Both John and Sue joined the staff of a successful Public Relations firm in New York during the same year. They had just completed their PR degrees at a nearby university and would be hired by one of the finest PR firms in the city. John's first assignment was to create a promotion campaign for a client to put on a new game on the market. Initially, Sue was assigned to work with a sportswear company on the marketing concept for its newest line of clothing. As time passed and the work with their respective first clients became more and more difficult, John and Sue realized that they had been assigned two of the toughest accounts in town. Although John completed his assignment quickly and successfully, he was furious when he learnt the boss had deliberately assigned him a difficult account. In response, he not only complained to his colleagues, but also to the boss' secretary. Sue, on the other hand, had a more difficult time satisfying her first client. She took several additional months to actually complete the project, however, she just laughed when she heard that the boss had made the assignment purposely. Over the next two years, John worked reluctantly with each assignment and problems that he encountered. Sue accepted each assignment cheerfully. When problems arose, she responded with her characteristic "No problem. I can handle it". Although Sue took longer to complete her project than John and both were equally successful on the assignments they completed, Sue was given the first promotion when there was a vacancy. What's the relationship between John and Sue now? A. Boss and secretary.B. Classmates.C. PR representative and client.D. Colleagues. Why was John furious after he finished his first assignment? A. He thought the boss gave him a more difficult task on purpose.B. His clients complained about his service.C. He felt his assignment was tougher than Sue's.
Both John and Sue joined the staff of a successful Public Relations firm in New York during the same year. They had just completed their PR degrees at a nearby university and would be hired by one of the finest PR firms in the city. John's first assignment was to create a promotion campaign for a client to put on a new game on the market. Initially, Sue was assigned to work with a sportswear company on the marketing concept for its newest line of clothing.
As time passed and the work with their respective first clients became more and more difficult, John and Sue realized that they had been assigned two of the toughest accounts in town. Although John completed his assignment quickly and successfully, he was furious when he learnt the boss had deliberately assigned him a difficult account. In response, he not only complained to his colleagues, but also to the boss' secretary. Sue, on the other hand, had a more difficult time satisfying her first client. She took several additional months to actually complete the project, however, she just laughed when she heard that the boss had made the assignment purposely.
Over the next two years, John worked reluctantly with each assignment and problems that he encountered. Sue accepted each assignment cheerfully. When problems arose, she responded with her characteristic "No problem. I can handle it". Although Sue took longer to complete her project than John and both were equally successful on the assignments they completed, Sue was given the first promotion when there was a vacancy.
What's the relationship between John and Sue now?
- A. Boss and secretary.
- B. Classmates.
- C. PR representative and client.
- D. Colleagues.
Why was John furious after he finished his first assignment?
- A. He thought the boss gave him a more difficult task on purpose.
- B. His clients complained about his service.
- C. He felt his assignment was tougher than Sue's.
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本题主要考查对文章细节信息的理解和推理能力。解题的关键在于仔细阅读文章，从文中提取与题目相关的关键信息，并对选项进行逐一分析判断。
- 第一题：
- 文章开头提到“Both John and Sue joined the staff of a successful Public Relations firm in New York during the same year”，这表明John和Sue在同一年加入了纽约一家成功的公关公司。
- 接着又说“They had just completed their PR degrees at at a nearby university and would be hired by one of the finest PR firms in the city”，说明他们是从附近大学完成公关学位后被同一家公司聘用。
- 综合这些信息，可以明确他们在同一家公司工作，所以他们的关系是同事。
- 第二题：
- 文中明确指出“Although John completed his assignment quickly and successfully, he was furious when he learnt the boss had deliberately assigned him a difficult account”，这清晰地说明了John愤怒的原因是他得知老板故意给他分配了一个困难的任务。