One minute means a lot in one's life.
During his college years, Roger   36   a summer in an Idaho logging camp. When the boss had to leave for a few days, he   37   Rogers in charge.
“   38  if the men refuse to follow my orders?" Rogers asked. He thought of  Tony, an immigrant worker who troubled all day, giving the other men a  39   time.
‘‘Fire them,” the boss said.   Then, as if   40  Rogers' mind, he added,“I suppose you  think you are going  to  fire Tony if you get the   41   . I'd feel       42   about that. I have been logging for 40 years. Tony is the most__43   worker I've ever had. I know he is a troublemaker and that he__44   everybody and everything. But he comes in first and leaves last. There has not been an   45   for eight years on the hill where he works.”
Rogers_ 46  the next day. He went to Tony and spoke to him."Tony, do you know I’m in charge here today?" Tony grunted（嘟囔）.“Iwas going to fire you the first time we tangled（纠缠）,but I want you to know I’m not,”he told Tony,_ 47  what the boss had said.
When Rogers finished,Tony_48  the spadeful of sand he had held and tears streamed__49  his face.
That day Tony worked harder than ever before.
Twelve years later Rogers met Tony again who was now the  50   for railroad construction for one of the largest logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he came to California and happened to have such    51   .
Tony replied, "If it not be for the one   52   you talk to me back in Idaho, I kill somebody someday. One minute   53    my whole life."
Effective managers know the    54   0f taking a moment to point out what a worker is doing well. But what a    55   a minute of yes can make in any relationship!

A．wasted B．spent C．trained D．traveled

A．took B．provided C．put D．designed

A．What B．How C．Why D．Who

A．ridiculous B．surprising C．happy D．hard

A．recognizing B．having C．bearing D．reading

A．chance B．order C．support D．evidence

A．proudly B．badly C．uglily D．well

A．quarrelsome B．elegant C．reliable D．silent

A．respects B．protects C．hurts D．hates

A．accident B．anecdote C．opportunity D．argument

A．turned up B．set out C．joined up D．took over

A．lying B．adding C．smiling D．replying

A．threw B．dropped C．carried D．lifted

A．through B．on C．down D．in

A．boss B．worker C．engine-driver D．immigrant

A．railroad B．companies C．life D．success

A．word B．thing C．minute D．lesson

A．save B．change C．colour D．lose

A．importance B．method C．result D．influence

A．choice B．decision C．difference D．conclusion