John and Bobby joined a wholesale(批发)company together just after graduation from college the same year. ___1____ worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bobby to the ____2___ of manager but John remained a(n) ____3___ employee. John could not take it any more, so he ___4____ his resignation(辞职信）and complained the boss did not know how to____5___ hard-working staff.
The boss knew John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, “ I have a ____6___ .1 hope you can do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your ____7___ ."John didn't ___8___ . The boss asked him to go and find out anyone ___9___ watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. The boss asked _____10__ it cost per kilogram. John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to __11_____ to the boss that the melon was $1.2 per kg.
The boss told John to wait a second, and he asked Bobby to do the same thing. Bobby went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person sells watermelons, $1.2 per kg, $10 for 10kg. He has 340 melons ____12___. Every melon weighs about 2 kg, bought from the South two days ago. They are fresh and red, of good quality." John was very __13_____ and realized the___14____ between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign _____15__ to learn from Bobby.
My dear friends, a more successful person is more observant, thinks___16____ and explores in depth. ___17____ exist in the daily details. For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and farther so that he can find out a chance and catch it to___18___ his aim. If a person sees one year ahead, __19____ another sees only tomorrow, the difference between a year and a day is 365 times, then how ___20____ you win?
| 小题1: | | A．All | B．Either | C．Neither | D．Any |
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| 小题2: | | A．post | B．condition | C．situation | D．department |
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| 小题3: | | A．normal | B．usual | C．ordinary | D．common |
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| 小题4: | | A．turned in | B．turned out | C．turned over | D．turned off |
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| 小题5: | | A．train | B．value | C．practise | D．respect |
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| 小题6: | | A．demand | B．request | C．command | D．question |
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| 小题7: | | A．attitude | B．thought | C．mind | D．consideration |
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| 小题8: | | A．leave | B．laugh | C．agree | D．refuse |
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| 小题9: | | A．selling | B．buying | C．checking | D．cutting |
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| 小题11: | | A．report | B．inform | C．answer | D．predict |
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| 小题12: | | A．after all | B．at all | C．in all | D．above all |
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| 小题13: | | A．regretted | B．impressed | C．moved | D．disappointed |
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| 小题14: | | A．similarity | B．problem | C．difference | D．interest |
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| 小题16: | | A．many | B．little | C．less | D．more |
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| 小题17: | | A．Results | B．Effects | C．Businesses | D．Opportunities |
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| 小题18: | | A．finish | B．get | C．achieve | D．abandon |
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| 小题19: | | A．when | B．while | C．as | D．though |
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| 小题20: | | A．might | B．could | C．would | D．should |
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