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Question

One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He   36  the first interview the director did the last interview.

The director asked “Did you obtain any scholarships in school?” The young man answered “  37 .”

“Who paid the school fees for you?”

“My father passed away   38   I was born so my mother paid them all.”

“What did your mother do?”

“A laundry woman.”

The director   39   the youth to show his hands. They were smooth and perfect. The director asked “Have you ever   40  your mother wash the clothes?” The youth answered “  41  . My mother always wanted me to study and read more books.   42   she can wash clothes faster than me.”

The director said “Please go and clean your mother’s hand and then see me tomorrow.”

The youth felt his   43  of getting the job high. When he went back he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt   44  but happy with mixed feelings.

The youth cleaned his mother’s hands   45  . He cried as he did that. It was the first time he had   46  his mother’s wrinkled hands with so many bruises (伤痕) on them. Some bruises were so painful that his mother   47   when they were cleaned. Only by then did he realized it was this pair of hands that assisted him   48   his academic years.

After finishing cleaning his mother’s   49  hands the youth quietly washed all the   50  clothes for his mother. That night they talked for a very long time.

The next morning the director noticed the youth’s swollen   51   and asked “Can you tell me what you have done and   52   in your house?”

The youth answered “I cleaned my mother’s hands and also finished washing all the remaining clothes. I know now what   53  is. Without mother there would not have been my success today.”

The director said “This is what I am looking for   54   a manager. I want to hire a person who can value the help of others and who knows the   55   of others. You are hired.”

36．A．qualified    B．failed   C．passed   D．won

37．A．Nothing  B．Few  C．Some D．None

38．A．since    B．when C．although D．once

39．A．requested    B．persuaded    C．demanded D．begged

40．A．assisted B．had  C．watched  D．halped

41．A．Seldom   B．Sometimes    C．Never    D．Rarely

42．A．Meanwhile    B．Besides  C．However  D．Somehow

43．A．chance   B．luck C．desire   D．idea

44．A．strange  B．different    C．excited  D．unfamiliar

45．A．skillfully   B．shyly    C．politely D．slowly

46．A．glanced  B．noticed  C．accepted D．considered

47．A．shook    B．shouted  C．moved    D．fell

48．A．during   B．along    C．through  D．with

49．A．damaged  B．ruined   C．broken   D．wounded

50．A．worn B．used C．dirty    D．dusty

51．A．hands    B．eyes C．ears D．cheeks

52．A．found    B．enjoyed  C．expected D．learned

53．A．appreciation B．understanding    C．regret   D．sympathy

54．A．about    B．of   C．in   D．on

55．A．sufferings   B．happenings   C．doings   D．surroundings

Answer 1

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