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6．The high school grades of Tom Monaghan，who was born in 1937，were so low that he graduated at the bottom of his class．The local university turned down his application，but he managed to enter the University of Michigan．A few weeks later，he dropped out because he lacked money for school fees．In 1960，Monaghan agreed to buy a pizza store with his brother，who gave up a year later．
For the first year，Monaghan worked all the time but hardly made any money．He soon found himself deep in debt．He began making the business simpler，selling only three sizes of pizza，instead of five．This change helped Monaghan make a profit，which allowed him to expand his three stores under a new name，Domino's．
However，during the following years Monaghan experienced a series of setbacks．In 1967，a fire destroyed his store in Ypsilanti，Michigan，which served as the company's offices．Most of the damage was not covered by insurance．In an effort to recover his losses，Monaghan continued to expand his franchise，but was unable to keep up with the growth．Without Monaghan's guidance，many of the new stores closed down．By 1970，Monaghan was 1.5 million in debt and facing law suits from nearly 150 debtors．In the following financial settlement，Monaghan lost 51 percen of his company to the bank．But Monaghan concentrated on building the 49 percent of the business he still owned．Slowly，he began to work his way out of his financial difficulties．He defended himself in court since he could not afford a lawyer．He sold his furniture and his car．In about a year，he managed to pay off all his debts．These hard times taught him avaluable lesson in how to run a business．By 1978，two hundred Domino's stores had opened．Five years later，the number of stores was over a thousand；by 1989，the chain had more than five thousand stores．The company had more than six thousand pizza delivery stores when Monaghan sold it for 1 billion in 1998．

56．What seemed to be the reason why the local university turned down Monaghan's application？（No more than 10words）He graduated at the bottom of his class．/His school grades were very poor．
57．How did Monaghan expand his three stores under a new name，Domino's according to the second paragraph？（No more than 15words）The profit from his business simplification helped him．/Monaghan made his business simpler so that he made a profit which helped him．
58．What does the underlined word"setbacks"mean in the third paragraph？（Only one word）
frustrations/discouragements/losses/blocks/breakdowns/difficulties/troubles
59．How did Monaghan finally succeed after he lost 51percent of his company？
（No more than 15words）He concentrated on the rest of his company，saved money and learned from failure．
60．What do you think of Monaghan？Give your reasons．（No more than 20words）He is very wise，enthusiastic，creative and insightful．He can learn from failure and adjust his business strategy．．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇敘事文，講述的是Monaghan開了三家披薩公司，卻遇到困難重重，最后從失敗中獲得經驗，克服困難，開了超過六千家披薩店．

解答 56．細節題．由文章第一段The high school grades of Tom Monaghan，who was born in 1937，were so low that he graduated at the bottom of his class．可以判斷Monaghan的成績在他們班是倒數第一，所以當地大學不愿意接受他的大學申請．故答案為He graduated at the bottom of his class．/His school grades were very poor．
57．細節題．根據第二段He began making the business simpler，selling only three sizes of pizza，instead of five．This change helped Monaghan make a profit可知憑借簡化商業模式，只銷售三種類型的披薩．故答案為The profit from his business simplification helped him．/Monaghan made his business simpler so that he made a profit which helped him．
58．詞義猜測題．由第三段內容可知，他于1967年經歷了一場大火燒了他的店；截止到1970年又陷入巨額債務，最終償還了其債務，這一系列都是他所經歷的挫折和困苦；由此可推知setback指的是挫折、麻煩、損失等，故答案為frustrations/discouragements/losses/blocks/breakdowns/difficulties/troubles．
59．推理題．根據第四段But Monaghan concentrated on building the 49 percent of the business he still owned．可知Monaghan集中注意力管理于剩下的產業．故答案為He concentrated on the rest of his company，saved money and learned from failure．
60．自由發揮題，根據所給事例概括Monaghan的人物性格，該題的答案之一可以是He is very wise，enthusiastic，creative and insightful．He can learn from failure and adjust his business strategy．

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