202.

11. Miss Green is a student, and she hasn’t much money. It’s better for her to choose _____.
A. the big house in Ad. 1   B. the flat in Ad. 2
C. the town house in Ad. 3   D. the flat in Ad. 4
12. Mr. and Mrs. Black with their son, John, want to rent(租) a house with a yard for children. Which house is suitable for them?
A. Mrs. Morris’ house   B. Wilson’s flat   C. Dana’s flat   D. Nathan’s town house.
13. The flat with a parking place costs _____.
A. $2,000   B. $1,200   C. $1,7000   D. $1,600
14. There are _______ kinds of houses in these four advertisements.
A. two   B. three   C. four   D. five
15. The advertisements tell us the information about some _______.
A. hotels   B. supermarkets   C. houses   D. restaurants

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John and Bobby worked in the same company. Both of them worked very hard. However, several years later, Mr. Ted, the boss of the company, asked Bobby to be market manager. John could not accept the fact. He thought the boss only liked those who flattered(奉承) him. So he decided not to work there.

The boss knew John well and asked John to do one thing before he left. He asked John to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. Soon John returned and said that he found a man selling watermelon. The boss asked him how much the watermelon was. John shook his head.

The boss asked John to wait a moment. Then he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to do the same thing. When Bobby returned, he told the boss that only one person was selling watermelon. It was $1.2 a kilo and $10 for 10 kilos. Each watermelon weighed about 2 kilos. All came from the South two days ago.

John was much moved and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. Chances are in the daily details(细节) and a more successful person sees more and father.

1.Who was the market manager?

A. John.                  B. Bobby.                C. Ted.

2.How did John feel about Ted’s choice first?

A. Moved.                B. Annoyed.               C. Accepted.

3.Why did Ted ask John and Bobby to do the same thing?

A. To buy some fresh watermelons for the workers.

B. To find the price of watermelon in the market.

C. To help John know the difference between himself and Bobby.

4.What can be the best title(标题) for the passage?

A. More, Details, More Chances.

B. More Practice, More Success.

C. Better Luck, Better Jobs.

 

Here is a menu for fast food restaurant. The prices are in American money, called dollars and cents. There are 100 cents in a dollar.

	small	large		small	large
Main meals			Drinks
Hamburger	1.80	2.30	Coca Cola	0.80	1.00
Chicken burger	1.90	2.40	Tea	0.70	0.90
Vegetable burger	1.80	2.30	Coffee	0.80	1.00
Side dishes			Sweets
Fries	0.90	1.10	Ice cream/ Chocolate	1.20	1.60
Salad	1.00	1.20	Jam	0.50	/

1.From the menu, how much does a small hamburger cost?

A．One hundred and eighty dollars.

B．Two dollars and thirty cents.

C．Eighty cents.

D．One dollar and eighty cents.

2.If you have only three dollars, what can you buy?

A．A large salad and a large ice cream.

B．A large chicken burger and a small cup of tea.

C．A small vegetable burger and a large chocolate.

D．A large hamburger and a small cup of coffee.

3.Jam is a kind of _____.

A．main meals        B．side dishes         C．sweets            D．drink

4.Which is not mentioned in the menu?

A．Coffee            B．Fries             C．Hamburger        D．Wine

5.A thirsty boy will probably ask for_____.

A．coca cola          B．salad             C．fries             D．a chicken burger