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I was working as a consultant in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents form
and carry out their new planning projects. It was really a great challenge.
At the same time, my mother was in the final stages of cancer.
I worked during the day and drove 40 miles home to be with her every night. It was tiring and stressful,
but it was what I wanted to do. My commitment was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day,
even though my evenings were very hard. I didn't want to bother the president with my situation, yet I felt
someone at the company needed to know what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Human
Resources, asking him not to share the information with anyone.
A few days later, the president called me into his office.
I figured he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were working on. When I entered, he
asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large desk, looked me in the eye and said, "I hear your
mother is very ill."
I was totally caught by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my crying subside (平息),
and then gently said a sentence I will never forget: Whatever you need.
That was it. His understanding and his willingness both to let me be in my pain and to offer me everything
were qualities of sympathy that I carry with me to this day.
1. When the author was working in a beer company, his mother _____.
A. was concerned about him
B. drew the president's attention
C. was seriously ill
D. was proud of her son
2. Most probably, the president got the information from _____.
A. a relative of the author's
B. the.vice-president
C. the author's good friends
D. the author's colleagues
3. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A. Understanding Is Everywhere
B. Generous President
C. Sympathy Is Needed
D. An Unforgettable Memory
