Recently, in the hope of getting both money and social experience, I became a door-to–door salesman. I once read a saying :“If somebody wants something of yours, you will be treated as warmly as spring ,but if they don’t, you may be treated as coldly as winter .”You may consider this an exaggeration(夸張),but if you are a salesman ,it is clearly correct .
You would never have found it to be so true if you hadn’t been a salesman. You needn’t stand doubtful looks and unfriendly comments; you needn’t listen to something completely wrong and nod to say that it was quite right; you needn’t talk to somebody you dislike…
I did this work for a month; then I decided to give it up. Apart from the above reasons, I found I was paying too much attention to the job and thus sacrificing my study time .The latest test result proved that my grades are getting lower. Even worse, I hadn’t enough time to join my classmates in college activities. Sometimes I felt lonely and unhappy because of both my study and my part–time job. Now I don’t think it is worth doing such a thing even though I was earning money at great cost.
Newspaper and magazines often publish stories about good students who do part-time work and keep high scores in class. But according to my experience, part–time work can have some strong bad effects on study.
Most students don’t see the relationship between study and work in a correct way. In my opinion, if it isn’t a must for financial reasons, students should be cautious about taking up a part-time job.
1．What caused the author to give up his part-time job?
A．Too much attention to his job and his grades getting lower
B．He often miss some colleges activities
C．Sometimes he felt tired and unhappy
D．All the above
2．Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “sacrificing”?
A．Losing B．Saving C．Using D．Getting
3．The writer thought _____
A．to do part–time was unnecessary
B．part-time job had good effects on study
C．it was hard to plan study and work correctly
D．part-time jobs were good for students
4．Who should take part-time jobs according to the text above?
A．Every college student B．Those who want to get study experience
C．Those in great need of money D．Those from very rich families
5．According to the writer, as a salesman you have to_____.
A．receive different customers’ attitudes
B．listen to anything even wrong
C．be happy all the time
D．stand doubtful looks and unfriendly comments
