一到英语阅读理解题目Ajoblessmanappliedforthepositionof“officeboy”atMicrosoft.TheHRmanagerinterviewedhimandthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.“Youareemployed,”hesaid.“Givemeyoure-mailadd
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Ajoblessmanappliedforthepositionof“officeboy”atMicrosoft.TheHRmanagerinterviewedhimandthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.
“Youareemployed,”hesaid.“Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI’llsendyoutheapplicationtofillin,aswellasdatewhenyoumaystart.”
Themanreplied,“ButIdon’thaveacomputer,neitherane-mail.”
“I’msorry,”saidtheHRmanager.“Ifyoudon’thaveane-mail,thatmeansyoudonotexist.Andwhodoesn’texistcannothavethejob.”
Themanleftwithnohopeatall.Hedidn’tknowwhattodo,withonlytendollarsinhispocket.Hethendecidedtogotothesupermarketandbuy10kgtomatoes.Hethensoldthetomatoesfromdoortodoor.Inlessthantwohours,hesucceededtodoublehiscapital.Herepeatedtheoperationthreetimes,andreturnedhomehappilywith60dollars.
Themanrealizedthathecansurviveinthisway,andstartedtogoeverydayearlier,andreturnlate.Thus,hismoneydoubledortripledeveryday.Shortly,heboughtacart,thenatruck,andthenhehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles.Fiveyearslater,themanisoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheUS.
Hestartedtoplanhisfamily’sfutureanddecidedtohavealifeinsurance.Hecalledaninsurancebrokerandchoseaprotectionplan.
Whentheconversationwasconcludedthebrokeraskedhimhise-mail.Themanreplied,“Idon’thaveane-mail.”
Thebrokeransweredcuriously,“Youdon’thaveane-mail,andyethavesucceededtobuildanempire.Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadane-mail?”Themanthoughtforawhileandreplied,“Yes,I’dbeanofficeboyatMicrosoft!”
1.Whycan’tthemanhavethejobatMicrosoft?
A.Becausehewaslazy.B.Becausehedidn’tpassthetest.
C.Becausehedidn’thaveane-mail.D.Becausehedidn’thaveacomputer.
2.Theunderlinedword“triple”canbereplacedby______.
A.becomelargeB.become3timesC.increasequicklyD.decreasequickly
3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Themanisoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheworld.
B.Themandidn’tgiveupthoughhefailedtheinterview.
C.Hestartedhiscareerbysellingtomatoesinthesupermark
