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There is a little story about an insurance(保险) salesman in Tokyo. Even though this man tried very hard to promote the insurance, nobody bought it. One day, he came to a small temple and began to brag about his insurance. After listening to his introduction, the monk said: “Your recommendation of insurance can’t arouse any of my interests! When you are communicating with others, you must have the charm to attract others, or you will be unpromising in the future. Young man, try to change yourself!”
The salesman thought deeply about each word. From then on, he invited all his friends to point out his weakness and kept on improving himself bit by bit for all his life. Thirty years later, he became a millionaire. And this man is the famous Yuan Yi Ping. His experience reflects one attitude: sometimes, we should change ourselves instead of changing the world.
【小题1】The salesman _________________________.    

There is   1  old man in New York. He   2  children（孩子）at all.   3  he likes cats（猫）very much. He has black cats and white cats. He has   4  cats and baby cats. So children  5 come to his house（房子）. They come to play  6 the cats.

More and more（越来越多的）cats conic to the old man’s house. Soon（不久）there are too many  7 . The old man can’t give（给）them much food. So he has an idea（主意）.

“The children  8 my cats.” he thinks. So he gives each（每个）child  9 . Then he is happy. The children are happy（高兴）,   10  the cats are happy, too. Because（因为）they each have a home（家）.  

1.                A．an             B．a              C．the D．／

2.                A．isn’t like       B．don’t like      C．not like   D．doesn’t like

3.                A．So             B．But            C．Then     D．And

4.                A．mother         B．mothers        C．mother’s D．a mother

5.                A．like to          B．too            C．can  D．could

6.                A．at             B．of             C．with D．in

7.                A．cat            B．cats            C．child     D．children

8.                A．play           B．love           C．put D．take

9.                A．a house        B．a cat           C．food     D．home

10.               A．so             B．or             C．and   D．but

(A) Have you ever had an embarrassing（尴尬的）experience?
Tony: I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn't ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing and laughing! Why? Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry: After seeing a film, we decided to walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife's hand. There was a loud scream(尖叫), and a girl slapped(掴) my face！I hadn't taken my wife's hand. I'd taken the hand of a girl!
James: I had decided to buy a new house, and I'd made an appointment (约定)to see our bank manager. I'd never met him before. I was lucky enough to find a parking space outside the bank. I'd just started reversing(倒车) into the space when another car made its way into it. I was so angry! I shouted at the man in the car. He ignored(不理) me and walked away. It took me twenty minutes to find another place. I was ten minutes late for my appointment. I went to the manager's office, knocked and walked in. The manager was sitting behind his desk. He was the man who had taken my parking space!
【小题1】Tony is ______.