阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。
Why I hired HIM
A gentleman needed a young man to help him in his office, so he put an advertisement in a newspaper. Nearly fifty people applied for the job. He in a short time ___6___ one and sent the rest away.
“I should like to know,” said a friend, “why did you ___7___ that young man, who didn’t bring a recommendation(推荐信) with him?”
“You are mistaken,” said the gentleman. “He had a great many.”
“He wiped his feet at the door and ___8___ the door after him, showing that he was tidy and orderly.
“He gave up his seat immediately to that old man, indicating that he was ___9___ and thoughtful.”
“He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions without delay(延迟) showing that he was polite and a ___10___ thinker.”
“He lifted up the book which I had purposely laid on the floor, and ___11___ it on the table, while all the rest stepped over it, or kicked it aside, showing that he was careful.”
“And he waited ___12___ for his turn instead of pushing the others aside, indicating that he was modest(谦逊的).”
“When I talked with him, I noticed that his ___13___ was carefully washed, his hair in nice order, and his teeth as white as milk. When he wrote his ___14___, I observed that his fingernails were clean.”
“Don’t you call these ___15___ letters of recommendation? I do and what I can tell about by using my eyes for ten minutes is worth more than all the fine letters he can bring to me.”
6. A. missed B. chose C. described
7. A. thank B. interview C. prefer
8. A. closed B. repaired C. painted
9. A. honest B. calm C. kind
10. A. quick B. careful C. friendly
11. A. covered B. placed C. weighed
12. A. worriedly B. excitedly C. quietly
13. A. shirt B. bike C. umbrella
14. A. name B. diary C. score
15. A. opinions B. qualities C. feelings
【解析】
【导语】本文主要是一位招聘者向朋友解释为什么聘请一个没有推荐信的人。
【6题详解】
句意：他很快就选了一个，把其余的都送走了。
missed错过；chose选择；described描述。根据“Nearly fifty people applied for the job. He in a short time...one and sent the rest away.”可知，将近50人申请这份工作，他很快就选择了一个。故选B。
【7题详解】
句意：你为什么更喜欢那个没有带推荐信的年轻人？
thank感谢；interview面试；prefer更喜欢。根据“why did you...that young man, who didn’t bring a recommendation(推荐信) with him?”可知，朋友问为什么更喜欢一个没有推荐信的年轻人，故选C。
【8题详解】
句意：他在门口擦了脚，走后把门关上，表明他整洁有序。
closed关闭；repaired修理；painted涂。根据“He wiped his feet at the door and...the door after him”可知，应该是关门，故选A。
【9题详解】
句意：马上把座位让给了那位老人，这表明他很善良，很体贴。
honest诚实的；calm冷静的；kind善良的。根据“He gave up his seat immediately to that old man, indicating that he was...and thoughtful.”可知，让座给老人是善良的，故选C。
【10题详解】
句意：他进来时摘下帽子，毫不拖延地回答了我的问题，这表明他很有礼貌，思维敏捷。
quick迅速的；careful仔细的；friendly友好的。根据“answered my questions without delay”可知，毫不拖延地回答问题，说明思维敏捷。故选A。
【11题详解】
句意：他把我故意放在地板上的书捡起来，放在桌子上，而其他所有人都踩着它，或者踢到一边，表明他很仔细。
covered覆盖；placed放置；weighed称重。根据“He lifted up the book which I had purposely laid on the floor, and...it on the table”可知，把书捡起来放在桌子上，故选B。
【12题详解】
句意：他安静地等着轮到他，而不是把别人推开，这表明他很谦虚。
worriedly担心地；excitedly激动地；quietly安静地。根据“And he waited...for his turn instead of pushing the others aside, indicating that he was modest(谦逊的).”可知，他安静地等着轮到自己，故选C。
【13题详解】
句意：当我和他谈话时，我注意到他的衬衫洗得很仔细，头发很整齐，牙齿洁白如牛奶。
shirt衬衫；bike自行车；umbrella雨伞。根据“I noticed that his...was carefully washed”可知，面试时注意到年轻人衬衫洗得很干净，故选A。
【14题详解】
句意：他写名字的时候，我注意到他的指甲很干净。
name名字；diary日记；score分数。根据“When he wrote his..., I observed that his fingernails were clean.”可知，写名字时注意到指甲很干净。故选A。
【15题详解】
句意：你不把这些品质称为推荐信吗？
opinions意见；qualities品质；feelings感觉。前文提到年轻人一些好的品质，招聘者认为这些都是他的推荐信。故选B。
