Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.

After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie 　1 a salesman. One day Charlie could not 　2 it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辭職信) to the boss and 　3 that the boss did not value hard working employees, but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really 　4 .

The boss 　5 that Charlie had devoted himself to the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the 　6 between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the 　7 : “Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market.” Charlie went, returned and 　8 said, “Yes.” The boss asked, “How much per kg?” Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to 　9 , “$12 per kg.”

The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the 　10 question. Jackie went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $100 for 10 kg. He has a 11 of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, 　12 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good 　13 .

Charlie was 　14 and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to 　15 but to learn from Jackie.

My dear friends, you know, a more 　16 person is more observant, thinks more and understands in 　17 . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, 　18 you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you 　19 ?

Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How 　20 are you?

1. A. made　　　 B. became　　　　 C. remained　　　　 D. kept

2. A. stand　　　　 B. do　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　 D. put

3. A. enjoyed 　 　 B. praised　 C. whispered　　　　 D. complained

4. A. unusual 　 　 B. unfair　　　　　 C. careless　　　　 D. selfless

5. A. shouted 　 　 B. troubled　　　　 C. misunderstood　　 D. knew

6. A. competition B. relationship　 　 　 C. difference　　　 D. distance

7. A. following　　 B. finding　 　 C. shopping　　　　 D. searching

8. A. still　　　 　 B. again　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　 D. only

9. A. offer　　　　 B. answer　　 　 　 C. remind　　 　 　 D. repeat

10. A. difficult 　 　 B. familiar　　　　 C. same　　　　　　 D. simple

11. A. total　　　　 B. lot　　　　　 C. pile　　　　　　 D. number

12. A. sold　　　　 B. come　　　　　　 C. bought 　　　 D. heard

13. A. value　　　　 B. quality　 　 　 C. condition　　　　 D. shape

14. A. surprised　　 B. moved　　 　 　 C. puzzled　　　 D. encouraged

15. A. stay　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　 C. work 　　　　　　 D. leave

16. A. important　　 B. intelligent　　　　　 C. successful　　　 D. hardworking

17. A. time　　　　 B. depth　　　　　　 C. need　　　　　　 D. common

18. A. while　　　　 B. though　　 　 　 C. unless　　 　 　 D. since

19. A. see　 　 　 B. think 　　 　　　 C. know　　　　　　 D. win

20. A. hopeful　 　 　 B. thoughtful　　　 C. helpful　 　 　 D. meaningful

 

1-20 CADBD　 CADBC ACBAD CBADB

 

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