Anunemployedmanisdesperatetosupporthisfamily.HiswifewatchesTValldayandhisthreeteenagekidshavedroppedoutofhighschooltohangaroundwiththelocaltoughs.Heappliesforacleaner’sjobatalargefirmandeasilypas|小学英语问答-字典翻译问答网

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Anunemployedmanisdesperatetosupporthisfamily.HiswifewatchesTValldayandhisthreeteenagekidshavedroppedoutofhighschooltohangaroundwiththelocaltoughs.Heappliesforacleaner’sjobatalargefirmandeasilypas

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Anunemployedmanisdesperatetosupporthisfamily.HiswifewatchesTValldayandhisthreeteenagekidshavedroppedoutofhighschooltohangaroundwiththelocaltoughs.Heappliesforacleaner’sjobatalargefirmandeasilypassesanaptitudetest.Thehumanresourcesmanagertellshim“Youwillbehiredatminimumwage$5.15anhour.Letmehaveyoure-mailaddresssothatwecancontactyoueasily.Oursystemwillautomaticallye-mailyoualltheformsandadviseyouwhentostartandwheretoreportonyourfirstday.”Greatlysurprisedthemanproteststhathehasneitheracomputernorane-mailaddress.Tothisthemanagerreplies“Youmustunderstandthattoacompanylikeoursthatmeansyouvirtuallydonotexist.Withoutane-mailaddressyoucanhardlyexpecttobeemployedbyahightechfirm.Goodday.”

Unabletobelievewhatheheardthemanleaves.Notknowingwheretoturnandhaving$10inhiswallethewalkspastafarmers’marketandseesastandsellingbeautifultomatoes.Hebuysacrate(柳条箱)carriesittoabusycorneranddisplaysthetomatoes.Inlessthantwohourshesellsallthetomatoesandmakes100%profit.Fromthatdayonherepeatsthetomatobusinessandbecomesincreasinglysuccessfulastimegoeson.Bytheendofthefifthyearheownsafleetofnicetrucksandawarehouse.Thetomatocompanyhasputhundredsofhomelessandjoblesspeopletoworkandthebusinessgrossedamilliondollars.

Planningforthefuturehedecidestobuysomelifeinsurance.Theinsuranceadviseraskshimforhise-mailaddressinordertosendthefinaldocumentselectronically.Whenthemanrepliesthathedoesn’thavetimetomesswithacomputerandhasnoe-mailaddresstheinsurancesalesmanissurprised“Nocomputer?NoInternet?Justthinkwhereyouwouldbeifyou’dhadallofthatfiveyearsago!”“Ha!IfI’dhadallofthatfiveyearsagoIwouldbesweepingfloorsatMicrosoftandmaking$5.15anhour!”themanreplies.

1.Theman’skidsdropoutofschoolbecause______.

A.theywanttohangaroundwiththelocaltoughs

B.theirmotherwatchesTVallday

C.theirfatherisonlyacleaner

D.theirfamilyisverypoor

2.Themanappliesforacleaner’sjob______.

A.buthecan’tacceptitbecausethepayistoolow

B.andhegetsitthoughthepayi

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