WhenColonelHarlandSandersretiredattheageof65,hehadlittletoshowforhimself,exceptanoldCaddieroadster,a$105monthlypensioncheck,andarecipeforchicken.
Knowinghecouldn’tliveonhispension,hetookhischickenrecipeinhand,gotbehindthewheelofhisvan(货车),andsetouttomakehisfortune.Hisfirstplanwastosellhischickenrecipetorestaurant owners,whowouldinturngivehimaresidual(酬金)foreverypieceofchickentheysold—5centsperchicken.Thefirstrestaurateurhecalledonturnedhimdown.
Sodidthesecond.
Sodidthethird.
Infact,thefirst1,008salescallsColonelSandersmadeendedinrejection.Still,hecontinuedtocallonownersashetraveledacrosstheUSA,sleepinginhiscartosavemoney.Prospectnumber1,009gavehimfirst“yes”.
Aftertwoyearsofmakingdailysaleshehadsignedupatotaloffiverestaurants.StilltheColonelpressedon,knowingthathehadagreatchickenrecipeandthatsomedaytheideawouldcatchon.
Ofcourse,youknowhowthestoryends.Theideadidcatchon.By1963theColonelhad600restaurantsacrossthecountrysellinghissecretrecipeofKentuckyFriedChicken(withllherbsandspices).
In1964hewasboughtoutbyfutureKentuckygovernorJohnBrown.Eventhoughthesalemadehimamulti-millionaire,hecontinuedtorepresentandpromoteKFCuntilhisdeathin1990.
小题1:WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutColonelSandersiswrongaccordingtothepassage? |
| A．Hereceivedapensionofalittlemorethan$100everymonthafterheretired. |
| B．Hecouldn’tliveonhispensionbecausehehadachickenrecipeinhand. |
| C．Hedidn’tsucceedinsellinghisrecipeuntilhetried1,009times. |
| D．Helivedahardlifewhenhestaredthebusiness. |
小题2:Theunderlinedphrase“catchon”inParagraph6probablymeans .A．beacceptedB．begraspedC．bepopularD．berejected小题3:Thesentence“Ofcourse,youknowhowthestoryends”means .A．youaresuretoknowtheresultofColonelSanders’businessB．YouaresuretoknowColonelSandershadfinishedhisstory
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