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Several years ago,a television
reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was
a very rich banker,another owned one of the largest companies
in the world,and the third owned many buildings in the
center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being
important. “How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to
meet the President of the United States is really important. ”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very
large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.
The man shook his head, “No.
I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You‘d only be
important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of
another country,and the President of the US said he was too
busy to answer it. ”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”
“No, I don‘t,” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor
important. That makes the President important. ”
“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor
to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘It’s
for you. ‘ ”
1.This story happened in _______.
A.England B.America C.Japan D.Australia
2.There are _______ in this passage.
A.three men and
one woman B.two men and
two women
C.three women
and one man D.four women
3.The following is true EXCEPT_________.
A.The banker
thought any visitor to the White House was really important.
B.The owner of
the very large company thought the visitor would be important if while he was
visiting the President, the President would not answer any telephone call
C.The owner of
many buildings thoughtthe visitor was really important if he was talking to the
President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor.
D.the reporter
knew the way to find out who was the most important.