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A jobless man applied 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 email address and I’ll send you the application to fill in，as well as date when you may start.”
The man replied，“But I don’t have a computer，neither an email.”
“I’m sorry，” said the HR manager.“If you don’t have an email，that means you do not exist.And a person who doesn’t exist cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all.With only ten dollars 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 to double his capital.He repeated the operation three times，and returned home happily with 60 dollars.
The man realized that he could survive in this way，and started to go out every day early，and return late.Thus，his money doubled or tripled every day.Shortly，he bought a cart，then a truck，and then he had his own delivery vehicles.Five years later，the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商人) in the US.
He started to plan his family’s future and decided to have a life insurance.He called an insurance broker (经纪人) and chose a protection plan.
When the conversation ended，the broker asked him his email.The man replied，“I don’t have an email.”
The broker answered surprisingly，“You don’t have an email，and yet have succeeded to build an empire.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．The underlined word “capital” can be replaced by .
A．tomato B．money
C．time D．operation
2．What can we learn about the man?
A．He is one of the biggest food retailers in the world.
B．He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket.
C．He didn’t give up though he failed the interview.
D．He didn’t want to accept the job at Microsoft.
3．Which proverb can best describe the story?
A．Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
B．Where there is a will，there is a way.
C．Accidents will happen.
D．No pains，no gains.
答案 BCA
