文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。讲述作者小时候参加卖饼干的活动和父母产生了分歧,最终父母答应她去卖饼干,她做得很好,得到了一个杯子作为奖励,觉得受到了认可。她认为销售是给顾客提供想要的和需要的东西。
1 . My sales career was almost cut short by my parents. I was 11, a member of the Girl Scouts, and preparing to sell our first Thin Mints. Our goal was to sell at least 50 boxes each, which would make us qualified for the _______. I considered knocking on strangers’ doors and hoping to win them over.
But when I_______ my parents the permission paper to do this, they_______handed it back unsigned. They thought it was _______ that their child would ask neighbors for _______. I defended my case: The _________want delicious cookies!
Finally, they _______, and I hit the streets. Door after door, I found that the _________ basically sold itself and all I had to do was adding some extra charm with my silk ribbon. The Girl Scouts_________ me with a cup that had a thumb printed yellow smiley face on it. I felt __________ .
I went on to have a long career in sales. Now when I__________ that first adventure, what I see is a young girl who instinctively__________the most important thing about selling. It’s about __________ a service—bringing them the things they want and need, so that, in the best of situations, any product__________ itself as well as the cookies did. That’s why I still have that cup, which I keep as a ____________
1. A.candies | B.certificates | C.prizes | D.designs |
2. A.showed | B.handed | C.instructed | D.sent |
3. A.accidentally | B.obviously | C.hardly | D.immediately |
4. A.astonishing | B.boring | C.embarrassing | D.confusing |
5. A.food | B.money | C.support | D.service |
6. A.customers | B.passengers | C.listeners | D.visitors |
7. A.disappeared | B.agreed | C.struggled | D.continued |
8. A.product | B.present | C.object | D.instrument |
9. A.associated | B.helped | C.charged | D.rewarded |
10. A.interested | B.recognized | C.confused | D.unprepared |
11. A.look back on | B.keep up with | C.get close to | D.make up for |
12. A.doubted | B.noticed | C.understood | D.remembered |
13. A.requiring | B.expecting | C.checking | D.providing |
14. A.creates | B.replaces | C.sells | D.reflects |
15. A.present | B.reminder | C.surprise | D.secret |