单选题
Harry finished his college and wanted to find a job in the city, One day he saw an advertisement in a window. It said, "Wanted. The best salesman in the world. Top Pay."
"I'm a great salesman, " Harry said to himself." I'm sure that I can sell anything. I'll go in and ask for that job. "So Harry went into the building. He saw a manager in it. He said to the manager, " Good morning. I saw your advertisement. I think I'm the best salesman in the world. Give me the job, please."
"You must prove that you're the best, " the manager said.
"I'll pass every test that you give me, " Harry. said.
"Good, " the manager said, and he took a box of sweets out of his desk. "Last week I bought a thousand boxes of this sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job."
"That's easy, " Harry said. He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.
Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell boxes of the sweets. But he couldn't sell one. The sweets were so bad that he couldn't even give them away. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. "I'm sorry, sir, " he said. "I was wrong about myself. I'm not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is."
"Oh, " said the manager, "who do yon think is the best?"
"The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets."

单选题 The manager told Harry ______.

A. he could start work at once
B. he was the best salesman in the world
C. he must show he was the best salesman in the world

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 从第三段"You must prove that you're the best, " the manager said. 可知，经理让哈里去证他是世界上最好的推销员，故选C。

单选题 Harry could get the job if ______.

A. he sold a thousand boxes of sweets
B. he gave away a thousand boxes of sweets
C. he sent the manager a thousand boxes of sweets

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 从第五段"Last week I bought...if you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job." 可知，如果哈里把一千盒糖果卖掉，他就能得到这份工作，故选A。

单选题 Harry thought it was easy to sell the sweets because ______.

A. he thought he was a great salesman and he could sell anything
B. he could give them away
C. he wanted to get the job

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 从文中可知，哈里认为他是世界上最好的推销员，所以他认为他能很快将糖果卖出去，故选A。

单选题 Harry couldn't sell the sweets because ______.

A. he was not a good salesman
B. the sweets were too bad
C. nobody Liked sweets

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 从第七段The sweets were so bad that he couldn't even give them away. 可知，糖果太不好了才卖不出去的，故选B。