Iwasworkingasaconsultantinabeercompanyhelpingthepresidentandseniorvice-presidentsformandcarryouttheirnewplanningprojects.Itwasreallyagreatchallenge.

Atthesametimemymotherwasinthefinalstagesofcancer.

Iworkedduringthedayanddrove40mileshometobewithhereverynight.ItwastiringandstressfulbutitwaswhatIwantedtodo.Mycommitmentwastocontinuetodoexcellentconsultingduringthedayeventhoughmyeveningswereveryhard.Ididn’twanttobotherthepresidentwithmysituationyetIfeltsomeoneatthecompanyneededtoknowwhatwasgoingon.SoItoldthevice-presidentofHumanResourcesaskinghimnottosharetheinformationwithanyone.

Afewdayslaterthepresidentcalledmeintohisoffice.

Ifiguredhewantedtotalktomeaboutoneofthemanyissueswewereworkingon.WhenIenteredheaskedmetositdown.Hefacedmefromacrosshislargedesklookedatmeintheeyeandsaid“Ihearyourmotherisveryill”.

Iwastotallycaughtbysurpriseandburstintotears.Hejustlookedatmeletmycryingsubside(平息)andthengentlysaidasentenceIwillneverforget:whateveryouneed.

Thatwasit.Hisunderstandingandhiswillingnesstobothletmebeinmypainandtooffermeeverythingwerequalitiesofsympathy（同情）thatIcarrywithmetothisday.

【小题1】Whentheauthorwasworkinginabeercompanyhismother .

A．wasconcernedabouthimB．drewthepresident’sattentionC．wasseriouslyillD．wasproudofherson【小题2】Althoughhefelttiredandstressedhefeltithisduty .A．tohelpplansomenewprojectsB．toavoidbotheringthepresidentC．totellthevice-presidenthisdifficultsituationD．todohisjobwellandlookafterhismother【小题3】Mostprobablythepresidentgottheinformationfrom .A．arelativeoftheauthor’sB．thevice-presidentC．theauthor’sgoodfriendsD．theauthor’sworkmates【小题4】Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．UnderstandingIsN