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Fred, a very conscientious worker, had one serious flaw: he was clumsy. The poor boy spoiled everything he did and for that reason could never keep a job. He’d had many jobs over the years but only for a few weeks at a time. For six months, Fred was out of employment. Finally, he got a job in a warehouse where many different types of home furnishings were stored. Fred’s job was to unpack the merchandise newly arrived from the factory and put each item in its assigned place. The work was only temporary, but after so long with no employment at all it was better than nothing.
One morning Fred unpacked a large and quite fragile vase. He picked it up to carry across the warehouse. But he had only walked two steps and he tripped. There was a loud crash as the vase fell from Fred’s hands and shattered into a thousand pieces.
Fred was called immediately to the manager’s office, and he was sure he would be fired. The young man’s spirits began to
A. What Fred did.
B. Where Fred worked.
C. How clumsy Fred was.
D. How Fred found a steady jo

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Fred, a very conscientious worker, had one serious flaw: he was clumsy. The poor boy spoiled everything he did and for that reason could never keep a job. He’d had many jobs over the years but only for a few weeks at a time. For six months, Fred was out of employment. Finally, he got a job in a warehouse where many different types of home furnishings were stored. Fred’s job was to unpack the merchandise newly arrived from the factory and put each item in its assigned place. The work was only temporary, but after so long with no employment at all it was better than nothing.
One morning Fred unpacked a large and quite fragile vase. He picked it up to carry across the warehouse. But he had only walked two steps and he tripped. There was a loud crash as the vase fell from Fred’s hands and shattered into a thousand pieces.
Fred was called immediately to the manager’s office, and he was sure he would be fired. The young man’s spirits began to
A. Fred would never lose his job again.
B. It was difficult for Fred to find a steady job.
C. Fred did not like his earlier jobs.
D. The manager was a kind-hearted man.

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Fred, a very conscientious worker, had one serious flaw: he was clumsy. The poor boy spoiled everything he did and for that reason could never keep a job. He’d had many jobs over the years but only for a few weeks at a time. For six months, Fred was out of employment. Finally, he got a job in a warehouse where many different types of home furnishings were stored. Fred’s job was to unpack the merchandise newly arrived from the factory and put each item in its assigned place. The work was only temporary, but after so long with no employment at all it was better than nothing.
One morning Fred unpacked a large and quite fragile vase. He picked it up to carry across the warehouse. But he had only walked two steps and he tripped. There was a loud crash as the vase fell from Fred’s hands and shattered into a thousand pieces.
Fred was called immediately to the manager’s office, and he was sure he would be fired. The young man’s spirits began to drop.<
A. What Fred did.
B. Where Fred worked.
C. How clumsy Fred was.
D. How Fred found a steady job.

[单项选择]Fred liked fish very much, and when he had enough money ,he bought some in the market, and took it home ,but when his wife saw the fish, she always said to herself, "Good! Now I will invite my friends to lunch and we will eat the fish. They like fish very much. "So when Fred came home in the evening, the fish was never there, and his wife always said," oh, your cat ate it! She is a very bad animal!" And she gave Fred soup and bread for his dinner.
But one evening when this happened, Fred became very angry. He took the cat and his wife to the shop near the house and weighed the cat carefully. Then he turned to his wife and said, "My fish is here, you see, then where is my cat /

Fred bought some fish to ______ .
A. his home
B. the market
C. his office

[单项选择]Why was Fred very angry Because ______.