With the help of Gloria ,his wife ,Tom Peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets, stereo systems, and home appliances. Tom developed an excellent
with their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service. He was proud of his high percentage of repeat
.
About five years ago, Tom was
by the owners of a competing company, Stereo Super Stores. They wanted him to
them out. The price was very attractive. Everything looked good. Before making his final
Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase. She told him that
the numbers looked good it didn't feel
to her. However, Tom was so self-confident and so convinced that this was a rare
, he went ahead and made the
. Within months he discovered that he had made a big
. He had paid too much for a
company. He tried as hard as he could to make it work out, but he couldn't turn things
. He was forced into bankruptcy（破产）. He was about to lose everything, including his
business.
Tom was embarrassed, but he is a survivor. He looked at his situation. He decided to
admit his mistake and, rather than getting stuck in lawsuits(诉讼), he would focus his
on saving and rebuilding his original business. He saw also that he had made a mistake by not listening to his
, and that he needed to learn from this
.He dealt with the crisis in a way that delighted people, who in turn
respect for him. Old customers poured into his store. He and Gloria
_to changes in retailing(零售) and have built an even better business than before.
In the business world, it is natural to gain and lose, of
Peterson’s experience is an example. Only those who regard their mistakes as gifts and learn from them attract endless profits.
| 小题1: | | A．popularity | B．reputation | C．cause | D．foundation |
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| 小题2: | | A．customers | B．assistants | C．friends | D．visitors |
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| 小题3: | | A．appointed | B．approved | C．approached | D．appreciated |
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| 小题5: | | A．decision | B．choice | C．determination | D．judgement |
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| 小题6: | | A．as though | B．now that | C．even though | D．in case |
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| 小题7: | | A．terrible | B．fair | C．right | D．attractive |
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| 小题8: | | A．possibility | B．occasion | C．event | D．opportunity |
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| 小题9: | | A．profit | B．purchase | C．reservation | D．appointment |
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| 小题10: | | A．difference | B．discovery | C．commitment | D．mistake |
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| 小题11: | | A．dying | B．controversial | C．clumsy | D．tiring |
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| 小题13: | | A．original | B．various | C．unique | D．precious |
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| 小题14: | | A．quietly | B．loudly | C．openly | D．secretly |
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| 小题15: | | A．beliefs | B．spirits | C．attempts | D．energies |
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| 小题16: | | A．producer | B．wife | C．relative | D．adviser |
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| 小题17: | | A．experience | B．enterprise | C．process | D．history |
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| 小题18: | | A．won | B．showed | C．achieved | D．earned |
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| 小题19: | | A．belonged | B．adapted | C．adopted | D．appealed |
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| 小题20: | | A．them | B．what | C．that | D．which |
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