Question

Mr Young has a big shop in the centre of the city. He tells all his employees (雇员) to be friendly to the buyers and he gets a lot of money.

One day an old woman went to the shop to buy a silk blouse. When she came out, she left her wallet (钱包) in it. A girl picked it up and found there were five hundred dollars in it. She looked around and nobody saw it. She put it into her pocket quickly. Soon the old woman came back to look for it, of course she failed. That evening Mr Young was told about it. He was very angry and sent the girl away. Then he decided to employ an honest man to take her place. A few young men came, but none of them could satisfy (使……满意) him.

This morning, a young man came in his office. He asked, “Do you smoke, sir?”

“No, sir,” answered the young man.

“Do you drink?”

“No, sir.”

Mr Young asked him other questions, and the young man’s answers satisfied him. Before he employed him, he asked him the last question, “You have no shortcomings, do you?”

“No, I don’t, sir,” said the young man, “I like telling lies.”

1.Mr Young gets a lot of money because_________.

A. his shop is in the centre of the city B. his employees are friendly to the buyers

C. the clothes in his shop are cheaper D. the clothes in his shop are better

2.Mr Young sent the girl away because_________.

A. she wasn’t friendly to the old woman B. she didn’t want to be polite

C. she didn’t work hard D. she didn’t return the wallet to the old woman

3._________, so Mr Young was satisfied with him.

A. The young man’s answers showed he was a good man B. The young man couldn’t smoke or drink

C. The young man was very honest D. The young man was very clever

4.The underlined word “shortcomings” in the story means ____________.

A. 优点 B. 特长 C. 缺点 D. 习惯

5.After hearing the young man’s last answer, Mr Young ___________.

A. decided to employ him B. couldn’t employ him

C. thought he was honest D. liked him at once

Answer 1