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    Some time ago，an old businessman had a large store in Boston．He wanted a boy to work for him，and he put an advertisement in the newspaper．The next morning，many boys came to the old man’s office，asking for the job．
    There was a post（柱子）by his desk，and there was a nail（釘子）in it．He took a walking-stick and said，“Everyone has three chances．If anyone can hit the nail on the head with this stick more than once，I will give him the job．”
    The boy thought it was very easy．They all tried，but nobody could make it．So the old man said，“I’m sorry I can’t take any of you．”And they left．
    He kept the advertisement in the papers，and the next morning many more boys came，and among them he saw a thin boy who had been there the day before．The boy hit the nail successfully for three times．The old man felt surprised and asked how he did that．
“Yes，”said the boy，“I failed yesterday，but I thought that if I kept on trying a while，I could do it．So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it，and I got up very early this morning，and tried again．”
    The old man said，“You are the boy for me，”and gave him the job．Whatever the boy had to do，he tried to do his best．It was not very long before he became the best clerk in the store．

66．Did the thin boy get the job at last？Yes，he did．
67．What did the old man have in Boston？A large store．
68．Where did the boy practice hitting a nail？At home．/In his home．．

Answer 1

分析 翻譯：
前一段時(shí)間，一個(gè)老商人在波士頓有一個(gè)大的商店，他想要一個(gè)男孩為他工作，他在報(bào)紙上登廣告，第二天早上，許多男孩來到了老人的辦公室，應(yīng)征這項(xiàng)工作．有一個(gè)柱子在他的書桌旁，有一個(gè)釘子在它上面．他拿了一根拐杖，說，“每個(gè)人都有三次機(jī)會(huì)．如果有人能用這根棍子打在釘子上的話，我會(huì)把這項(xiàng)工作交給他．”男孩認(rèn)為這很容易，他們都試過，但沒有人能做到，所以老人說：“我很抱歉我不能帶你走了．”．他把廣告放在報(bào)紙上，第二天早上，有更多的男孩來了，在他們當(dāng)中，他看到了一個(gè)小男孩，他成功地打了三次釘子，老人感到驚訝，問他是怎么做到的．“是的，”男孩說，“我昨天失敗了，但我想如果我不停地練習(xí)，我可以做到．所以我回家去用一根棍子打一個(gè)釘子，直到我能做到，我今天早上起得很早，又試了一次．”老人說：“你是我要找的男孩，”他把工作交給了他，不管他做什么，他都盡力去做．用不了多久，他就成了店里最好的店員．

解答 66．根據(jù)語境和句意You are the boy for me，”and gave him the job可知，真?zhèn)�男孩得到了這份工作．故答案為：Yes，he did
.67．根據(jù)語境和句意an old businessman had a large store in Boston可知老人在波士頓有一家大商店．故答案為：A large store．
68．根據(jù)語境和句意So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it可知男孩是在家里做的練習(xí)打釘子．故答案為：At home．/In his home．

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