My dad was aplumber for the public works departmen...
My dad was aplumber for the public works department in our town, so from time to time he came into my school. Can you imagine sitting in class and seeing your dad peek through the door of your classroom and wave at you？ In junior high？ One girl in our classalways made fun of me becausemy dad was a plumber and hers was a lawyer, and shewould say things like, “ that is gross! ” I must admit I was sometimes embarrassed by what my dad did, especially in my early teens, when the only thing I really cared about was what the other girls thought.
The girl lived a few streets away from us, and a winter day---the day her elder sister got married---the toilet in their main upstairs bathroom cracked and there was water everywhere. Her father called every plumber in the yellow book but nobody would come out becauseof the major snowstorm. His daughter told her father that my father was a plumber, and he called. My dad went over andtook me with him(maybe he was hoping that the lawyer ’s daughter would be nicer to me.)
My father fixed the toilet, helped to clean up everything, and didn ’t take a dime for the trouble. But aswe were leaving, he told the girl“If I ever need a lawyer, I ’ ll be happy to call your dad.” As we walked to our car, he said to me, “ Doyou believe he didn ’t know where the main shut-off valve was？What a dumb ass! ”
From that point on, her dadwas known in school asAttorney Dumb Ass. When my husband and I bought our house,the first thing my dad showed him was the main shut-off valve. I have always been proud to say that I ’maplumber ’s daughter.
When her father came to her school and peeked through the classroom door, the writer might feel ________.
A.pleased
B.embarrassed
C.disappointed
D.proud
The girl ’s attitude towards the writer can be bestdescribed as________.A.unfriendly
B.doubtful
C.kind
D.gross
In her early teens,the only thing the writer careabout was _________.A.her study
B.her appearance
C.what her father did
D.what the other girls thought
Why couldn ’t the lawyer find anybody to fix the toilet on that winter day？A.He hadlittle money
B.All the plumbers were too busy to come
C.There was a major snowstorm and nobody would come out
D.One of his daughters was getting married and the house was in a mess
What might the writer ’s father think of the lawyer？A.Generous
B.Intelligent
C.Stupid
D.Respectful
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From: Rita Boyle To: Jason Wright Date: March 15 S...
From: Rita Boyle To: Jason Wright Date: March 15 Subject: New Employee Training Hi, Jason. Thanks for meeting with me last Friday despite your busy schedule. As discussed, I drew out the frist draft of the schedule for Aprils New Employee Training. Please take a moment to review the below schedule, and let me know what you and the other committee members think about it. By the way, please extend my thanks to everyone in Sydney for working on this event with us. Im especially grateful to you for offering to reserve the facilities at the Skyview Hotel. Day 1. 09: 00 A.M. C.E.O addresses and introductions in the Diamond Hall, 3 floor 10: 00 A.M. Video presentation by Human Resources Manager in the Diamond Hall 11: 00 A.M. Group meetings in the seminar rooms 1-5, 5 floor 12: 00 P.M. Lunch in the seminar rooms: Lunch boxes provided by the Hotel Day 2. 09: 00 A.M. Meeting with mentors in the Amber Room, 4 floor 11: 45 A.M. Lunch out in the nearby park(Red Deer Park) 2: 00 P.M. Lectures on teamwork building in the Diamond Hall, 3 floor Day 3. 09: 00 A.M. Presentation on company policy in the Diamond Hall, 3 floor 11: 30 A.M. Lunch in the Hotels Sapphire restaurant, 2 floor 2: 00 P.M. Final presentation in the Diamond Hall, 3 floor From: Jason Wright To: Rita Boyle Date: March 16 Re: Training Schedule Hi, Rita.Thank you for sending me the training schedule. Im afraid we have to revise the schedule slightly due to weather conditions. Below is the forecast for the days of the training, which I found on my mobile phone provided by the National Weather Institute. As you can see, the weather may pose a problem.To be safe, Ill go ahead and ask the hotel to switch the lunch venues for the second and third day. Fortunately, the final schedule wont get printed until March 25. [*]
Where will the new employees meet the Human Resources Manager？
A．Seminar room 1
B．The Sapphire restaurant
C．The Diamond Hall
D．Red Deer Park