Jim told me that the book the teacher recommended was worth _________.

Jim told me he (join) ______ the army two year before.

Passage Five

Jim was intelligent, but he hated hard work. He said, "You work hard, and make a lot of money, and then the government takes most of it. I want easy work that gives me lots of money and that the government doesn't know about".

So he became a thief--but he did not do the stealing himself. He got others to do it. They were much less intelligent than he was, so he arranged everything and told them what to do.

One day they were looking for rich families to rob, and Jim sent one of them to a large beautiful house just outside the town.

It was evening, and when the man looked through one of the windows, he saw a young man and a girl playing on a piano.

When he went back to Jim, he said, "That family can't have much money. Two people were playing on the same piano there."

52. What Jim said can be said to be______.

A. an excuse

B. a lie

C. a joke

D. a truth

ney, and then the government takes most of it. I want easy work that gives me lots of money and that the government doesn't know about."

So he became a thief--but he did not do the stealing. He got others to do it. They were much less intelligent than he was, so he arranged everything and told them what to do.

One day they were looking for rich families to rob, and Jim sent one of them to a large beautiful house just outside the town.

It was evening, and when the man looked through one of the windows, he saw a young man and a girl playing on a piano.

When he went back to Jim, he said, "That family can't have much money. Two people were playing on the same piano there."

The word "intelligent" in the first sentence is closest in meaning to ______.

A．clever

B．honest

C．interesting

D．modest

A.observe

B.watch

C.notice

D.glance

A.observe

B.watch

C.notice

D.glance

house with two young Americans, Jim, and Steve. Jim was studying French and Steve Chinese, both at the Foreign Service Institute. We shared many things in common, but we also thought and acted quite differently. Steve was interested in speaking Chinese. He always tried every opportunity to talk with me with his very English-like pronunciation. I was often touched with his diligence. However, I wanted to practice English with him, too. So we often speak at the same time in the other &39;s mother tongue. Jim was fresh from college and the youngest of the three. He was going out all the time. The only time we met was at breakfast. There was a small round table in our kitchen, where we sat around to enjoy our food. Steve had Chinese fast food such as dumplings or noodles, and I ate bread and boiled eggs. But Jim often just drank a cup of tea because he had nothing in his bridge. He was too busy dating pretty French girls to do any shopping. I often offered him some of my food. But Steve told me in his poor Chinese that I didn&39; t need to do that. He said that it was Jim&39; s own fault and that it served him right. Although he was learning Chinese, hestill held his American senseof value.

Two years later, I returned to china. The three of us still keep in touch. Jim now works in a travel agency in Paris. He got married to one of the pretty girls. He wrote to tell us that now he can enjoy a delicious breakfast with his beautiful wife every morning in their comfortable living room. Steve wants to work in china. And V m helping him with this. I have introduced him to the dean of the OverseasSection of our university. He is very interested in Steve. He wants to know if Steve can work here teaching the overseas students Chinese. I have sent the messageto Steve. I&39; m sure he’ d be very happy to accept the job. However, I hope he could try harder to improve himself. Othervise, all the overseas studentswould speakwith his terrible pronunciation!

Which of the following statementsis true according to the passage？

A.The three of them were all language majors.

B.Steve and Jim were more alike in character.

C.The author didn’ t enjoy talking with Steve.

D.Their living condition was rather poor.

What is the author,s opinion of Steve？A.Steve was a very hardworking fellow.

B.Steve enjoyed cooking Chinese food.

C.Steve enjoyed shopping more than Jim.

D.Steve' s Chinese accentwas quite pure.

Which of the following is true about Jim？A.Going out with girls cost him a lot of time.

B.He had a French way of making friends.

C.He learnedFrench in order to dateParis girls.

D.He liked doing housework.

What does the last sentenceof the first paragraphimplies that___？A.Stevedidn't like offering help to others.

B.American people only eat their own food.

C.Americans and Chinesediffer in their senseof value.

D.Stevewanted Jim to do his own shopping.

From the last paragraph, we can learn that_____ .A.Jim is avery good husband.

B.Steveenjoys teaching Chinese.

C.The author works for overseasstudents.

D.The three friends still keep in touch.

请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！

When I was studying English at a training center in Washington D.C. in 2008, I shared a house with two young Americans, Jim and Steve. Jim was studying French and Steve Chinese, both at the Foreign Service Institute. We shared many things in common, but we also thought and acted quite differently. Steve was interested in speaking Chinese. He always tried every opportunity to talk with me with his very English-like pronunciation. I was often touched with his diligence. However, I wanted to practice English with him, too. So we often spoke at the same time in the other’s mother tongue. Jim was fresh from college and the youngest of the three. He was going out all the time. The only time we met was at breakfast. There was a small round table in our kitchen, where we saw around to enjoy our food. Steve had Chinese fast food such as dumplings or noodles, and I ate bread and boiled eggs. But Jim often just drank a cup of tea because he had nothing in his fridge. He was too busy dating pretty French girls to do any shopping. I often offered him some of my food. But Steve told me in his poor Chinese that I didn’t need to do that. He said that it was Jim’s own fault and that it served him right. Although he was learning Chinese, he still had his American sense of values.

Two years later, I returned to China. The three of us still keep in touch. Jim now works in a travel agency in Paris. He got married to one of the pretty girls. He wrote to tell us that he can now enjoy a delicious breakfast with his beautiful wife every morning in their comfortable living room. Steve wants to work in China. And I’m helping him with this. I have introduced him to the dean of the Overseas Section of our university. He is very interested in Steve. He wants to know if Steve can work here teaching the overseas students Chinese. I have sent the message to Steve. I’m sure he’d be very happy to accept the job. However, I hope he could try harder to improve himself. Otherwise, all the overseas students would speak with his terrible pronunciation!

(1) Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？（）

A、Steve and Jim were more alike in character.

B、The author didn’t enjoy talking with Steve.

C、The three of them were all language majors.

D、Their living condition was rather poor.

(2) Which of the following is TRUE about Jim？（）

A、He has a French way of making friends.

B、Going out with girls cost him a lot of time.

C、He learned French in order to date Paris girls.

D、He liked doing housework.

(3) What is the author’s opinion of Steve？（）

A、Steve was a very hardworking fellow.

B、Steve enjoyed cooking Chinese food.

C、Steve enjoyed shopping more than Jim.

D、Steve’s Chinese accent was quite pure.

(4) What does the last sentence of the first paragraph imply？（）

A、Steve didn’t like offering help to others.

B、American people only eat their own food.

C、Steve wanted Jim to do his own shopping.

D、Americans and Chinese differ in their sense of values.

(5) What can be learned from the last paragraph？（）

A、Jim is a very good husband.

B、Steve enjoys teaching Chinese.

C、The author works for overseas students.

D、The three friends still keep in touch.

Jim Binns wrote me about some of his __________.

A、skepticism

B、misgiving

C、misgivings

D、contemporaries

A.A.Why me

B.B.Why not

C.C.What if

D.D.So what

I don’t think Jim saw me; he ________ （read) a book at that moment.