I was working as a consultant in a beer company, helping the president and senio

I was working as a consultant(顾问) in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents with something important. It was a big 1. At the same time, my mother was in the2stages of cancer. .

I worked during the day and 340 miles home to be with her every night. It was4and stressful, but it was what I wanted to do. My promise was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day,5my evenings were very hard. I didn’t want to6the president with my situation. 7I felt someone at the company wanted to8what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Hunan Resources, asking him not to9the information with anyone.

A few days 10, the president called me into his office. I 11he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were 12on. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large 13, looked me in the eye and said, “I 14your mother is very ill.”

I was totally15by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my16subside(平息)，and then he 17said a sentence I will never forget: “Whatever you need.” That was it. His 18and willingness to both let me be in my pain and to offer me 19were qualities of compassion(同情) that I 20with me to this day.1.

A.honour

B.success

C.challenge

D.task

A.previous

B.final

C.fine

D.developing

A.walked

B.rode

C.ran

D.drove

A.tiring

B.exciting

C.boring

D.frightening

A.as if

B.after all

C.even though

D.now that

A.help

B.puzzle

C.cheat

D.bother

A.or

B.yet

C.and

D.so

A.know

B.realize

C.hear

D.announce

A.enjoy

B.learn

C.share

D.hide

A.after

B.ago

C.before

D.later

A.knew

B.figured

C.doubted

D.found

A.working

B.getting

C.living

D.going

A.room

B.office

C.desk

D.computer

A.guess

B.hear

C.believe

D.think

A.hit

B.got

C.made

D.caught

A.crying

B.explaining

C.talking

D.worrying

A.suddenly

B.sadly

C.gently

D.carefully

A.happiness

B.understanding

C.excitement

D.sadness

A.everything

B.anything

C.nothing

D.something

A.take

B.bring

C.help

D.carry

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