What had really happened was the boss who gave him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 p. m. He thought to himself: this person will not leave the work, but he’s promised to take his children to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them there. The boss does not have to do it every time. But once it’s done, loyalty is established.
That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge. By the way , can you boldly guess who the boss was? He was none other that the mastermind behind India’s successful nuclear weapons program, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India.
1. The scientist asked for an early leave because
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A. he felt increasingly desperate about his work
B. he meant to accompany his wife at dinner
C. the task at hand was close to completion
D. he’d promised to take his kids to a show
答案解析:答案为D。本题为细节题。由第二段科学家对他老板说的话 “I’ve promised to take my children to the exhibition going on in our township so I want to leave at 5:30 p. m.” 可知,答案为D。
2. The underlined sentence implies that the scientist thought his wife was
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A. dissatisfied with his coming home late
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