Question

John and Bobby joined the same company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. Several years later, however, the boss promoted(提拔) Bobby to manager but John was still an ordinary（普通的）worker. John could not take it, and gave his resignation（辭職書） to the boss. He complained that the boss did not think much of those who were hard -working, but promoted only those who flattered（奉承）him.

The boss knew that John had worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, “Thank you for what you said, but I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave.”

John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found a man selling watermelons. The boss asked how much they cost every kilogram. John shook his head and went back to the seller to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 every kilogram.

The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. Bobby went and returned, saying, “Boss, only one person is selling watermelons. $1.2 every kilogram, and $10 for 10 kilograms. The seller has 340 melons. On the table there are 58 melons, and each weighs about 2 kilograms. They were brought from the South two days ago. They are of good quality.”

Hearing what Bobby said, John realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided to stay and learn from Bobby.

The story tells us that a more successful person is more observant（善于觀察的）and thinks more. Chances are there in the daily details（細節(jié)）. For the same thing, a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, how could you win?

1.John wanted to stop his job in his company because_________.

A. Bobby was promoted but he was not

B. he didn’t want to flatter his boss

C. he thought the boss didn’t take his hard work seriously

D. he didn’t want to be an ordinary worker

2.The boss asked John to find out where watermelons were sold in order to ____.

A. persuade（說服）him stay in the company

B. prove（證實） he was a hardworking worker

C. buy some watermelons for the company

D. prove his abilities at work for himself

3.Bobby was promoted only because _________.

A. he knew how to do business

B. he was a more observant businessman

C. he was more experienced at work

D. he knew the details about the watermelon market

4.We can conclude from the story that _________.

A. one should stop his job if the boss doesn’t think much of his work

B. it’s necessary to know the market when you buy a watermelon

C. detail plays a very important part in one’s success

D. one should get along well with his boss if he wants to be promoted

5.What can be the best title of the passage?

A. More Observant, More Successful B. How to Buy Watermelons

C. Who Is More Successful D. Proud John

Answer 1