When I ( Country singer Clint Black ) was 14, I was hired for an after-school job selling subscriptions to my hometown paper, the Houston Post. I was sent to some of the city's worst neighborhoods to ask door-to-door. Even though I was often struggling around after dark in bad areas searching for some place for the night, I was thankful for the work.

It was a hard job because people didn't like a stranger knocking on their door, especially a boy trying to get them to buy something. One time, a man shut his door heavily in my face and shouted, "I don't want any paper." I forced myself to knock again and was able to tell him how great the paper was. I ended up selling him a subscription. I was soon among the top sellers and, like other successful salesmen, was asked to train newcomers.

Around this time I started playing some musical instruments. Before long I was playing in a band at some and other events. When I turned 18, I fixed my attention on becoming a professional musician. I never give up this dream. I'm sure my perseverance came from what I learned knocking on strangers' doors.

That experience helped me in many ways. Early in my music job I was locked in a lawful quarrel with a former manager. He forced me to give in, but I refused.

Having all those doors closed in my face as a boy gave me the strength to stand up to this frightening person. Except this time there was one difference: I was the one saying no. And I won.

【小题1】Which of the following statements is untrue according to paragraph 1 ?

A．He sold subscriptions in his spare time.

B．The places he went to was not good.

C．He found it hard to look for a place for the night.

D．He was not satisfied with the work.

【小题2】He was asked to train newcomers because            .

A．he began to do the job much earlier than newcomers.

B．he had been asking door to door.

C．he was refused many times.

D．he was one of the best sellers.

【小题3】The author wanted to                 .

A．devote his life to music.

B．knock on strangers’ doors.

C．play some musical instruments very well.

D．be the head of a famous band.

【小题4】Why was he not afraid of the manager?

A．Because he thought he was stronger than the manager.

B．Because he used to knock strangers’ doors.

C．Because he became brave while working.

D．Because the manager was much older than he.