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When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn't very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn't catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish.” I remember being even more upset then because, “I'm not a fish!” I didn't know how to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does? As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish isa cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don't have any eyelids(眼皮)and the sun hurts their eyes. The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them. When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like salespeople.” But it didn't completely make sense. My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts to promote long-term services to people much older and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers. It is not an easy job. I will show you how in the following chapters. (1)、Why was the author upset in the fishing trips when he was nine? (2)、What did the author's father really mean? (3)、According to the author, fish are most likely to be found ( ). (4)、After entering the business world, the author found ( ). (5)、This passage most likely comes from ( ).
Peter loved to shop used articles. Almost a month ago, he bought a popular word game that used little pieces of wood with different letters on them. As he was purchasing it, the salesgirl said, "Oh, look, the game box hasn’t even been opened yet. That might be worth some money." Peter examined the box and, sure enough, it was completely covered in factory-sealed plastic. And he saw a date of 1973 on the back of the box. "You should put that up for auction(拍卖) on the Internet, and see what happens, "the salesgirl said. "Yes, you’re right. People like something rare," Peter agreed. “I can’t imagine there being very many unopened boxes of this game still around 40 years later.” “Don’t forget to tell me if you sell it,” the sales girl smiled. “No problem,” Peter said. After he got home, Peter went online to several auction websites looking for his game. But he couldn’t find it. Then he typed in the name of the word game and hit search. The search result was 543 websites containing information about the changes of the game. Over the years, the game had been produced using letters in different sizes and gameboards in different colors. He also found some lists of game fans looking for various versions of the game. Peter emailed some of them, telling them what he had. Two weeks later, Peter went back to the shop. “Hello. Do you still remember the unopened word game?” The sales girl looked at him for a second, then recognized him and said, "Oh, hi!" “I’ve got something for you,” Peter said. “I sold the game and made $$1 000. Thank you for your suggestion.” He handed her three $$ 100 bills. “Wow!” the sales girl cried out. “Thank you. I never expected it.” (1)、Which of the following best describes Peter's word game? (2)、What did the salesgirl probably think of Peter's word game? (3)、Peter got the names of the game fans from ( ). (4)、What happened at the end of the story? (5)、What is the main theme of the story?