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A young man went for a job interview in a big company. The employer（雇主）found that the young man's college grades were excellent. Then he asked the young man who paid for his1 . The young man told the employer that his parents did and they 2 as laundry（洗衣店）workers.

The employer noticed that the young man's hands were3 and perfect. He asked, "Have you ever helped your parents wash clothes?"

"No. My parents always make me study. 4 , they wash clothes faster than I do. "

The employer asked the young man to go back home and wash his parents' 5 . When he got home, he told his parents that he wanted to wash their hands. His parents felt surprised but 6 . The young man began to wash their hands slowly.

He was in tears（眼泪）. He7 his parents' hands were so rough（粗糙的）and pale because of washing a lot of clothes in the cold water. There were also many injuries（伤口）in their hands. 8 washing his parents' hands, the young man quietly washed all the 9 clothes.

The next morning, the young man went to the employer's office. The employer noticed the young man's       5 _hands. He told the young man that he was employed（雇佣）.