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【題目】It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls, saying “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’”

That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000.

But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.

DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.

But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says.

And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.

DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.

【1】 They decided to open a second store probably because they __________.

A. had enough money to do it.

B. had succeeded in their business

C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers

D. wanted to make people believe that they were successful

【2】 What contribute most to their success according to the author?

A. Learning by trial and error.

B. Making friends with suppliers.

C. Finding a good partner.

D. Opening chain stores.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【解析】

試題分析：那是1965年的夏天。當(dāng)時十七歲的DeLuca拜訪了以為家族朋友訪問了彼得·巴克。巴克問DeLuca未來的計劃�！拔乙�上大學(xué),但我需要一種方法來支付它,“DeLuca回答說。“巴克說,“你應(yīng)該打開一個三明治店�！�

【1】D考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.我們說服自己開了第二家店，我們認(rèn)為這樣做可以告訴大家“我們很成功，我們將要開第二家店�！惫蚀鸢笧镈選項。

【2】A考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.而且他們真的做到了，在1966年的春天，這仍然花費了不斷地失敗與嘗試。故答案為A選項。