Before graduating college， Jackie began to look for a job． She aimed at a famous company， but the （1） for such jobs was very strong． The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person， but more than twenty people applied for the job． （2） ， Jackie was one of the three people invited for the final interview． The interview was very （3） ． The interviewer asked just a few questions and it was all over in less than 10 minutes． Then the interviewer said to them， "All of you are very good． Please go home and （4） our response．"
Three days later， Jackie received a message saying she would not be （5） the job． She felt deeply disappointed． That evening， however， she received another （6） ． This time it said that she got the job．
Jackie later found out that the first message sent to her phone was part of the interview﹣﹣﹣a
（7） to see if she was suitable for the job． All the three people received the（8） text， but only Jackie's reply（9） the company．Of the three， one did not reply． The other said "goodbye" and Jackie said "thank you"． This reply showed that Jackie was a/an（10） person， so the company offered her the job．
（1）A． exam |
B． work |
C． competition |
D． plan |
（2）A． Thankfully |
B． Unluckily |
C． Hopefully |
D． Immediately |
（3）A． long |
B． strict |
C． interesting |
D． simple |
（4）A． pick up |
B． wait for |
C． deal with |
D． think of |
（5）A． offered |
B． returned |
C． refused |
D． shown |
（6）A． letter |
B． e﹣mail |
C． call |
D． message |
（7）A． guide |
B． conversation |
C． test |
D． lesson |
（8）A． same |
B． other |
C． second |
D． whole |
（9）A． reached |
B． satisfied |
C． helped |
D． surprised |
（10）A． brave |
B． clever |
C． polite |
D． honest |
A nurse's job is to take good care of every （a person who is ill） in hospital．
The policemen are working hard to make the town a （not in danger） place．
How can we go to the theatre， Bruce？
It's a long way to go． We'd better take the underground i of walking there．
Leo is an honest boy． He never tells a l ．
At the age of 16， Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids． One weekend morning， Einstein carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those （1） ， his father stopped him and said to him calmly，" Einstein， you were spending too much time （2） ， so you failed in the exams． I'm （3） about your future with your mother．"
"What are you worrying about？ Jack and Robert also （4） ， but they went fishing as usual．"
"My boy， you can't think so，" Looking at Einstein， his father said lovingly， "There is a （5） in our hometown． I hope you can listen to it carefully．"
"There were two cats playing on the roof． （6） ， they fell into the chimney（烟囱）．When they climbed out of the chimney， one cat's face was dirty （7） the other's face was clean． Seeing the dirty﹣faced cat， the clean﹣faced one thought its own face was also dirty， so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its （8） ． The dirty﹣faced cat saw the clean﹣faced one， thinking its own face was clean as well， so it walked happily in the street．"
"Einstein， （9） can be your mirror（镜子）． Only you are your own mirror． Some of the kids are not strict with themselves． If you take them to be your mirror， even a （10） ___ person may become stupid．" Hearing this， Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room． Since then， Einstein's face turned red． He put down his fishing net and returned to his small room．
After that， Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be （11） with himself and kept telling himself． " I am special， so I needn't be as common as others．" This was why Einstein （12） in his career．
1，000 people have 1，000 kinds of wishes in life． Different wishes will produce different （13） about life． You can learn from other people， but you can （14） follow others completely．
You must see yourself clearly， and know what you want to get． Your future doesn't （15） ___ how others act， but on what you are going to act．
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（1）A． adults |
B． kids |
C． teachers |
D． artists |
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（2）A． playing |
B． working |
C． reading |
D． studying |
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（3）A． excited |
B． curious |
C． worried |
D． crazy |
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（4）A． checked |
B． passed |
C． dreamed |
D． failed |
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（5）A． song |
B． story |
C． speech |
D． saying |
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（6）A． Luckily |
B． Hopefully |
C． Suddenly |
D． Naturally |
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（7）A． while |
B． or |
C． so |
D． for |
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（8）A． mouth |
B． tail |
C． nose |
D． face |
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（9）A． somebody |
B． nobody |
C． anybody |
D． everybody |
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（10）A． poor |
B． rich |
C． lazy |
D． clever |
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（11）A． tired |
B． angry |
C． strict |
D． satisfied |
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（12）A． regretted |
B． graduated |
C． succeeded |
D． survived |
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（13）A． ideas |
B． reasons |
C． mistakes |
D． secrets |
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（14）A． sometimes |
B． often |
C． always |
D． never |
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（15）A． try on |
B． depend on |
C． live on |
D． insist on |