On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets 1
and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were
2 to go home. Some battled to 3 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the 4 bravely, walking
miles to get to work.
I 5 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only
to find that most 6 had stopped. After making my way 7 crowds of people. I finally found a subway
line that was 8 . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 9 the subway that I could not even
get down the stairs to the 10 . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to
the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 11 my stop. Then I had to walk several
blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was 12 through, exhausted and 13 .
My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I
was about to turn off my computer 14 I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 15 reported to work. It is always reassuring (令
人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 16 to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth"s email was short, but I learned more from that 17 message than I ever did from a textbook. The
email taught me that a few words of 18 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic 19 had
made me tired and upset. But Garth"s words immediately 20 me and put a smile back on my face.
( )1. A. break ( )2. A. forced ( )3. A. order ( )4. A. climate ( )5. A. used ( )6. A. practice ( )7. A. to ( )8. A. operating ( )9. A. check ( )10. A. street ( )11. A. paused ( )12. A. wet ( )13. A. ashamed ( )14. A. while ( )15. A. hardly ( )16. A. devotion ( )17. A. accurate ( )18. A. promise ( )19. A. troubles ( )20. A. corrected | B. flood B. refused B. pay B. scenery B. promised B. routine B. through B. cycling B. carry B. ground B. crossed B. weak B. discouraged B. when B. casually B. donation B. urgent B. appreciate B. signals B. supported | C. sink C. adjusted C. call C. storm C. deserved C. process C. over C. turning C. find C. floor C. reached C. sick C. surprised C. where C. absolutely C. connection C. brief C. advice C. rules C. amazed | D. crash D. gathered D. search D. burden D. happened D. service D. for D. rushing D. board D. platform D. parked D. hurt D. puzzled D. after D. eventually D. reaction D. humorous D. guidance D. signs D. refreshed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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It was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca about his plan for the future. "I"m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it," Deluca recalls saying. "Buck said, "you should open a sandwich shop."" That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $ 1,000. Deluca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn"t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000. But business didn"t go smoothly as they expected. Deluca says, "After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn"t know how badly, because we didn"t have any financial controls." All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs. Deluca was managing the store and to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They"d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. "We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public. We are so successful, we are opening a second store."" And they did-in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error. But the partners" learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, Deluca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their supplies. "It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn"t necessary but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out," Deluca says. And having a goal was also important. "There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal," Deluca adds. Deluca ended up founding Subways Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1. Deluca opened the first sandwich shop in order to _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A. support his family B. pay for his college education C. help his partner expand business D. do some research | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2. Which of the following is true of Buck? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A. He put money into the sandwich business. B. He was a professor of business administration. C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport. D. He rented a storefront for Deluca. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3. What can we learn about their first shop? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A. It stood at an unfavorable place. B. It lowered the prices to poor management. C. It made no profits due to poor management. D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwich. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4. They decided to open a second store because they _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A. had enough money to do it B. had succeeded in their business C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers D. wanted to make believe that they were successful | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5. What contributes most do their success according to the author? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Learning by trial and error. B. Making friends with supplies. C. Finding a good partner. D. Opening chain stores. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been 1 me to play chess (棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 2 . It was a school night, however, and at nine o"clock my daughter asked if I could 3 my moves, because she 4 to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I 5 she had strict sleeping habits, 6 I thought she ought to be able to 7 some of this strictness. I said to her, " 8 , you can stay up late for once. We"re having 9 ." We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 10 . Finally she said, "Please, Daddy, do it quickly." "No," I replied. "If you"re going to play it 11 , you"re going to play it slowly." And so we 12 for another ten minutes, until 13 my daughter burst into tears, and 14 that she was beaten. Clearly I had made 15 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 16 time with my daughter but had 17 my desire to win to become more 18 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win 19 me well. As a parent, I 20 that it got in my way. So I had to change. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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