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Appreciation

A big company wanted a clerk (營業(yè)員) ,so John went there. In the interview (面試) the director (主任) asked him a question.

“Who paid for your school?”

⁴⁴ My mother paid for it by washing clothes.

Hearing this,the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect. The director said, “When you go back today,go and clean your mother's hands,and then see me tomorrow morning.

When John went back,he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. However,his tears fell as he cleaned his mother ’ s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises (傷痕) in his mother^, s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother's hands,John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

Next morning,John went to the director's office. The director noticed the tears in John’ s  eyes and asked, ‘‘ Please tell me your feeling. ”

John said, “Number 1, 1 know now what appreciation (感激，感恩) is. I would not be successful if my mother didn^, t do these things. Number 2,by helping my mother,now I realize (意識) how difficult it is to get something done. ”The director said, “This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.

() 1. John went to the big company to .

   A. look for his mother   B. ask for a job   C. ask the director for help

() 2. John's mother was a (n)   .

   A. office clerk   B. director   C. clothes cleaner

() 3. From the underlined sentence,we learn .

   A. John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother

   B. John often helped his mother do the housework

   C. John hardly helped his mother wash clothes

() 4. John felt when he cleaned his mother's hands.

   A. happy   B. sad   C. angry

() 5. Why did the director hire (雇傭) John?

   A. Because he thought John learned appreciation.

   B. Because he thought John had a good education.

   C. Because he thought John worked very hard.

Answer 1

2. C 3. C 5. A

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1. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段“ A big company wan-

ted a clerk (營業(yè)員) ，so John went there. ” 可知選 B。

2. C推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章中“ My mother paid for it by

washing clothes. ”可知，他媽媽的工作是洗衣工。

3. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)約翰的手是perfect可知他幾乎沒

有幫助他媽媽洗衣服，故選C。

4. B 推理判斷題。根據(jù) “ However,his tears fell as he

cleaned his mother's hands. ”可知他很難過，故選 B。

5. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“John said,“Number 1.1

know now what appreciation is. I would not be successful if my mother didn't do these things. ” 故選 A。