Charlie is twenty-three now. He1a university(大学) and found work in a factory last year. It’s2and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he3in a university. So he looks down upon his 4 . He always thinks he’s right and never agrees with5. He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”

But once the young man couldn’t6 a foreign instructions （说明书）. An old worker studied it for two days and7Mr. White, the boss of the factory,8it meant. The boss asked Charlie why. He made a few excuses to say for9. And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “ Is it10 that you’ve never made a mistake?”

The young man wouldn’t make Mr. White11 and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”

Having12 this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “ It means that you also make some mistakes!”

Charlie13 his mind at once and said, “ I made only one mistake in my14 !”

“When?” the boss asked in surprise.

“ Just now, sir.” Answered the young man. “When Mr. White15 me acknowledge （承认）I was wrong!”

1.                A．visited          B．left            C．built D．reached

2.                A．small           B．big            C．new D．old

3.                A．lived           B．traveled        C．arrived   D．studied

4.                A．parents         B．teacher         C．workmates    D．classmates

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

6.                A．see            B．write           C．understand    D．read

7.                A．told            B．asked          C．teached D．laughed at

8.                A．when          B．what           C．how D．where

9.                A．him            B．himself         C．them D．themselves

10.               A．clever          B．sure           C．true  D．able

11.               A．sad            B．sadder         C．angry D．angrier

12.               A．heard          B．listened        C．guessed   D．reported

13.               A．lost            B．hated          C．changed   D．thought

14.               A．life            B．office          C．family D．bedroom

15.               A．helped         B．made          C．watched   D．asked

Charlie is twenty-three now. He1a university(大学) and found work in a factory last year. It’s2and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he3in a university. So he looks down upon his 4 . He always thinks he’s right and never agrees with5. He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”
But once the young man couldn’t6 a foreign instructions （说明书）. An old worker studied it for two days and7Mr. White, the boss of the factory,8it meant. The boss asked Charlie why. He made a few excuses to say for9. And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “ Is it10 that you’ve never made a mistake?”
The young man wouldn’t make Mr. White11 and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”
Having12 this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “ It means that you also make some mistakes!”
Charlie13 his mind at once and said, “ I made only one mistake in my14 !”
“When?” the boss asked in surprise.
“ Just now, sir.” Answered the young man. “When Mr. White15 me acknowledge （承认）I was wrong!”