Bob and Jackie joined a company together just after finishing high school. They both worked very hard. After several years,the boss made Jackie sales manager but Bob a salesman. One day Bob could not take it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not value hard-working workers.
The boss knew that Bob didn’t work hard for the company all these years, but in order to help Bob to realize the difference between him and Jackie. The boss asked Bob to do the following. “Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market.”
Bob went, returned and only said, “Yes.”
The boss asked, “How much per kilogram?”
Bob went back to the market to ask and returned to answer, “$12 per kilogram.”
The boss told Bob to ask Jackie the same question. Jackie went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kilogram, $100 for 10 kilograms. He has 340 melons in all. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kilograms, bought from the South two days ago. They are fresh and red.”
Bob realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to leave but to learn from Jackie.
My dear friends, you know, a more successful person is more careful, thinks more and understands in depth. For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, while you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you win?
How far do you think you have seen ahead in your life?
11. The boss asked Bob to go to the market in order to make him ________.
A.know the watermelon seller well | B.realize the difference between him and Jackie |
C.learn to sell watermelons later | D.learn the way to be a successful person |
12. What does the phrases “in depth” in Paragraph 8 most probably mean in Chinese?
13. What did Bob decide to do when he realized the difference between them?
A.leave the company | B.go back to school | C.look for a new job | D.learn from Jackie |
14. In this passage, the writer mainly suggests that we should________.
A.work very hard | B.see more and farther | C.sell watermelons | D.find a valuable boss |