1. Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta, USA.In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her
and skill but left her flying high.
“When the Atlanta Airport was under
in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved
the cars could be on site
the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!
other local paving company wanted to do the job,
it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”
“Because we were new and really needed the work,we were
to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and
our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also
them that if we failed,they would be no worse off,
they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”
“We got the job and immediately went into
.Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. Our
challenge was to keep the rock mixture
enough. All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.
,I got a special
to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I
held one of those hoses to
down the rock.”
“Those ten days were filled with challenges that
one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the
company that had cars on the parking lot.”
“The key to our success was having the
to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”
【小题1】 | A.kindness | B.patience | C.imagination | D.experience |
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【小题2】 | A.construction | B.repair | C.control | D.development |
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【小题4】 | A.while | B.since | C.where | D.when |
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【小题6】 | A.stating | B.reporting | C.telling | D.warning |
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【小题7】 | A.able | B.nervous | C.afraid | D.willing |
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【小题8】 | A.supported | B.promised | C.continued | D.improved |
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【小题9】 | A.asked | B.surprised | C.reminded | D.demanded |
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【小题10】 | A.though | B.but | C.as | D.unless |
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【小题11】 | A.discussion | B.action | C.practice | D.production |
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【小题12】 | A.next | B.first | C.past | D.previous |
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【小题13】 | A.cold | B.wet | C.loose | D.clean |
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【小题14】 | A.Naturally | B.Obviously | C.Meanwhile | D.Instead |
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【小题15】 | A.excuse | B.order | C.permit | D.reason |
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【小题16】 | A.exactly | B.personally | C.angrily | D.hardly |
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【小题17】 | A.pull | B.knock | C.hit | D.water |
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【小题18】 | A.required | B.mixed | C.followed | D.formed |
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【小题19】 | A.best | B.last | C.second | D.only |
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【小题20】 | A.courage | B.interest | C.hope | D.chance |
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