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 cafe and people who cleaned the buildings, and asked them how their children were doing, for every single person deserves to be accepted, no matter how humble(低微的)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 vice-president, 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.
小题1:What is the best title for 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 vice-president小题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小题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.小题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小题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
