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.UnderstandingIsNowhere