A jobless man wanted very much to be an “office boy” at Microsoft. The manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test.” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the form(表格) to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied. “But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I'm sorry,” said the manager. “If you don't have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn't living 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 thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He did this again and again for three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. At last, he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(運貨車隊).Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven't got one.” His friend couldn't believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?”The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!”
小題1: What did the man do for the test?
| A．He sent e-mails. | B．He did the cleaning |
| C．He sold computers. | D．He filled in forms. |
小題2:The man didn't get the job because he
.
| A．disliked such a job | B．didn't pass the test |
| C．didn't have an e-mail | D．knew nothing about computers |
小題3:The man
after he left Microsoft.
| A．went home directly | B．asked for food from door to door |
| C．thought up an idea to make money | D．bought a computer and got an e-mail |
小題4:What does the story want to tell us?
| A．Computers are very important in our daily life. |
| B．Everyone can make a lot of money with only $10. |
| C．The manager didn't like the man. |
| D．Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard. |
