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When I was about 10, I was walking down the street with my mother. She stopped to speak to Mr
Lee. I knew I could see Mr Lee anytime around the neighborhood, so I just stood there. After we
passed him, my mother stopped and said something unforgettable, "You let that be the last time you ever
walk by somebody you know without opening your mouth to speak, because even a dog can wag its tail
when it passes you on the street." That sentence sounds simple but it made me become who I am.
At work, I used to say hello to the president of the company and ask him how our business was
doing. But I also spoke to the people in the caf? and people who cleaned the buildings, and asked them
how their children were doing, for every single person deserves to be accepted, no mater how humble
they are. I remember that after a few years of passing by the president, I had the courage to ask him for
a chat. We had a great talk. At some point, when I asked him how far he thought I could go in his
company, he said that if I wanted to, I could get all the way to his seat.
I've become vicepresident, but that hasn't changed how I treat people. I speak to people wherever
I am. Speaking to people creates a pathway into their world, and it lets them come into mine, too.
The day you speak to someone who has his head down and then see him lift it up and smile, you will
realize how powerful it is just to open your mouth and say hello.
1. What is the best title of this passage?
A. The Power of Being Talkative
B. My Mother's Influence on Me
C. The Power of Saying Hello
D. My Way to Become Vicepresident
2. It is implied in the first paragraph that ________.
A. the writer didn't like Mr Lee
B. the writer didn't say hello to Mr Lee on that occasion
C. the writer didn't get along well with his mother
D.the writer's mother stopped to say hello to everyone she met
3. What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A. The writer didn't say hello to everyone in the company.
B. The writer made a very good impression on the president of the company.
C. The president of the company thought the writer was much better than him.
D. The president of the company actually didn't like the writer at all.
4. For the writer, saying hello to others ________.
A. is a way to get what he wants
B. has become a habit and a way of life
C. is a way to show respect for his mother
D. is important in making him remembered
5. According to Paragraph 3, in the writer's opinion, speaking to others can ________.
A. make our world much better
B. make people much happier every day
C. help people understand each other better
D. help people work much better
