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1、Inausedfurniturebusiness,unlikenew,youcannotorder完形填答案 Inausedfurniturebusiness,unlikenew,youcannotorderstockfromacatalogue.Peoplecallin,andyouhavetogooutandmakeanoffer.“Youcan’t41whatyoudon’thave.”myfatherwouldsay. WhenIwasagedthirteen,myfather42hisstoremanage
2、r,aone-armedguywhocoulddomorewithhisonearmthanmanywilldowithtwo.Withhis43gone,myfathercametome.“WillyoucomeinwhileIgooutto44theday’scalls45Ifindtherightperson?”heasked. Thestorehastensofthousandsof46.“Peopleliketobargain,”hetoldme,“SoIdon’t47prices.Youjusthaveto
3、knowa48.” Hetookmearound.“Aquarter-horsemotoryoucansellforfourdollars.Forarefrigerator,dependingonthe49,youcansellforthirty-fivedollarstos ixtydollars.However,ifithasafreezerallthewayacross,sellitforeightydollars,50excellentcondition,maybeonehundreddollars.Di
4、shescomeinwithahousefuloffurniture,andIdon’tevenfiguretheminwhenIgiveaprice.Youcansellthemforanickeltoaquarter.Somethingreallynice.” Everydayafter51,Iwouldpedaldowntothestore.Soonafter,Iwaswritingupasalesslip(纸条)foranattractiveplatewhenmyfatherwalkedin.Ihadasked
5、adollarandtheguydidnothesitate.Iwasvery52.MyfatherglanceddownatwhatIwasdoing,53thecustomerandsaid,“Yousuregota54today.Myemployeegaveyouthepriceandthat’stheprice.” Afterward,Iaskedmyfather,“Whatwasthatall55?” Itturnedoutthatitwasa(n)56plate,worthafewhundreddolla
6、rs.Iwasshocked.HereIwas&nb sp;57tohelpmyfatherinthebusinessandinsteadIwaslosingmoneyforhim. Hesaid,“Icould’vestoppedthesalesifI’dwantedto.Youwerejustwritinguptheslipandhadn’tyettakenthemoney.58,bycivillaw,you’re59age.But,amanstandsbyhiswordandthewordofhisagen
7、t.” 60myfatherasmallamountofmoney,butIlearnedalifelonglessoninintegrity(正直). 41.A.buyB.sellC.orderD.store 42.A.missed B.firedC.dismissedD.lost 43.A.managerB.bossC.servantD.salesman 44.A.askB.returnC.answer  ;D.give 45.A.ifB.whenC.untilD.unless 46
8、.A.itemsB.goodsC.facilitiesD.instruments 47.A.offer  ;B.decideC.markD.create 48.A.nameB.rangeC.varietyD.catalogue 49.A.priceB.situation C.conditio