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【题目】It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls, saying “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’”

That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000.

But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.

DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.

But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says.

And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.

DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.

【1】 They decided to open a second store probably because they __________.

A. had enough money to do it.

B. had succeeded in their business

C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers

D. wanted to make people believe that they were successful

【2】 What contribute most to their success according to the author?

A. Learning by trial and error.

B. Making friends with suppliers.

C. Finding a good partner.

D. Opening chain stores.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【解析】

试题分析：那是1965年的夏天。当时十七岁的DeLuca拜访了以为家族朋友访问了彼得·巴克。巴克问DeLuca未来的计划。“我要上大学,但我需要一种方法来支付它,“DeLuca回答说。“巴克说,“你应该打开一个三明治店。”

【1】D考查细节理解。根据第四段中We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.我们说服自己开了第二家店，我们认为这样做可以告诉大家“我们很成功，我们将要开第二家店。”故答案为D选项。

【2】A考查细节理解。根据第四段中And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.而且他们真的做到了，在1966年的春天，这仍然花费了不断地失败与尝试。故答案为A选项。