He told us（)he had done.Which of the following is WRONG？

A.demand

B.require

C.reserve

D.order

A.wasn't he

B.didn't he

C.did he

D.had he

A. is

B. was

C. has been

D. had been

A.ordered

B.required

C.reserved

D.demanded

I will never forget what my old headmaster had taught me.Normally when you are only 15 years of age you do not remember most of the things that are preached by your teachers.But,this particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget.Every time I drift off course,I get reminded of this story.

It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly,and he was addressing the students on important things in life and about committing ourselves to what was important to us.This is how the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London,and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway.He would take the train right to Central London,and then sit at the street corner and beg.He did this every single day for almost 20 years.

His house was filthy,and a horrible smell came out of it.The neighbors could not stand the smell any longer,so they summoned the police officers to clear the place.The officers knocked down the door,cleaned the house and found small bags of money all over the house.When they counted the money,they realized that the old man was a millionaire.

They waited outside his house in anticipation to share the good news with him.When he arrived home that evening,the old man was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was now a millionaire. The old man said nothing at all.He went into his house and locked the door.The next morning he woke up as usual,went to the subway,got into the train,and sat at the street corner and continued to beg.Obviously,this old man had no great plans,dreams or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.

We should remain true to our course,which may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally disapprove.Let nothing distract us from being happy;let nothing else determine our fate,but ourselves.What makes us happy is what matters in the end,not what we acquire.

1. The sentence“I drift off course”might be replaced by.

(A). I do not pass a course at school

(B). I am determined to do something new

(C). I fail to stick to what I have been doing

(D). I come across difficulties in my studies

2. According to the passage，the old man.

(A). lived in Central London

(B). came from a poor family

(C). began begging as a child

(D). begged in London every day

3. When they waited for the old man,the police expected he would be.

(A). pleased to see the clean house

(B). glad to know that he was rich

(C). angry with what they had done

(D). grateful for what they did for him

4. The old man is admired mainly because.

(A). he stuck to what he did

(B). he had a splendid dream

(C). he was confident in himself

(D). he had great plans for the future

5. The old headmaster told the story to remind his students of the importance of.

(A). honesty

(B). commitment

(C). kindness

(D). patience

a chief accountant, and he worked really long hours. People used to say that he was a workaholic. When he came home, he was always tired and this used to make him irritable. He didn't use to be sociable at all. He used to spend a lot of time alone working in the garden. I used to be frightened of him as a child. He used to shout at us all the time. Then, suddenly he became ill, and then the doctors told him he had to give up work. He changed almost overnight. His attitude to lots of things changed. He relaxed and spent time with his grandchildren. When he died, I think he was a really happy, relaxed man.

(1). My grandfather used to ().

A、drink a lot

B、work very hard

C、be the manager

(2). He was () when he came home.

A、 very pleasant

B、excited

C、easy to get angry

(3). When I was a child, I ().

A、 liked him very much

B、I hated him

C、was afraid of him

(4). Doctors asked him to ()after he had a stroke.

A、 stop working

B、change his attitude

C、work less

(5). When he died, he ().

A、 was feeling worried

B、was irritable

C、was a happy man

ound the room and suddenly, with more vivacity (轻松活泼) than I had seen in weeks, exclaimed, “Isn’t that Ernest Hemingway？”

At the end of the bar, talking on the telephone, was a tall man with a white beard,handsome and imposing.

“It’s Hemingway all right,” I said.

“Why don’t you ask him to have a drink with us？” she said, knowing I wouldn’t dare. What matter if the barman at the Ritz threw me out？ My life was over anyway. “I’ll ask him,” I said.

“No, no, don’t ,” she said. “I was just kidding.”

“I wasn’t,” I said, squaring my shoulders and striding to the bar. Hemingway had just ended his phone call.

“Mr. Hemingway,” I said, “the young lady at the far table and I would like you to join us for a drink, if you have time.”

He looked at me, then across the room at her. Whether it was because I was so obviously on the spot or because she was so pretty-she really did look like a cross between Gene Tierney and Audrey Hepburn, as people often remarked-he said, “I’ve got another phone call to make, and then I’ll join you.”

When I returned to the table, my girl friend asked: “What’d he say？ What’d he say？”

“He said he’d join us for a drink. Maybe he was just kidding.”

A few minutes later, with both of us studiously not looking toward the end of the bar,a shadow loomed over the table and Hemingway sat down. We ordered another round of Bloody Marys.

Hemingway told us he was going down to Spain for the bullfights. He said he had fully recovered from injuries suffered when his small plane had crashed in the African jungle a few months before. He asked me what kind of car I drove, and when I told him I had a Triumph TR-2-a big engine for a small chassis (汽车底盘) -he remarked, “Get us the manifold pressure in one of those and you can really roll.”

We chatted for a few moments. Then he looked at his watch and said: “I’d like to stay longer, but I’ve got a dinner date. Nice talking to you.”

My girl friend took my hand and smiled warmly at me for the first time in weeks.“You’ve got nerve,” she said. I signaled for the check. “Monsieur Hemingway a paye,” the waiter said. Mr. Hemingway had paid for the drinks.

1. When they first saw Hemingway, the latter ().

A. was drinking Bloody Marys

B. was talking to the barman

C. was talking on the phone

D. was walking idly around the room

2. The girl suggested that the author go and ask Hemingway to have a drink with them because ().

A. she was not speaking seriously

B. she was sure Hemingway would come

C. she wanted to talk to Hemingway very much

D. she was sure the author would do as she suggested

3. After the author went to invite Hemingway, the latter ().

A. said he didn’t have time

B. promised to join them later

C. first said no and then said yes

D. went to join them immediately

4. Hemingway talked with the two people about the following except ().

A. the car the author was driving

B. the recovery of his health

C.the place he was going

D. the book he was writing

5. Which of the following is NOT true with Hemingway according to the passage？ ()

A. Hemingway was polite and considerate

B. Hemingway was injured a few months before

C. Hemingway thought people needed pressure in life

D. Hemingway was too busy to find time to talk to common people

A.in detail

B.in details

C.at detail

D.at details