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A．many B．closed the door C．wrote his name D．careful
E．kind F．by using my eye G．sent the others away H．while
I．showing that he was well-edcated J．instead of pushing the others aside |
A man once advertised for a person to work in his office，and nearly fifty people applied for the place．From all the applicants （应聘者），in a short time，he chose a boy and（48）G．
"I would like to know，"said a friend，"how you came to choose that boy．He had not a single recommendation （推荐信） with him．"
"You are mistaken．"said the man．"He had（49）A．""He cleaned his shoes before he came in，and（50）Bafter him，showing that he was tidy and orderly．"
"He gave up his seat at once to an old man，showing that he was（51）E．"
"He took off his cap when he came in，and answered my questions politely，（52）I"
"He lifted up the book which I had purposely laid on the floor，and put it on the table，（53）H all the others stepped over it，or pushed it aside，showing that he was （54）D"
"And he waited quietly for his ture，（55）Jshowing that he had good manners．"
"When I talked with him，I noticed that his clothes were carefully brushed，his hair in nice order，and his teeth as white as milk．"
"When he（56）C，I noticed that his fingernails were clean，instead of being tipped with pen．"
"Don't you call these things letters of recommendation？I do and what I can tell about a boy，（57）Ffor ten minutes，is worth more than all the well-prepared letters he can bring me"
