A manager once advertised for a person to help him in his office, and nearly fifty people applied for the place. From all these people, in a short time, he chose a boy and sent the others away.
“I would like to know,” said a friend, “how you came to choose that boy. He had not a single recommendation with him.”
“You are mistaken,” said the manager. “He had many.”
“He wiped his shoes before he came in, and closed the door after him, showing that he was orderly and tidy.”
“He gave up his seat quickly to an old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful.”
“He took off his cap when he came in, and answered my questions promptly and peacefully, showing that he was polite.”
“He lifted up the book which I had purposely laid on the floor, and placed it on the table, while all the rest stepped over it, or shove it aside, showing that he was careful.”
“And he waited quietly for his turn, instead of pushing the others aside, showing that he was modest.”
“When I talked with him, I noticed that his clothes were carefully brushed, his hair in nice order, and his teeth as white as milk. When he wrote his name, I observed that his fingernails were clean, instead of being tipped with pen.”
“Don’t you call these things letters of recommendation? I do and what I can tell about a boy, by using my eyes for ten minutes, is worth more than all the impressive letters he can bring me.”
1. What’s the meaning of the word“recommendation”____________.
A. 赞扬 B. 满意 C. 推荐 D. 解雇
2.It’s clear that__________.
A. the manager preferred a person without recommendation
B. all the other people for the job made a mistake
C. the manager’s friend help him make the decision
D. the boy was accepted for his good manners
3. From the manager’s point of view, _____________.
A. the other people were not good at all
B. the boy had many letters of recommendation
C. his friend was not good at choosing a person
D. he probably made a wrong decision
4.The sentence ‘which I had purposely laid on the floor’ in the passage means_____________.
A. the manager dropped it on the floor carelessly
B. the manager put it there for the boy to pick up
C. the manager laid the book there for the others to read
D. the manager wanted to know what would happen to the book
5.We can infer that____________.
A. a normal letter of recommendation is always important
B. people should wear their best clothes for a job
C. a person without a letter of recommendation is luckier
D. the manager’s way of choosing a person is the best
1C 2D 3B 4D 5A
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