阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
When you think of Africa, what comes to your mind? What is life there like?
At the beginning of the 20th century, there was a ________ American shoe-making company (公司). However, because of market changes, the company has a problem with ________ shoes. The boss is ________ this, so he had a meeting to discuss this problem. A new business strategy (策略) was planned—opening new markets in ________ countries. He decided to send the two best salesmen (销售员) in his company to ________ to do a survey (调查) first ________ salesmen left for Africa by boat, but they went to different countries. Within a month, the first salesman finished his ________ of the African market. He called the boss, telling him that the African market for shoe sales was ________. He said, “Boss, it is bad news. The ________ here is so hot. People all go without shoes. No one wears ________ shoes. There is no market for us here! We are not going to be able to sell a single ________ of shoes in Africa!” The salesman ________ pretty sad.
After a few days, the second salesman ________ the boss. He was quite excited and said, “Boss, good news. It’s a fantastic place and a great business opportunity(商机) for us. No one here wears ________. No one sells shoes. There is a big potential (潜力的) market for us. We are going to sell thousands of pairs and make a lot of money. All we need to do is to educate them on the good things and importance of wearing shoes on the ________ road.”
【小题1】| A．successful | B．impossible | C．comfortable | D．educational |
【小题2】| A．making | B．wearing | C．selling | D．buying |
【小题3】| A．good at | B．happy about | C．worried about | D．sure about |
【小题4】| A．another | B．other | C．others | D．the other |
【小题5】| A．America | B．market | C．company | D．Africa |
【小题6】【小题7】| A．survey | B．problem | C．shoes | D．money |
【小题8】| A．available | B．enjoyable | C．unhappy | D．meaningless |
【小题9】| A．market | B．people | C．news | D．weather |
【小题10】【小题11】| A．plan | B．part | C．pair | D．piece |
【小题12】| A．said | B．sounded | C．told | D．tried |
【小题13】| A．called | B．came | C．appear | D．agree |
【小题14】| A．clothes | B．socks | C．shoes | D．shirts |
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