The 12—year—old CEO（首席执行官）of a Web site design pany will be one of 300 business and political leaders acpanying Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien on a trade visit to China in March.
Keith Peiris, who founded Cyberteks Design in June 1999 and now has 25 clients （客户）in North America ,insisted in an interview that he is “just like any other kid.”
He and his father will spend nine days on the Team Canada trip to Beijing ,Shanghai and Hong Kong ,where Chretien aims to showcase the best of Canadian business in the most populous country in the world .
A glance at the plex ,elegant animations （动画）on his www.cybertecks. site shows the extent of Peiris’ talent . “He doesn’t want to be No.2,”his father Deepal said proudly .
His father ,who is now vice president of operations at Cyberteks ,said , “I am teaching my son what I know .We make decisions together .I haven’t done anything my son disagreed with .He makes the final decision .”
The pany has seven offices in the United States and five part—time employees who ,like the Peiris family ,work from their London homes .
Keith Peiris admitted some potential clients change their minds when they learn his age ,but the well—informed not—yet—teenager tries to ignore them .
“Suddenly ,I’ve been called a whiz kid or geek ,which I am not too happy about .A few people have asked if they should call me ‘mister’, but I stay casual , I am still a kid .
【小题1】That Keith Peiris insisted that he is “just like any other kid” shows he is .A．proud B．modest C．honest D．excited【小题2】Who makes the final decision on operations at Cyberteks Design?
A．Keith Peiris B．Deepal Peiris C．Jean Chretien D．Both A and B.
【小题3】According to the information in the passage ,which is the best and fastest way to know more about the Web giant ?A．We can go to Canada to pay him a visit .B．We can make an international telephone call to him.C．We’d better visit his web site—www.cyberteks..D．We can write to his father for the kid’s information.【小题4】Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A．Keith Peiris is a Canadian boy .B．All the employees of the child’s pany work at home .C．The Canadian Prime Minister means to show off Keith’s success during his stay in China .D．Keith always tries his best to be the best in the field of web site designing .B
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(答案→)B
解析：
【小题1】Keith Peiris说这句话表明他很“谦虚”。
【小题2】文中直述了“He makes the final decision.”
【小题3】从第四段可知。
【小题4】此选项中的show off (炫耀)与原文中的showcase(陈列，展销)意义不符。