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work, Jobs and his Apple products were a great success. People believe he has made the world a better place. Many young people also think of Apple products as a fashion icon. Because of his great achievements in this area, he was honoured with a number of awards, including the National Medal of Technology in 1985, the Times cover character (封面人物 ) and the Most Successful Manager in 1997. Jobs39。 road to success wasn39。t an easy one. He experienced several ups and downs, but he was still standing. Just as Hemingway in The Old Man and the Sea said, A man can be destroyed, but not be defeated c打敗 ).n So he was considered as an American hero. What did J obs39。 workers and family members think of him? On one hand, some workers described him as a strange, badtempered (壞脾氣的 ) boss. They said he was impatient with those who disagreed with him or didn39。t understand his ideas. On the other hand, his family members thought of him as a homeloving dad with each of his four children. He worried about all the things of them, such as their boyfriends, travel, safety and even skirt length. Though he was quite busy, he still attended his daughter39。s graduation party. ( ) did Steve Jobs set up the Apple puter pany? A. In his own house. B. In his friend39。s house. C. In his friend39。s garage. D. In his parents39。 garage. ( ) do you think of Steve Jobs according to (根據(jù) ) the passage? A. Homeloving. B. Honest. C. Jealous. D. Humorous. ( ) award did Steve J obs achieve in 1985? A. The Most Successful Manager. B. The Top Richest Man. C. The National Medal of Technology. D. The Times cover character. ( )9. Why was he considered as an American hero according to the passage? A. Because he developed lots of Apple products. B. Because he set up the Apple puter pany. C. Because he devoted himself to the area of puter. D. Because he wasn39。t defeated after several ups and downs. ( )10. From the passage, we know that ___ __. A. Steve Jobs was very famous only n_the USA B. Steve Jobs was too busy to care about his children C. Steve Jobs changed the world a lot with his Apple products D. Steve Jobs never got into any trouble on his way to success C An old man walked slowly into a restaurant with his cane(拐杖 ). His old jacket and shoes made him unusual that day. A young waitress named Mary watched him move towards a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said with a smile, “Here, sir. Let me give you a hand.” Without saying a word, he gave her a smile. She pulled the chair away from the table and helped him sit down. Then she put his cane against the table so that he could reach it. In a soft, clear voice, he said, “Thank you, miss.” “You’re wele, sir,” she replied. “I’ll be back in a moment, and if you need