Harry wanted to find a job after finishing school． One day he came to a big company for it． There were six young people with Harry that day but the company only wanted one．The interview was very easy．It was only a few minutes' short talk．Then all of them were asked to go back home and wait．On the morning of the third day， Harry got a text message． It said， "We're sorry to tell you， someone did better than you in the interview． So you can't work in our company．"
Harry felt very disappointed． However， he answered "thank you all the same" in the text message． Later in that afternoon，Harry got another message．It said，"We are glad to tell you that you can be one of us．"
Harry couldn't believe his eyes． It was a big surprise to him． He didn't know why， so he called the company and asked about it． The interviewer told him， "That's because of the same message in the morning． Only you said 'thank you'． That was the real test， so only you gave the right answer．"
When you feel disappointed， do not forget to say "thank you" to the one who disappoints you．
（1）How many people went to the interview？
A． One．
B． Five．
C． Six．
D． Seven．
（2）Why did the company send the first message？ Because they wanted to ．
A． do a test
B． play a joke
C． tell them the truth
D． tell them the result
（3）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A． Only one man could get the job．
B． Harry felt surprised after he read the second message．
C． To know the reason， Harry sent a second message．
D． Only Harry gave the right answer．
（4）What's the best title of the passage？
A．Learn to Wait
B． Work Hard Forever
C． Never Lose Your Hope
D． Never Forget to Say "Thank You"
Do you think more money should be given to education？
C ， I couldn't agree more．
The train was very c with passengers， so we had to stand．
After a long day，Tom l down on the bad and went to sleep．
My friend came over last night to watch the v of football match that I'd recorded．
Next time you hold a book in your hands， stop and think． Like most other things in the modern world， it is the result of thousands of years of human invention．
First， came the invention of writing，（1） （probable） about 5500year ago． With writing， people did not have to remember everything in their heads． They could communicate with people that they never（2） （see） and share their knowledge with future generations．
Later， the Greeks were well﹣done for their literature（文学） and science， but their "books" looked very different（3） the books of today． They were called scrolls（卷轴）．
They were different to use and took a lot of space in a library．About 2，000years ago， books with lots of pages （4） （invent）．
For more than a thousand years， the pages of books were made from animal skin． That changed in （5） thirteenth century， when Europeans learned about a very（6） （use） Chinese invention ： paper．
But the biggest change for books in Europe came in 1439， when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press． Before that， books in Europe were copied by hand， so they were very expensive． Many more people could afford the books（7） were produced on a printing press．
These days it is difficult（8） （imagine） a world without books． But human invention does not stop． Every year， more（9） （story） are bought as e﹣books and read on a screen．
Will anyone turn the pages of a traditional book in the future，（10） will books， like scrolls soon disappear？