Ajoblessmanappliedforthepositionof“officeboy”atMicroso...

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  A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager __41__ him, then watched him cleaning the floor as a __42__.

   “You are employed,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address, and I’ll send you the application to __43__, as well as the date when you will start.”

   The man replied, “But I don’t have a __44__, neither an email.”

   “I’m __45__,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an email, that means you do not __46__. And anyone who is not existent cannot have the job.”

   The man left with __47__. He didn’t know what to do, with only $10 in his __48__. He then decided to go to the __49__ and buy a basket of tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes in a door-to-door round. In less than two hours, he __50__ to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60.

   The man realized that he can __51__ in this way, so he started to go __52__ every day, and returned later. Thus, his __53__ increased with years. Soon, he bought a cart (手推车), then a __54__. He had his own fleet of delivery vehicles 5 years later. Now the man is one of the biggest __55__ retailers (零售商) in the U.S., selling vegetables and fruit.

   He started to plan his family’s future and __56__ to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker (经纪人), and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was __57__, the broker asked him for his email. The man replied: “I don’t have an email.”

   The broker answered __58__, “You don’t have an email, and __59__ have succeeded in building a business empire. Can you imagine what you could have been __60__ you had an email?”

   The man thought for a while, and replied: “An office boy at Microsoft!”

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