A jobless man wanted to apply (求職)for the position of“office boy”at Microsoft.The staff manager interviewed him and then gave him a 1 :clean the floor.The man passed it:he cleaned the floor very well.
“You are hired (雇傭),”the manger told the man.“Give me your email address,and I'll send you the form to 2 .I shall also send you the 3 you should report for the work.”
The man replied,“I don't have a 4 ,or an email!”
“I am sorry,”said the manager.“If you don't have email,that means you do not exist (存在).And we cannot 5 persons who do not exist.”
The man was very 6 .He didn't know what to do.He only had 10 dollars with him.Once that was 7 ,he wouldn't have any money to buy even food.He went to the supermarket and bought a box of tomatoes with his 10 dollars.He went from door to door and 8 the tomatoes in small bags.He doubled his money.
He 9 this three times,and returned home with 60 dollars.He realized that he could continue to live this way.He started to go earlier every day,and returned later.He doubled or made even three times his money every day.Soon,he 10 a cart,then a truck.In a very short time,he had many delivery (遞送)trucks.
Five years later,the man became one of the most biggest 11 sellers in the country.He started to plan his family's future.He called an insurance (保險)broker,a man who sells insurance.At the end of the 12 ,the broker asked him for his email address.The man replied,“I don't have an e-mail.”
Hearing that,the broker felt very 13 .“You don't have email,and yet have succeeded in becoming so 14 .Can you imagine what you could have been if you had email?”he said aloud.The man thought for a while,and replied,“An office 15 at Microsoft!”
If you just lost your job or failed an interview,don't worry,think of the positive (積極的)...Good days are on the way and something better will happen to you.
1.A.job
B.hand
C.chance
D.test
2.A.checked out
B.put up
C.fill in
D.write down
3.A.name
B.date
C.a(chǎn)ddress
D.ticket
4.A.computer
B.screen
C.website
D.letter
5.A.believe
B.pay
C.a(chǎn)ccept
D.refuse
6.A.pleased
B.excited
C.embarrassed
D.disappointed
7.A.exchanged
B.spent
C.wasted
D.lost
8.A.divided
B.showed
C.kept
D.sold
9.A.repeated
B.reminded
C.tried
D.counted
10.A.borrowed
B.repaired
C.received
D.bought
11.A.truck
B.insurance
C.food
D.door
12.A.introduction
B.conversation
C.business
D.story
13.A.worried
B.satisfied
C.upset
D.surprised
14.A.clever
B.healthy
C.rich
D.confident
15.A.boy
B.secretary
C.cleaner
D.head
[參考答案] 1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.D 11.C 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.A