Frederick Callison has been posting up outside of a Sacramento Smart & Final grocery store for the past two years and his method of looking for help has finally paid off.

Michael Marteen noticed Callison while shopping with his family on Feb. 24. Used to seeing homeless people ask for food and money, Marteen found it refreshing to see someone making an effort to find work in such difficult situations.

When Marteen approached him, he noticed Callison was sitting on a sleeping bag with several resumes(簡歷)neatly laid out, along with a sign that read“need work and food.”

“When I asked if I could see his resume, he stood right up to hand one to me and then started telling me all about his experience as if it were an interview,”Marteen told TODAY. “I’ve been in situations where I had nothing and had to try extremely hard to get work, and there he was doing that, so I have a lot of respect for him.”

Marteen bought him a bottle of water and some ravioli（餛飩）and then took a picture of his resume to post on Facebook, not knowing if anything would come of it.

Sure enough, someone came across his post and offered Callison a job as a cook at a downtown restaurant called Pizza Rocks.

“He was excited about landing a job and very grateful for the opportunity,” Marteen said. “He was up the night before studying the menu for hours.”

The restaurant gave him clothes to wear and a friend is providing Callison with a place to stay until he can get back on his feet.

“It’s easy to look at someone and not see anything but a homeless man, but after talking to him I realized he’s so much more than that,” Marteen said. “He’s a well spoken, cool and friendly guy who knows what he wants and is going after it.”

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Homeless Callison landed a job.

B. Homeless Callison was helped by Facebook.

C. Homeless Callison dreamed big.

D. Homeless Callison lived a hard life.

2.What makes Callison different from other homeless people?

A. He begged at the same place for two years.

B. He had a sleeping bag with him.

C. He is friendly, cool and well spoken.

D. He was looking for a job while begging.

3.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Pitiful. B. Unforgettable.

C. Strange and interesting. D. Unbelievable.

4.What can we infer about Callison after he was offered a job?

A. He was offered clothes by the restaurant.

B. He took his job seriously.

C. He couldn't walk properly.

D. He would soon become rich.

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