56 stayed(stay at home固定搭配‘呆在家里’)
57 piece (a piece of 一则‘新闻’)
58 decided(decide to do sth决定做某事)
59 did(做)
60 or或者
61 late‘下班’迟
62 rode骑‘自行车’
63 children孩子
64 succeeded成功
65 wanted想
66 uncomfortable 不舒服
67 bottles‘两’瓶
68 improve改进,提高
69 managed(MANAGE TO DO STH 设法做某事)
70 made
When Liu Dong graduated from Fuzhou University a few years ago, two thirds of his classmates could not find jobs. Liu Dong ____56stayed____ at home for half a year before he got a ____57_piece__ of news that a well-known nutrition liquid(营养饮料)company would need some salesmen.
Having nothing to do, Liu Dong ____58 decided_____ to go to the headmaster of the company downtown to try his hand at it. During the interview, the boss said, “We need salesmen who could promote(促销)our products from door to door.”
“OK “.Liu Dong replied.
Being a salesman, Liu Dong ____59__did___ a good job. Rain 60_or__ shine .He went to work very early every morning and come back home ____61_later____ at night.
At first Liu Dong ___62 __rode_ his bicycle from one household to another day in and day out. In summer he changed the way he worked. After accepting the task from his boss each time, he would first visit each neighborhood committee(居民委员会)to get to know how many patients, elder people and little _____63_ children____ there were. Then he raked all the households. In this way, he ____64_succeeded___in the most. Besides, he took time out to get a good knowledge of sales.
Once an elder woman in hospital ______65__wanted___the nutrition liquid, Liu Dong put down his chopsticks and went to the hospital with a box of the nutrition liquid. Another time, a customer called Liu Dong to tell him that he felt _____66___comfortable___ after taking two bottles of the nutrition liquid. Liu Dong hurried to the customer’s home. He listened and explained and gave the money back for another two ___67__bottles_. After that, he reported the case to the company right away in order to _____68___improve__the products.
Liu Dong _____69__managed___ to settle problems one after another. When his former university classmates were surprised at what he had achieved and wondered how he had _____70__made__ it, he would say “Never think yourself above your business”.