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Warman’s, the makers of office materials, had advertised for a travelling salesman. Mr. Barlow applied for the job, and soon aft

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问题     Warman’s, the makers of office materials, had advertised for a travelling salesman. Mr. Barlow applied for the job, and soon afterwards was invited to the company’s head office to meet Mr. Snell, the sales manager. Mr. Snell asked Mr. Barlow what experience he had had as a salesman.
    "I worked as a salesman for a brush company until six months ago. I sold brushes, dusters, tins of polish, things like that. I went from door to door selling direct to housewives."
    Mr. Snell then asked him why he had left that job.
    "Well, to be honest, it was very hard work," Mr. Barlow replied. "It meant walking sometimes six or eight miles a day. But the real reason for leaving was that I didn’t think very highly of the goods that I was selling. They were not of the best quality, and that made it difficult for me to be sincere when I had to tell housewives what wonderful brushes they were. I knew perfectly well they wouldn’t last beyond a month. What’s more, the pay was rather poor. I realized after a while that I wouldn’t be able to support a family on the money I was earning."
    "I see," said Mr. Snell. "So what did you do next?"
    "For the last six months I have been a salesman in a department store," said Mr. Barlow.
    "And do you think you could sell Warman’s office materials with clear conscience?" Mr. Snell asked. "Do you think you could be sincere, as you put it, about selling the papers, inks, copying- machines and so on that we produce here?"
    Mr. Barlow said that he thought he could; that Warman’s office materials enjoyed a very high reputation, and that in his department at Caldwell’s he sold almost nothing else. He said he had always wanted to work for a big company with a good name; to travel all over the country, selling goods to other companies, rather than to housewives on doorstep; and—he added with a smile—to enjoy the money and the working conditions offered with the job for which he had applied.
    "Mr. Barlow," said Mr. Snell, "do you have a clean driving license?"
    "Yes, I do," Mr. Barlow replied.
    "Then as long as your medical examination proves to be satisfactory, I’m quite prepared to offer you the job." Mr. Snell got up and shook Mr. Barlow by the hand. "Congratulations," he said, "and welcome to Warman’s."  
One reason why Mr. Barlow left the job was that ______.
选项 A、he found it difficult being sincere to housewives after walking so far
B、he did not think he was selling enough
C、he found it difficult to say they were good brushes when he knew they were not
D、he was unable to sell any of the brushes because they were of such poor quality
答案C
解析 这道题问Mr．Barlow离开他第一份工作的原因是什么。答案可以从第四段 Mr．Barlow的答话中找到。But the real reason for leaving was…大意是由于产品质量不佳，因此他在向家庭主妇推销产品时，无法诚心诚意地销售。这与C选项he found it difficult to say they were good brushes when he knew they were not意思相同，故C为正确答案。A选项he found it difficult being sincere to housewives after walking so far不对，不能诚心诚意的原因并不是after walking so far。B选项和D选项均与原文意思不相符。
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