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Ajoblessmanapplied(申请)forthepositionof“officeboy”atMicrosoftTheHRmanagerinterviewedhimandthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.
“Youareemployed”hesaid.“Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI’llsendyoutheapplicationformtofillinaswellasthedatewhenyoumaystart.”
Themanreplied“ButIdon'thaveacomputerorane-mail.”
“I’msorry”saidtheHRmanager“Ifyoudon'thaveane-mailthatmeanyoudonotexist.Andtheonewhodoesn'texistcannothavethejob.”
Themanleftwithnohopeatall.Hedidn'tknowwhattodo.Withonly$10inhispockethedecidedtogotothesupermarketandbuy10kgtomatoes.Hethensoldthetomatoesfromdoortodoor.Inlessthantwohourshesucceededinmakinghismoneydouble.Herepeatedthe
operationthreetimesandreturnedhomewith$60.
Themanrealizedthathecouldsurviveinthiswayandstartedearlierandreturnedlate.
Thushismoneydoubledortripledeveryday.Shortlyheboughtacartthenatruckandthenhehadhisownfleettosendfood.FiveyearslaterhebecameoneofthebiggestfoodsellersinTheUS.
Hestartedtoplanhisfamily'sfuturesohecalledaninsurancebroker(保险经纪人)toHaveadiscussion.Whentheconversationwasoverthebrokeraskedhimforhise-mail.Themanrepliedagain“Idon'thaveane-mail.”
Thebrokeransweredinsurprise“Youdon'thaveane-mailandyethavesucceededbuildinganempire.Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadhadane-mail?”
Themanthoughtforawhileandreplied"YesIwouldbeanofficeboyatMicrosoft
根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应位置。
1.WhywasthemanrefusedbytheMicrosoft?
A.Hedidn'tpassthetest.
B.Hedidn'tdowellintheinterview.
C.Hedidn'tgetonwellwiththemanager.
D.Hedidn'thaveacomputerorane-mail.
2.Howmuchmoneydidthemanmakeinlessthantwohoursbysellingtomatoes?
A.$10.B.$20.C.$40.D.$60.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fleet”meaninChinese?
A.公司B.农场C.车队D.商场
4.Whatdoestheinsurancebroker'sanswermean?
A.Hesuggeststhatthemanshouldhaveane-mail.
B.Themandoesn'thaveane-mail.sohehassucceeded.
C.Themanco