A man heard that a certain government wanted a clerk, so wrote and asked for the position. But while he was waiting for an answer, a friend of his introduced him to the head of the department, who gave him the job. Several months later, while the man was working in the department, he got a letter that had been sent to him from the place he used to live in. This letter said,
“Dear sir,
We are sorry to have to tell you that we cannot offer work in this department because we do not think that you would be able to do the work successfully.
Your faithfully.”
The man laughed, but when he looked at the letter more carefully, he saw that he had signed it himself.
At the beginning of the story the man wanted ____.
A. to be a clerk in a certain government B. his friend to introduce him job
C. to visit the head of the department D. to get an answer from the department
The first paragraph mainly tells us ____.
A. how the man knew the news that a clerk was needed
B. how the man got a job with the help of his friend
C. how the man wrote to the department to get the job
D. how he was waiting for the answer from the department
He got a letter that had been sent to him, which means ____.
A. he himself received the letter
B. someone else got it and then didn’t bring it to him
C. someone else got it and then brought it to him
D. the government sent it to him
What do you think of the man?
A. He was too careless. B. He was very honest.
C. He was very clever. D. He was rather stupid.
Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.
a. He got a letter one day b. He got a job in the department.
c. The letter told him he was unfit for the job.
d. His friend introduced him to the head.
e. He found he signed the letter himself.
f. He wanted to get a job in the government department.
A. a,b,c,d,e,f B. c,b,d,a,f,e C. f,d,b,a,c,e D. f,b,a,e,c,f