【Afterlosingherjobandhomein1984LynnCarrwaslivingwithherfive-year-oldson.“Wesleptinourcarforaboutaweek”shesaid“butthenitwassold.”Asshemovedfromonefriend’shousetoanotherLynnbeganworkingtow】
Afterlosingherjobandhomein1984LynnCarrwaslivingwithherfive-year-oldson.“Wesleptinourcarforaboutaweek”shesaid“butthenitwassold.”
Asshemovedfromonefriend’shousetoanotherLynnbeganworkingtowardahigh-school-equivalencediploma(高中同等学历证书)listeningtoself-helptapesandmakingcakes.
Afterdevelopingsomenewwaystomakebettercakessheofferedhercakestoarestaurant.Therestaurantsoldoutallthecakesinseveralhours.
Thefollowingyearshemetamanatachurchandbeforelongtheymarried.Lynnbegansellingthecakesoutoftheirhome.Latersheopenedacakecompany.AsbusinessbecamebetterandbetterLynndidn’tforgetwhereshecamefrom.
Allthewomenshehires(雇用)aremothersorhigh-schooldropouts(退学者).Hertwelveworkersmake100to150cakesaweekandLynnowes(归功于)hersuccesstoherworkers.Shesays“We’regoingtohavealearningcenterandaday-carecenterinthecompany.Partoftheworkdaywillbespentstudyingforhigh-school-equivalencediplomas.”
Recentlya33-year-oldwomanwiththreechildrencametoLynn.Shehiredheratonce.“Itisarealhappything”thewomansaid.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。
( )1.AfterhercarwassoldLynnCarr.
A.lostherjob
B.livedwithherson
C.lostherhome
D.movedtoherfriends’houses
( )2.Atfirstattherestaurant.
A.Lynn’scakessoldwell
B.fewpeopleboughtLynn’scakes
C.peopledidn’tknowLynn’scakes
D.Lynn’scakeswerethecheapest
( )3.Lynnmetherhusbandataforthefirsttime.
A.school B.restaurant C.church D.company
( )4.AccordingtothelasttwoparagraphsLynnistryingto.
A.turnherhomeintoalearningcenter
B.hiremoremomsandhighschooldropouts
C.developmorenewwaystomakebettercakes
D.helppeoplewhohavethesimilarbackgroundasshedid
( )5.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.PeoplelikeLynnCarr’scakesverymuch.
B.Lynn’scakesaresoldtohighschoolstudents.
C.Lynnlearnedtomakecakesbytakingcourses.
D.Withoutfinishing