A television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America.One was a very rich banker，the second owned one of（1）

the largest

the largest

（large） companies in the world，and the last owned many buildings in the center of New York.
   The reporter was talking to them about（2）

being

being

（be） important.
   "How do we know if someone is really important？"the reporter asked the banker.
   The banker thought for a few（3）

moments

moments

（moment） and then said"I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is very important."
   The reporter then turned to the（4）

owner

owner

（own） of the very large company"Do you agree with that？" she asked.
   The man shook his head，"No.I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House.You'd only be important if while you（5）

were visiting

were visiting

（visit） the President，there was a telephone call from the president of another country，and the President of the US said he was too busy（6）

to answer

to answer

（answer）it."
   The reporter turned to the（7）

third

third

（three） man. "Do you think so？"
   "No，I don't，"he said."That makes the President important，but not the visitor（8）

himself

himself

（him）"
"Then what would make the visitor important？"both the reporter（9）

and

and

the other two men asked.
"Oh，I think if the visitor was talking to the President and the phone rang，and the President picked（10）

up

up

the receiver（话筒），listened and then said， 'It's for you.'"