A jobless man wanted to apply (求职) for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft. The staff manager interviewed him and then gave him a1: clean the floor. The man passed it: he cleaned the floor very well.
"You are hired(雇佣），"the manger told the man. "Give me your email address,and I'll send you the form to2. I shall also send you the 3you should report for the work. "
The man replied, "I don't have a4,or email!"
"I am sorry," said the manager. "If you don't have email, that means you do not exist(存在）. And we cannot5person s who do not exist. "
The man was very6. He didn't know what to do. He only had 10 dollars with him. Once that was 7. he wouldn't have any money to buy even food. He went to the supermarket and bought a box of tomatoes with his 10 dollars. He went from door to door and 8the tomatoes in small bags. He doubled his money.
He9this tree times, and returned home with 60 dollars. He realized that he could continue to live this way. He started to go earlier every day,and returned later. He doubled or made even three times his money every day. Soon, he 10a cart,then a truck. In a very short time, he had his many delivery(递送）trucks.
Five years later,the man became one of the most biggest11sellers in the country. He started to plan his family's future. He called an insurance(保险）broker, a man who sells insurance. At the end of the12, the broker asked him for his email address. The man replied, "I don't have en email. "
Hearing that, the broker felt very13. "You don't have email,and yet have succeeded in becoming so 14. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had email?" he said a loud, The man thought for a while,and replied, "an office 15at Microsoft. !"
If you just lost your job or just failed an interview, don't worry,think of the positive(积极的）. Good days are on the way and something better will happen to you.
Rob Frenette had problems with bullies(欺辱) at school for eleven years. He was often lonely and scared. When he was fifteen, however, he decided to do something about his problems. He walked into a newspaper office and told them about the bullying. His story went into the newspaper and soon all the TV stations in Canada wanted to talk to him about his experiences. They also wanted to hear his ideas to stop bullying.
After that, Rob continued his studies at school, but in his free time he helped other people with bullying problems. With a friend Katie Neu, he made a website called www. bullyingcanada. ca. Visitors to the website can find advice, stories and poems about bullying, in both English and French. When people are upset, they can talk on the phone or online to Rob and his team . Every weekend Rob has to answer e-mails to the website. He also speaks to children, teachers and members of government around the country about bullying.
Rob's most important message is: "When bullies are unkind to you, it isn't your fault. There's nothing wrong with you, so you should try to keep trusting yourself. And remember that people care about your problems. You just have to find those people. "
One of Rob's ideas is "Blue Day", a special day for stopping bullying in schools. Students have to wear blue clothes and in class they learn how to stop bullying. More than 150 Canadian schools now celebrate Blue Day, but Rob won't stop until there's a Blue Day in every school in Canada.
You need some bread and milk. But half an hour later, you leave the supermarket with a trolley(手推车) full of food. What games do supermarkets play to make us spend so much money?
The tricks usually start before you walk in. Outside the supermarket entrance, anybody who walks past can smell warm, fresh bread. That makes us hungry and ready to buy lots of food, not just bread.
Now you're inside and, of course, a small basket would be fine, but all they have are trolleys. And of course the problem with a trolley is that it looks sad and lonely with just one or two products inside. So we may fill it with something. In fact, supermarket trolleys are actually getting bigger so that we buy more.
Of course, many people shop in supermarkets because they think everything is cheaper than in other shops. So supermarkets offer very cheap prices on some things but then have higher prices for other products. One new trick is to put red stickers on products. Customers usually connect red stickers with lower prices so the red stickers is easy to be noticed, even when there is no reduction! Interestingly, this trick appears to work more with men than with women.
There is a story behind the position of everything in the supermarket. For example, customers often go only to buy milk. So they put it right at the back, forcing you to go past hundreds of shelves full of other products. The position of products on each shelf is also important. The most expensive products are usually at eye-level so you see these immediately. The exception is anything that children might like. These products are on lower shelves so that kids see them.
Apart from what you see and smell in a supermarket, what about what you listen to? In most supermarkets they have soft, slow music. It's so relaxing that you slow down and spend more time (and money) in the store. You also move more slowly when the supermarket is busy. Experts suggest it's better to shop when it's quieter, on a Monday or a Tuesday for example. And be careful with queues at the checkouts. These are sometimes deliberate(故意), to make you buy something from the checkout shelves while you wait.
So, next time you go into your local supermarket, remember these tricks and see if you can come with just the things you went for.
A famous study was done in a school by a professor from a university. At the start of the school year, the teachers were given the names of five children. They were told that these five were the most excellent students in the class. But the fact was that these students were only average, and they were not the best students at all. Well, guess what? At the end of the year, all the five average students scored among the highest in the class.
What made these average students change so much to become top students? The only difference was the change in their teachers' attitude. Because the teachers believed that these five kids were top students, they expected more from them. And so these five average students became to believe and expect more from themselves. So they worked harder to do as well as they could.
