A young man applied for the job of the "office boy" at Microsoft．The HR manager interviewed him．And then he watched him cleaning the floor as a test．
"You've passed the test．" He said， "Give me your email address and I'll send you the application to fill in，as well as when you may start your work．"
The man replied， "But I don't have a computer or an email．"
"I'm sorry．" said the HR manager， "We are computer company．We can't hire a man without an email．"
The man left with no hope at all．He didn't know what to do，with only 10 dollars in his pocket．He decided to go to the supermarket and buy a box of 10 kg tomatoes．He then sold the tomatoes in a door-to-door way．In less than two hours，he doubled his money．He did this three more times，and returned home with 120 dollars．
The man realized that he could make a living in this way，and started to go every day earlier，and return late．His money doubled or tripped every day．Shortly，he bought a cart，then a truck，and then he had his own company selling different kinds of foods．Five years later，the man is one of the biggest food sellers in the US．
One day after an interview with a TV reporter，the reporter asked him for his email．The man replied， "I don't have an email．" The reporter asked curiously， "You don't have an email，and yet you are so successful．Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email？ " The man thought for a while and replied， "Yes，I'd be an 'office boy' at Microsoft!"
（1）Why did NOT the young man get a job at Microsoft？ BB
A．Because he didn't pass the test．
B．Because he didn't have an email．
C．Because he preferred to sell tomatoes．
D．Because he forgot to fill in the application．
（2）How did the young man sell his tomatoes？ CC
A．He sold them on line．
B．He sold them in a supermarket．
C．He sold them from house to house．
D．He sold them by putting advertisements on TV．
（3）What does the underlined word "curiously" mean in the last paragraph？ AA
A．Feeling interested and waiting to know more．
B．Feeling excited and not able to relax．
C．Feeling happy and not able to stop．
D．Feeling sad and wanting to cry．
（4）In what order did the following happen in the story？ BB
a．A TV reporter interviewed the young man．
b．The young man left Microsoft sadly and hopelessly．
c．The manager asked the young man for his email address．
d．The young man bought a box of tomatoes in a supermarket．
A．a(chǎn)-c-b-d．
B．c-b-d-a．
C．c-b-a-d．
D．a(chǎn)-b-d-c．
（5）What may be the best title of the story？ DD
A．No emails，no jobs
B．How important the email is
C．How to act in a job interview
D．A successful man without an email
【答案】B；C；A；B；D
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