Part  IV Cloze(10%)

In the summer of 1838, John Wannamaker was born in Philadelphia. His father was a brick-maker. Whenever he was not   56   school, John was engaged in turning bricks which were laid in the sun to    57    . Thus, the quality of working 58     was instilled (灌输) into the young man.   59   his own diligence, he later became the merchant prince of Philadelphia.

A few years later, school was     60     and he worked in a store four miles away

61        his home. He walked eight miles every day, going to work in the morning and     62    back home in the evening. He     63      only $1.25 for the entire week’ work. Afterwards he was   64   as a clerk in a law office, and later he worked in a clothing store at a    65    of $1.50 per week. Here he seemed to find the calling 66     suited his taste, and he developed a pleasing disposition (性 格). People  67 to trade with the young clerk. It was not long     68     he was called to responsible positions.

In 1861, he already saved several hundred dollars. As he had       69       a

reputation for honesty and ability, he was able to start in business on his own account. This firm of Wannamaker & Brown was situated    70    the corner of Sixth and Market streets. As the business    71     , other stores were opened. John Wannamaker, the poor clerk—after a    72    of twenty years of hard work, pushed by energy, controlled a force of 6,000 employees. Not only did the firm handle clothing, but also articles that could be generally    73     in retail (零售) stores.

The secret of his great success is his tireless diligence, and a    74    mastery of

his business. He was one of the most successful merchants in history who were extremely good at thinking of new business ideas and     75      them successful.