Do you know? If you expect the best from people, they'll usually want to give you their best. A great leader said, "Treat a person just how he appears to be on the outside, and you'll make him even worse. But treat a person like he's already a success, and you'll help make him the best he can be. "
Like the true story of 7-year-old Johnny, his teacher got so angry with him that one day she said, "Johnny, you're the naughtiest(最调皮的) boy in this class. I'm sure you'll never change. " The next year Johnny had a new teacher. And on the first day of class, she met with Johnny after school and said, "Johnny, I've heard a lot about you! But do you know that I don't believe a word of it. " And every day after that, this new teacher treated Johnny as if he was one of the smartest students even when Johnny did naughty things. Later on, Johnny became a school leader, because that's the power of our belief and attitude towards children.
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league with 32 teams in. How does one choose which team to support? Some people choose the team of their hometown, or where they now live, or the team that their parents or their parents or their friends follow.
A boy student from Oklahoma wrote a letter to each of the owners or presidents of the 32 NFL teams. He would see what answers he got, and then choose his team.
Bill was home from school sick. It was the week before Christmas. He was "kind of bored" and needed something to do. So he asked his parents if he could write to every professional football team. Bill wrote the 32 letters by hand.
"We weren't quite sure what we could get back. He didn't really have one team that he wanted to hear from," his mother said: "He just wanted to see what kind of reply he' d get. "
A letter to the Carolina Panthers' owner Jerry Richardson was one of those posted. Bill wrote in his letter, "My family and I love football. They are fans of different teams. But I don't have a team to cheer for yet. I am ready to pick an NFL team to cheer on for lifetime!"
A few weeks later, Bill's mother was pulling into her driveway when a delivery man arrived with a box from the Panthers. When Bill came home, he excitedly opened the box. Inside he found a signed Carolina Panthers helmet(头盔）as well as a handwritten not e from Jerry.
The team owner had written to Bill, "We should be honored(光荣的）if our Carolina Panthers became your team. We would make you proud of your joining us. "
Bill was overjoyed with what he got. He decided that from then on he would support the Panthers. He keeps the letter from Jerry in his bedroom. His mother says, "It's not the helmet they sent us. It's what they told us. " That is what mattered to Bill and why he chose to become a Panthers' fan.
Travel Tips for Holidays Abroad
Everyone loves holiday abroad. They give us the chance to see some sights, have some fun and relax. However, holidays aren't always a great experience. Follow these tips to make sure you enjoy your holiday.
Have you packed your passport? Your tickets? Every year, thousands of people miss flights because they've forgotten their passport, they arrive at the airport too late, or even go to the wrong airport.
How much do you know about the place you are going to visit? Learning a little about the culture of a country will help you understand the people. Learning a few words of another language can also help you make new friends.
Try to reduce the pollution you cause. Travel by train if you can. Flying produces twenty times more carbon dioxide than traveling by train. Of curse, it might be impossible to avoid flying, but when you arrive, use buses or trains instead of taxis.
You can help a local community a lot by staying in local hotels and eating in local restaurants. This means that your money will go to local people, rather than to a large international company.
You don't want to forget your holiday. Make a scrapbook-a book of memories-about your holiday. You can show it to friends, or just use it to remember all the good times you had! And don't forget the new friends you made on holiday. Did you promise to send them pictures or presents? Don't forget to do it! Then next time you go on holiday, you can visit them again.
A. Remember the environment
B. Travel with your friends
C. Do some research
D. Get organized
E. Help the local population
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Henry was a kind,good boy. His father was dead,and his mother was very poor. He had a little sister about 2 years old. He wanted to help his mother because she could not (总是)earn enough money to buy food for his little family.
One day a man gave him a dollar for （归还）the pocketbook which he had lost. Henry could have kept the pocketbook because no one saw him when he found it. But his mother had taught him to be （诚实）, and never to keep what did not belong to him. So he gave the pocketbook back to the man.
With the dollar he bought a box, three （刷子）,and some shoe polish(鞋油）. He then went to the （角落）of the street, and said to everyone whose boots did not look （美观）. "Polish your boots,please?"
He was so （礼貌）that gentlemen soon began to notice him,and to let him polish their boots. The first day he （收集）over 50 cents,which he gave to his mother to buy food with. When he gave her the money, she cried with joy and said, "You are （乖）,good boy, Henry. I didn't know how I could earn enough to buy bread, but now I think we can mange to get along quite well. "
Henry worked after school every day. He earned almost enough to support his mother and his little sister.
One of my most interesting experiences while traveling was in India. My sister and I were just (finish) a tour of northern India and had 5 hours before getting on a train back to New Delhi. We had been with our driver the past 5 days so we had known him quite well. Since we had checked out of our hotel, had our last meal and seen all the sights we cared to see, we (ask) the driver to just take us to the train station. He would not want to leave us (alone) for 5 hours at the station. So he took us to his (uncle) house. When we arrived, we saw that we were going into a Persian rug warehouse（波斯地毯货栈). We, thought we were going to be forced to buy expensive rugs.
When we walked in, we were (lead) to the back where the driver's two young and handsome cousins were waiting with tea and dominoes（多米诺骨牌）．They taught (we) to play dominoes. We played mixed doubles, and we had a wonderful time. Later, they wanted to learn an American card game, we taught them Rummy 500. They loved it. We had a happy afternoon!
Later on the train, my sister and I discussed what we had taught our (child) to do-to stay away from strangers. But that afternoon ended well. We had a great time with (stranger)!
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Hi Robert,
We had a graduation party last Sunday.
Do have such a party? Please write soon.
Yours,
Li Ming
