Anunemployedmanisdesperatetosupporthisfamily.HiswifewatchesTValldayandhisthreeteenagekidshavedroppedoutofhighschooltohangaroundwiththelocaltoughs.Heappliesforacleaner’sjobatalargefirmandeasilypassesanaptitudetest.Thehumanresourcesmanagertellshim“Youwillbehiredatminimumwage$5.15anhour.Letmehaveyoure-mailaddresssothatwecancontactyoueasily.Oursystemwillautomaticallye-mailyoualltheformsandadviseyouwhentostartandwheretoreportonyourfirstday.”Greatlysurprisedthemanproteststhathehasneitheracomputernorane-mailaddress.Tothisthemanagerreplies“Youmustunderstandthattoacompanylikeoursthatmeansyouvirtuallydonotexist.Withoutane-mailaddressyoucanhardlyexpecttobeemployedbyahightechfirm.Goodday.”
Unabletobelievewhatheheardthemanleaves.Notknowingwheretoturnandhaving$10inhiswallethewalkspastafarmers’marketandseesastandsellingbeautifultomatoes.Hebuysacrate(柳条箱)carriesittoabusycorneranddisplaysthetomatoes.Inlessthantwohourshesellsallthetomatoesandmakes100%profit.Fromthatdayonherepeatsthetomatobusinessandbecomesincreasinglysuccessfulastimegoeson.Bytheendofthefifthyearheownsafleetofnicetrucksandawarehouse.Thetomatocompanyhasputhundredsofhomelessandjoblesspeopletoworkandthebusinessgrossedamilliondollars.
Planningforthefuturehedecidestobuysomelifeinsurance.Theinsuranceadviseraskshimforhise-mailaddressinordertosendthefinaldocumentselectronically.Whenthemanrepliesthathedoesn’thavetimetomesswithacomputerandhasnoe-mailaddresstheinsurancesalesmanissurprised“Nocomputer?NoInternet?Justthinkwhereyouwouldbeifyou’dhadallofthatfiveyearsago!”“Ha!IfI’dhadallofthatfiveyearsagoIwouldbesweepingfloorsatMicrosoftandmaking$5.15anhour!”themanreplies.
1.Theman’skidsdropoutofschoolbecause______.
A.theywanttohangaroundwiththelocaltoughs
B.theirmotherwatchesTVallday
C.theirfatherisonlyacleaner
D.theirfamilyisverypoor
2.Themanappliesforacleaner’sjob______.
A.buthecan’tacceptitbecausethepayistoolow
B.andhegetsitthoughthepayi