Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmerica.Onewasaveryrichbanker,anotherownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld,andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterof
Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmerica.Onewasaveryrichbanker,anotherownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld,andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork.
Thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant.
“Howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant?”thereporteraskedthebanker.
Thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid,“IthinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiteHousetomeetthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisreallyimportant.”
Thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargecompany.“Doyouagreewiththat?”sheasked.
Themanshookhishead,“No.IthinkthePresidentinvitesalotofpeopletotheWhiteHouse.You‘donlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident,therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry,andthePresidentoftheUSsaidhewastoobusytoanswerit.”
Thereporterturnedtothethirdman.“Doyouthinkso?”
“No,Idon‘t,”hesaid.“Idon’tthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant.ThatmakesthePresidentimportant.”
“Thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant?”thereporterandtheothertwomenasked.
“Oh,IthinkifthevisitortotheWhiteHousewastalkingtothePresidentandthephonerang,andthePresidentpickedupthereceiver,listenedandthensaid,‘It’sforyou.‘”
小题1:Thereare_______inthispassage.A.twomenandtwowomenB.threemenandonewomanC.threewomenandonemanD.fourwomen小题2:Thebankerthought_______.A.hewasreallyimportantbecausehewasarichbanker
B.thevisitortotheWhiteHousewasreallyimportantC.thevisitorwhometthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesD.thereporterwasreallyimportant小题3:Theowneroftheverylargecompanythought_______.A.shewasreallyimportantbecausesheownedoneofthelargestcompaniesB.thebankerwasreallyimportantC.theownerofmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYorkwasreallyimportantD.thevisitorwouldbereallyimportantifwhilehewasvisitingthePre