PASSAGEA

Ihadtwojobsgrowingupandtheyallhelpedshapemylife.

WhenIwasabout12,Istartedcaddying(当球童)atanearbycountryclub.Allthekidsintheneighborhooddidit,andIlikeditalot.Igotowatchpeoplewhoweregenerallyprettywealthy.Theywerebusinessmenanddoctors.Iwouldlistentothemtalkingaboutthingsandseehowtheybehavedwitheachother.Itwaslikeaflyonthewallatameeting.

Thesecondjobwasatashoestore.Iconstantlymetpeoplefromallwalksoflifeandthechallengewasexciting.I'dstartbringingthemdifferentkindsofshoesandgetrightdownthereandputthemontheirfeet.Iftheydidn'tlikeacertainshoe,Ialwaystriedtobethinkingaheadtoapairtheymightlikebetter.Itwaslikesteppinguptotheplateinabaseballgame.Everytimesomeonewalkedintothatstore,Iwasgoingtobatandtakingaswing.Ineverwantedtoletacustomergetoutofthatstorewithoutbuyingapairofshoestohissatisfaction.

Thisjobhelpedteachmeanimportantbusinesslesson:Youhavetotakerisksinbusiness.Ifyoutakeariskandfail,getuptobatandswingagain.

21.Theauthorthinkswhathehaslearnedfromhisfirstjobis____________.

A.howtolearntolikeajob

B.howtotalkandbehaveproperly

C.howtobecomewealthy

D.howtolistentopeople

22.Thephrase"peoplefromallwalksoflife"meanspeople____________.

A.walkingindifferentways

B.havingdifferentinterestsinlife

C.comingfromdifferentpartsofthecity

D.workingindifferentoccupations

23.Theauthorthinkshissecondjobis____________.

A.challenging

B.important

C.different

D.satisfying

24.Theauthorcompareshissecondjobto____________.

A.aflyonthewallatameeting

B.steppingintoagolfcourse

C.joiningabaseballgame

D.takingabattoswing

25.Thebusinesslessontheauthorgetsfromsellingshoesis____________.

A.thinkingaheadofthecustomers

B.tryingeverypossiblewaytosatisfyacustomer

C.neverbeafraidoftakingrisks

D.neverletgoanyonewalkingintotheshop