Question

 

Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasn’t easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in.

　　Globe jobs were life-guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered there — moving from an ordinary reporter to a foreign correspondent and finally to a senior editor. I would have a lifetime of security if I stuck with it. Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my boss’s office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk,” I began awkwardly. “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now I’m forty. There ’s a lot I want to do in life. I’m resigning.” “To another paper?” he asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didn’t say anything. I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. We were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. “I'm glad for you,” he said, quite out of my expectation. “I just came from a board of directors’ meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we can’t, ” he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,” he concluded. “And if it doesn’t work out, remember, your star is always high here.”

　　Then I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody — even though I’d be risking all on an unfamiliar venture: all the financial security I had carefully built up.

　　Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property. “I’m resigning, Bill, ”I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasn’t looking angry or discouraged, either. After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes.”

56. From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous ______.

A. newspaper           B. magazine         C. temple       D. church

57. If the writer stayed with the Globe ______.

A. he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams

B. he would never have to worry about his future life

C. he would let his long-cherished dreams fade away

D. he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions

58. When the writer decided to resign, the Globe was faced with ______.

A. a trouble with its staff members     B. a shortage of qualified reporters

C. an uncontrollable business situation  D. an unfavorable business situation

59. By “I wish I were in your shoes.” （in the last paragraph） Bill Taylor meant that ______.

A. the writer was to fail             

B. the writer was stupid

C. he would do the same if possible   

D. he would reject the writer's request

Answer 1

 A B D C