题型:阅读选择 题类:模拟题 难易度:普通
四川省眉山市仁寿县松峰学校2020届九年级下学期英语中考模拟试卷
A jobless man applied (申请) for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.
"You are employed," he said. "Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application form to fill in, as well as the date when you may start." The man replied, "But I don't have a computer or an e-mail."
"I'm sorry," said the HR manager. "If you don't have an e-mail, that means you do not exist. And the one who doesn't exist cannot have the job."
The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do. With only $10 in his pocket, he decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he succeeded in making his money double. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60.
The man realized that he could survive in this way, and started earlier and returned later. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet to send food. Five years later, he became one of the biggest food sellers in the US. He started to plan his family's future, so he called an insurance broker (保险经纪人) to have a discussion. When the conversation was over, the broker asked him for his e-mail. The man replied again, "I don't have an e-mail."
The broker answered in surprise, "You don't have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded in building an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had had an e-mail?" The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I would be an office boy at Microsoft!"
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