Mary Roda's parents came to New York from Australia. They lived in a tall building. A man named Donald Smith lived in the building, too. He a toy company. One day Donald gave Mary, the 4-year-old girl, a new . She played with the toy and said, "This is fun!" A few weeks later Donald gave her toy. She played with it. She said," I am not this toy. It doesn't work. "She was a(n) little girl. Donald liked her honesty, and they became friends. For years Donald gave Mary new toys, and she gave him very good6about the toys.
When Mary was thirteen years old, Donald her a new ball. The ball had a balloon(气球) inside it. Mary wanted to fill the balloon with water. She wanted to paint the ball in crazy colors. She wanted to rice or beans(豆子) in it to make it noisy. The company made these . Mary's ideas were a great success! The company thousands of the balls.
That Christmas Donald gave Mary a(n) gift. He made her a vice-president(副董事长)of the toy company. made $ 200000 a year. Her job was to see the new toys were fun. She took a car from her school to her office. She worked for three or four hours a day at her job, she had to do her homework. Mary was a busy teenager. She had time to be with her family. Her parents taught her that working hard and doing her best is very important.
Today Mary works at a college. The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their future.
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A.kind B.honest C.helpful D.lovely
A.ideas B.skills C.names D.facts
A.lent B.called C.returned D.showed
A.grow B.eat C.put D.cook
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