One day, Jack threw some papers on my desk. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Next time you want to change anything, ask me first,” he said, and left. I had made just one small change. But it’s not that I hadn’t been warned. My colleagues had said he was responsible for the resignations of the two previous secretaries. As the weeks went by, I came to look down on Jack.
After another of his episodes had left me in tears I stormed into his office. “what?” he said suddenly. “Jack, the way you’ve been treating me is wrong. I’ve never had anyone speak to me that way. As a professional, it’s wrong for me to allow it to continue,” I said. Jack smiled nervously, “Susan, I make you a promise that I will be a friend. I will treat you as you deserve to be treated, with respect and kindness.”
Jack avoided me the rest of the week, and never questioned my work again. I brought cookies to the office one day and left some on his desk. Another day I left a note: ”Hope your day is going great. ” Over the next few weeks, there were no more Jack episodes. One year later
I discovered I had breast cancer, and was scared. The statistics were not great for my long-term survival.
One day, however, Jack visited me in the hospital and silently handed me a bundle with several bulbs inside. “Tulips(郁金香),” he said. I smiled, not understanding. “If you plant them when you get home, they’ll come up next spring. I think you will be there to see them when they come up. Next spring you will see the colours I picked out for you.” Tears clouded my eyes and he left. I have seen those red and white striped（有条纹的） tulips push through the soil every spring for over ten years now. This past September the doctor declared me cured. At a moment when I was praying for just the right word, a man with very few words said all the right things. After all, that’s what friends do.
小题1:Jack became angry that day because__________.
A．he was feeling unwell
B．Susan had failed to keep his office clean
C．he felt Susan changed too much about the papers
D．Susan had changed something without his permission小题2:Susan stormed into jack’s office to tell Jack that__________.
A．he wasn’t worthy of respect
B．he should apologize to her right away
C．she would treat him the way he treated her
D．one should show others respect and kindness小题3:Which of the following describes Susan?
A．Moody but firm.
B．Shy and demanding
C．Confident and friendly.
D．Tough and troublesome.小题4:From the passage, we can conclude that__________.
A．Jack cares about his employees
B．Jack gets along well with his employees
C．Jack is always particular about his work
D．Jack doesn’t care about the feelings of others小题5:We can infer from the passage that__________.
A．a friend in need is a friend in deed
B．a few words can be as meaningful as many
C．a friend who says little must be a good friend
D．we must treat disrespectful people with disrespect
