| I still remember--my hands and my
fingertips still remember--what used to lie in store for us on our return to
school from the holidays. The trees in the school yard would be in full leaf
again and the old leaves would be lying around in scattered heaps like a muddy
sea of leaves. "Get that all swept up!" the headmaster would tell us. "I want the whole place cleaned up, at once!" There was enough work there, to last for over a week. Especially since the only tools with which we were provided were our hands, our fingers, our nails. "Now see that it’s done properly, and be quick about it," the headmaster would say to the older pupils, "or you’ll have to answer for it!" So at an order from the older boys we would all line up like peasants about to cut and gather in crops. If the work was not going as quickly as the headmaster A. the work probably made his hands and finger-tips sore B. the school work was too hard for the children C. the work used to be finished by his own bands only D. his hands proved to be skillful at school work [单项选择]My inspiration is my grandmother, who’s still alive at 96. She raised me from the time I was 8 on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. In another era she could have done what I do, although I didn’t know what a CEO was then. I’m a real go-getter and don’t know any other way. I tell my 12-year-old daughter, if you have a test, why not try for an A I don’t believe in half doing something.
In my career, the biggest shock came in my 20’s. I loved my job as a field systems analyst at 3M, and wanted my first manager’s job at headquarters. They even told me I was the best candidate, totally qualified. Then they told me, "It’s not possible because you’re a woman." I was so shocked that I quit. I had this feeling of being totally blown away as I crawled back to Atlanta. I preach to people: there are no bad bosses. You learn how not to treat people. My worst boss was full of himself and wanted to micromanage. The man didn’t have a complimentary bone in his body. I still have my performance revie A. lives in the countryside B. is a middle-aged man C. is a CEO D. does very well in tests [填空题]
My name is Sarah. My grandfather was called Charles, and my grandmother was called Ann. They lived in Manchester. My grandmother died last year, aged ninety-eight. They had three children, named David, John and Alice. They are, of course, my father, my uncle, and aunt. My father is called David, and he is the eldest of the three. My mother is called Mary. My father was an engineer. He’s retired now. My father’s brother, my uncle, as I said, is called John. He’s married to Heidi. They have two children. The oldest is called Simon, and the younger one is called Sally. My uncle John is in the army, serving in Germany. Simon is married to a girl called Diana. They have two children, Richard and Fiona. My aunt, Alice, married a man called Henry Jones. They moved to Australia when I Was very young. I don’t re member them very well. 我来回答: 提交
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