During his college years, Sherman Rogers spent a summer in logging(伐木) camp. When the boss had to leave for 41 days, he put Rogers in charge(掌管).
“What shall I do if the men 42 to follow my orders?” Rogers asked. He thought of Tony, a worker who plained all day, gave the other men a 43 time.
“Fire（解雇） them,” the boss said. Then, as if reading Rogers’ mind, he added, “I suppose you are going to fire Tony if you get the 44 . I’d feel badly about that. I have been logging for 40 years. Tony is one of the best workers I’ve ever had. I know he hates everybody and 45 . But he es in first and leaves last. There has not been an 46 for eight years on the hill where he works.”
The next day, Rogers went to Tony, “Tony, do you know I’m in charge here today?” Tony said yes. “I was going to fire you the first time we quarreled, 47 I want you to know I’m not,” he told Tony, adding 48 the boss had said.
When he finished, Tony dropped the things in his hand and tears went down his 49 .
“Why didn’t he tell me that eight years 50 ?”
That day Tony worked 51 than ever before – and he smiled!
Rogers went back to 52 after that summer. Twelve years later he met Tony again who was now boss for one of the largest logging panies in the West. Rogers asked him how he came to California and happened to be so 53 .
Tony replied, “Were it not for the one minute you talk to me back that day, I would kill somebody some day. One minute 54 my whole life.”
Have you got one minute to thank someone? One minute to appreciate(欣赏) her or him? One minute. It can make a 55 for a lifetime.
【小题1】A．fewB．a fewC．littleD．a little【小题2】A．decideB．refuseC．wantD．ask【小题3】A．goodB．relaxingC．pleasantD．hard【小题4】A．wayB．suggestionC．chanceD．problem【小题5】A．somethingB．nothingC．everythingD．nobody【小题6】A．advertisementB．actionC．ideaD．accident【小题7】A．andB．butC．soD．because【小题8】A．whatB．whyC．howD．when【小题9】A．headB．hairC．faceD．hands【小题10】A．before B．laterC．oldD．ago【小题11】A．harderB．lessC．lazierD．slower【小题12】A．schoolB．bankC．hospitalD．hotel【小题13】A．healthyB．friendlyC．successfulD．careful【小题14】A．waitedB．changedC．leftD．sent【小题15】A．speechB．mistakeC．decisionD．differenceB
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(答案→)B
解析：
【小题1】此题考查四个短语的区别，day是可数名词，根据语境可知选择a few表示几天，是肯定形式。
【小题2】此题考查动词，根据语境可知选择refuse表示拒绝。
【小题3】此题考查形容词，根据上下文可知选择hard。
【小题4】此题考查名词，get the chance表示有机会。
【小题5】此题考查不定代词，根据语境可知托尼憎恨所有的人和物。
【小题6】此题考查名词，根据语境可知在他的工作岗位上没有出现任何事故。
【小题7】此题考查连词，表示转折故用but。
【小题8】此题考查引导词，根据语境可知选择what表示老板所说的话。
【小题9】此题考查名词，根据句意可知托尼的眼泪顺着脸躺下来。
【小题10】此题考查副词，eight years ago表示八年前。
【小题11】此题考查副词，根据句子结构可知要用比较级，故用harder表示工作更努力。
【小题12】此题考查名词，根据语境可知Rogers回校了。
【小题13】此题考查副词，表示非常成功故用successfully。
【小题14】此题考查动词表示改变故用changed。
【小题15】此题考查名词，make a difference表示发生改变。