英语学习课件妙语短篇a1第九课.doc

9.The Best Salesman In The WorldHarry saw an ad in a window. It said: Wanted. The Best Salesman in the World. Top Pay. Im a great salesman, Harry told himself. I can sell anything. Ill go in and ask for that job.He went into the building and spoke to the manager.Im the best salesman in the world, he said. Give me the job.You must prove youre the best, the manager said.Ill pass every test you give me, Harry told him.Good.The manager took a box of candy out of his desk.Last week, I bought a thousand boxes of this candy. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job.Thats easy, Harry said.He took the box of candy and left the office.Every day and all day, he went from shop to shop, trying to sell boxes of the candy.He couldnt sell one.The candy was so bad he couldnt even give it away.At the end of the week he went back to the manager.Im sorry, sir, he said. I was wrong about myself. Im not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.Oh, said the manager. Who?The person who sold you a thousand boxes of this candy, Harry said.New Words and Expressionsad (advertisement) 广告top pay 优厚报酬job工作manager经理prove证明 candy糖果thousand 一千sell卖 person 人EXERCISE I1. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d, to the following questions about the story.在a，b，c，d中选出一个最适合本故事的答案。A. The manager told Harry(a) he was the best salesman in the world.(b) he wasnt a good salesman.(c) he had to show how good he was.(d) he could start work immediately.B. Harry could have the job if(a) he sold a thousand boxes of candy.(b) he sold a hundred boxes of candy.(c) he gave away two hundred boxes of candy.(d) he gave away a thousand boxes of candy.C. Harry could not sell the candy because(a) he was a very bad salesman.(b) the candy was very bad.(c) he didnt try to sell it.(d) nobody liked candy.D. Who was the best salesman in the world?(a) Harry(b) the manager(c) nobody(d) the man who sold the candy to the manager2. Complete the sentences (a) to (e) with phrases from (f) to (j). 用（e）至（h）完成（a）至（d）的不完整句子。(a) Harry decided to (f) to try and sell the candy.ask for the job(b) The manager told (g) when he saw an ad in the window.Harry(c) Harry went from (h) and said he couldnt sell shop to shop (d) The candy was so . (i) that nobody would buy it bad(e) Harry went back to (j) he had to show how good he was the managerthe candy.3. Write T for True or F for False beside these statements about the story.在下列有关本故事的句子旁标上T（对）或F（不对）(a) Harry thought he was the best salesman in the world. _(b) The manager took some pencils out of his desk. _(c) Harry sold a lot of candy. _(d) At the end of the week he went back to the manager. _(e) Harry knew who the best salesman in the world was. _4. Which words in these sentences are not spelled correctly? Circle them and write the correct spelling in the space provided.下列哪些词的拼写是错的？请把他们圈出来，并在空白处填上正确的拼法。(a) Harry sed he was a grate salesmen.(b) The manager took a bocks of candy out of his desc.(c) Harry tride to sell the candy.(d) The manger saw Harry at the end of the weak.(e) Harry sed he new who was the best salesmen in the world.5. Find words from the story that fit these meanings.在故事中找出含有下列意思的词。(a) money earned for doing a job_(b) someone whose job is selling things _(c) ten times one hundred _(d) the opposite of difficult _6. Complete these sentences about the story using the correct form of the verb in parentheses.把括号内的动词变成适当的形式。(a) Harry (to see)_an ad in a window that (to say)_Wanted.(b) The manager (to take)_a box of candy out of thedesk.(c) He (to say)_he (to buy)_a thousand boxesof the candy.(d) The candy (to be) _ so bad he couldnt even(to give)_it away.(e) At the end of the week he (to go)_back to themanager.EXERCISE IIFill in the blanks.用适当的词填空。John: 1 shall (a)_a test tomorrow and Im so