Lill was a young French Canadian girl who grew up in a village. At the age of 16, her father thought "Lill has had enough schooling", and she was made to drop out of school to make money for the family. In 1922, with English as her second language and little education, the future didn’t look bright for Lill.

Her father was a serious man. He wanted Lill to find a job by herself. But Lill didn't know what work she could do.

Although there was little hope of finding a job, she would still ride the bus every day into the "big cities" of Windsor or Detroit. But she couldn't have the courage to answer a Help Wanted advertisement; she couldn't even knock on a door. Each day she would just ride to the city, walk hopelessly about and return home in the evening. Her father would ask, "Any luck today, Lill?" "No... no luck today, Dad," she would answer in a low voice.

With time going on, Lill continued to ride and her father continued to ask about her looking for a job. The questions became more serious, and Lill knew she would soon have to knock on a door.

On one of her trips, Lill saw an advertisement at a company in Detroit. It said, "Clerk wanted!" She walked up the long stairs to the Company offices. Carefully, Lill knocked on her first door. She was met by the office manager, Margaret Costello. Lill's new life would start here.

29. According to the passage, Lill was very_______.

A. active　　　 　　　　 B. shy　　　 　　　　　　 C. outgoing　　 　　　　 D. brave

30. Lill couldn't find a job for a long time because_______.

A. she didn't have a try　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. she wasn't clever enough

C. she had no luck　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. she was a village girl

31. "Lill knew she would soon have to knock on a door." tells us that_______.

A. Lill was sure she would find a job

B. Lill was uncertain about the future

C. Lill had to find a job as soon as possible

D. Lill knew her good luck was coming

32. From the last paragraph, we know_______.

A. Lill had met the manager before

B. Lill would have to knock on other doors

C. Lill still didn't have good luck

D. Lill might find a job at that company

When I was a child I never said, "When I grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here I am. When I look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn't a straight, clear path. In fact, no two paths are the same. But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there's a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful companies.  
As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may be different, but the people in that position(位置) share the qualities of commitment（义务）, work ethic（道德） and a strong desire for building something new. And every CEO take risks along the way—putting your life savings on the line to start a software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup.
I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur（企业家）from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years. I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business activities in college with success. And I always had a dream job pattern(模式): to walk to work, work for myself and build something for consumers(顾客).  
I'm only 29, so it's been a quick ride to CEO. Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team. In mid-2007 I left Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other workmates, where I became a CEO.
Career advice: Don't figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you'd like to work at. Figure out what makes you do so. What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things, not what you like doing. . . and then apply it to your work life. Also, just because you're graduating, don't stop learning. Read more books than you did in college. If you do, and they're not, you're really well-positioned to succeed in whatever you do.
【小题1】What can we know from the first paragraph?

1Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)

1．Helen Monson has always been interested in helping her community. Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school. When she was a school teacher, she also found time to volunteer. One year, she organized a Super Saturday Fun Day for kids in the community. She also used to volunteer at the Mint Festival every year. One summer, she served food, another year she organized an art programme.

2．After she retired, she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was older, he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading. She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community. She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published. Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and her grandchildren.

3．After a hurricane(飓风) destroyed some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre. She says, “I have always liked the Red Cross because the organization helps people in need no matter what.”

4．One day, Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees(难民) who needed to learn English. Now, she meets once a week with Sahra, a 38-year-old woman, from Somalia. Sahra is living and working in a town about 30 minutes’ walk from where Helen lives. They work on reading and writing skills. Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life. She developed the pictures, and then asked Sahra questions about them. In the end, they wrote a book together and used the photos in the book. This helped Sahra learn many new words about her everyday life.

5．Helen says, “The most rewarding(有益的) part of volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help. They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs.”

1.When was Helen’s first volunteer experience for the American Red Cross?

2.What did Helen do after she retired?

3.Why was Ann excited when her book got published?

4.Where did Helen work when she volunteered again for the American Red Cross?

5.How far is Sahra living and working from Helen’s home?

6.Did Helen help Sahra to learn English?

7.What can you learn from Helen?

---Do you often go swimming in summer?

---No, _________.Swimming is a good kind of sports, but I can’t swim.

A．sometimes        B．often             C．always            D．never