Once a general manager wanted to test his people, who had come from all over India, about their values of life. He announced that in their folders(文件夾), there is PVC pouch and in it there is a seed. When they return, they must put the seed in a pot with good soil and look after it very well. He would hold a competition at the next year’s seminar and the best plants would be awarded suitably.

Everyone did what was told to him. A year passed quickly. And the next year in a big hall, what a great scene! There were hundreds of pots and a great variety of plants-all except one. In this pot was soil, but no plant! The owner of the pot was standing quietly and feeling ashamed of himself.

The general manager called him on the stage. He asked him what happened and he told him the truth. He planted the seed, which he was given, and did what was to be done - but nothing happened!

The general manager declared(宣布) him the winner! Everyone was shocked.

It was announced, "Gentlemen! The seeds I gave you were boiled seeds. You planted them and nothing happened! You acted smartly and used some other seeds. This man was honest to his work and therefore, he did not cheat me or himself!"

1.What’s the general manager’s purpose of giving a seed to each of his employees?

A．He wanted to get some beautiful plants.

B．He wanted to improve his employees’ planting skill

C．He wanted to enrich his employees’ life.

D．He wanted to know whether his employees are honest.

2.The man in the passage failed to get the plant because .

A．he didn’t take good care of his seed

B．he wasn’t good at planting

C．his seed wasn’t as good as the other people’s

D．the seed had been boiled

3.Why was everyone shocked after they heard the general manager’s declaration?

A．They didn’t understand why the man failed to get the plant.

B．They didn’t understand why the man was the winner.

C．They didn’t know why the manager gave him the best seed.

D．They didn’t know why they couldn’t get the plants.

4.The author wanted to tell us the importance of by writing this passage.

A．being careful

B．being honest

C．knowing how to plant

D．knowing how to please the manager

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