One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He   36   the first interview; the director did the last interview.
The director asked, “Did you obtain any scholarships in school?” The young man answered, “    37  .”
“Who paid the school fees for you?”
“My father passed away   38   I was born, so my mother paid them all.”
“What did your mother do?”
“A laundry woman.”
The director   39   the youth to show his hands. They were smooth and perfect. The director asked, “Have you ever   40   your mother wash the clothes?” The youth answered, “    41  . My mother always wanted me to study and read more books.    42   , she can wash clothes faster than me.”
The director said, “Please go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow.”
The youth felt his   43   of getting the job high. When he went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt   44  but happy with mixed feelings.
The youth cleaned his mother’s hands   45   . He cried as he did that. It was the first time he had    46  his mother’s wrinkled hands with so many bruises (伤痕) on them. Some bruises were so painful that his mother    47  when they were cleaned. Only by then did he realize it was this pair of hands that assisted him   48   his academic years.
After finishing cleaning his mother’s    49   hands, the youth quietly washed all the  50   clothes for his mother. That night, they talked for a very long time.
The next morning, the director noticed the youth’s swollen    51  and asked, “Can you tell me what you have done and    52  in your house?”
The youth answered, “I cleaned my mother’s hands and also finished washing all the remaining clothes. I know now what    53   is. Without mother, there would not have been my success today.”
The director said, “This is what I am looking for  54  a manager. I want to hire a person who can value the help of others and who knows the    55  of others. You are hired.”

1.	A.	qualified	B.	failed	C.	passed	D.	won
2.	A	Nothing	B.	Few	C.	Some	D.	None
3.	A	since	B.	when	C.	although	D.	once
4.	A	requested	B.	persuaded	C.	demanded	D.	begged
5.	A	assisted	B.	had	C.	watched	D.	helped
6.	A	Seldom	B.	Sometimes	C.	Never	D.	Rarely
7.	A	Meanwhile	B.	Besides	C.	However	D.	Somehow
8.	A	chance	B.	luck	C.	desire	D.	idea
9.	A	strange	B.	different	C.	excited	D.	unfamiliar
10.	A	skillfully	B.	shyly	C.	politely	D.	slowly
11.	A	glanced	B.	noticed	C.	accepted	D.	considered
12.	A	shook	B.	shouted	C.	moved	D.	fell
13.	A	during	B.	along	C.	through	D.	with
14.	A	damaged	B.	ruined	C.	broken	D.	wounded
15.	A	worn	B.	used	C.	dirty	D.	dusty
16.	A	hands	B.	eyes	C.	ears	D.	cheeks
17.	A	found	B.	enjoyed	C.	expected	D.	learned
18.	A	appreciation	B.	understanding	C.	regret	D.	sympathy
19.	A	about	B.	of	C.	in	D.	on
20.	A	sufferings	B.	happenings	C.	doings	D.	surroundings