Question

The greatest sales woman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl. That’s because Markita Andrews made more than $80,000 by selling cookies when she was 13 years old.

Andrews and her mother shared a dream of traveling around the world. Once while reading a magazine ad, Andrews found that the person who sold the most cookies could win a free trip for two around the world. She decided to give it a try.

To make her dream come true, Andrews went door to door every day after school and repeated, “Hi, I have a dream. I’m earning a trip around the world for my mom and me by selling cookies. ” Then she asked,” Would you like to buy one or two dozen boxes of cookies?”

Andrews kept asking for a whole year, no matter how heavily it was raining or snowing outside. Her hard work paid off. She sold 42,000 boxes of cookies that year and she won her trip around the world.

Andrews is no smarter than thousands of other people. The key to her success is that she has found the secret of selling: Ask, Ask, Ask! Many people fail before they even begin because they fail to ask for what they want.

It takes courage to ask for what you want. And , as Andrews has discovered, the more you ask, the easier ( and more fun) it gets.

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1.How old was Andrews when she made more than $80,000?

A. She was 13 years old then.

B. After she and mother travelled around the world.

C. Before she sold cookies.

D. When she was making cookies in the street.

2._______ gave Andrews the idea to sell cookies.

A. An advertisement in the magazine

B. Her dream to travel around the world

C. Her mother

D. Her friends

3.According to the passage, what does the underlined phrase “paid off” mean?

A.努力工作 B.為……付款

C.全部還清 D.帶來好結果，成功

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Andrew and her mother had a same dream.

B. According to the ad, two people could tour the world.

C. Andrews sold 42,000 cookies.

D. Andrews kept working even though it was raining heavily outside.

5. How did Andrew succeed?

A. Because she was young when she started doing things.

B. Because she knew how to sell well and she worked really hard at it.

C. Because her mother helped her a lot.

D. Because she wanted to travel around the world.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

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