He had to leave his family ________ when he went abroad to work

chievements, past and present？ Or ode that gives graduates the ability to find employment promptly when they leave school？ Is it a broad education or a specialized one？ Should it provide students with a vast collection of facts, or merely train them to think？ Should a future engineer gain only the knowledge that will enable him to do his job properly, or would a richer background improve his professional ability as well as his personal life？ The debate goes on and on, with good arguments on both sides.

In the eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries. the question was not even worth asking. A good education was, of course, a broad one based on the humanities. An educated man knew “something about everything”. He was familiar with the great deeds and the great ideas of the past. He had read extensively；he was able to use his own language correctly and often elegantly. He could join in any conversation about plants, planets, painters, or politics. He was at ease in the world, and he knew that his education would open to him any career that he might want to try. Even if he was mostly interested in literature, he had some knowledge of the sciences and the techniques of his time。

decided to study medicine instead. After he passed the examinations and became a doctor, he had to work in a hospital for some time. There he discovered that a lot of patients were happier and less worried about their illnesses if they could hear pleasant music. When Peter became a surgeon and began to work for himself, he decided to keep his patients happy by having a tape recorder in his waiting room, playing beautiful music for them. But soon after the tape recorder was put in the waiting room, Peter’s nurse heard a woman who was sitting in the crowded waiting room one morning complain, "Here we’re all waiting to see the doctor, and he’s just playing the piano in his office instead of doing his work!"

31. Peter liked music when he was at school.

A. T B. F

32. Peter had to pass some examinations after he became a doctor.

A. T B. F

33. Peter decided to play music for his patients because he couldn’t leave music.

A. T B. F

34. Peter put a recorder in his waiting room.

A. T B. F

35. The woman complained because she thought Peter wasn’t working.

A. T B. F

ing in the street, he __1__ a wallet. He returned it to the owner, Mr Baker. He gave his thanks to the boy. As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his home. Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were __2__ with him.

Mr. Baker loved planting __3__. The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the __4__ himself and watered them every day. Several days later, he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Billy, "Take good care of the trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal them."

"Don't worry about them." answered Billy. Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked," Has anyone ever come to steal the trees？" "No, sir," said Billy, "To stop someone from stealing the trees, I __5__ them up six days ago. I have hidden them for almost a week!"

1)、A.pleased

B.garden

C.pulled

D.trees

E.found

2)、A.pleased

B.garden

C.pulled

D.trees

E.found

3)、A.pleased

B.garden

C.pulled

D.trees

E.found

4)、A.pleased

B.garden

C.pulled

D.trees

E.found

5)、A.pleased

B.garden

C.pulled

D.trees

E.found

d when I reached for my wallet and it wasn’t there. At first, I thought it was possible that I could have left it at home. Then I remembered taking it out to pay for the taxi, so I knew I had it with me just before I walked into the restaurant. I wondered if it was possible that it could have slipped out of my pocket while I was eating dinner. Thinking about that possibility, I turned and walked back to the table where I had been sitting. Unfortunately, there were several people sitting at the table at the time, so I called a waiter and explained to him that my wallet had fallen out of my pocket while I was sitting at the table a few minutes earlier. I had the waiter go over to the table to see if my wallet was on the floor. While the waiter was looking for it, the manager of the restaurant came up to me and asked me if anything was wrong. I didn’t want to get a lot of people involved in the problem, but I knew I had to get the wallet back. I told the manager what had happene

D.He had me describe the wallet to him, and then he insisted that I report the missing wallet to the police. I told him that I didn’t particularly want to get the police involved in it; besides, I was in a hurry because I had an appointment with my doctor in just a few minutes ... I explained to him that my biggest worry at the moment was how I was going to pay the check. He told me not to worry about that. He had me write down my name and address, and he said he would send me a bill.

6. When he walked back to the table, the writer asked the people at the table about his wallet.

A.True

B.False

7. The manager came up pretty soon to see what had happene.

A.True

B.False

8. Why was the writer so sure he had brought his wallet with him？

A.He remembered that he didn’t leave it at home.

B.He always felt his pocket for the wallet before he left home.

C.He believed his own memory.

D.He had taken it out to pay the taxi-driver.

9. According to the passage, the writer most probably lost his wallet when .

A.he took it out to pay for the taxi

B.he walked into the restaurant

C.he was eating dinner

D.he was ordering his dish

10. Why did the writer walk back to the table where he had been sitting？

A.He was sure his wallet was still there.

B.It was possible that he could find his wallet there.

C.He could ask someone there about his wallet.

D.He saw the wallet lying on the floor near the table.

rly from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage(小屋，村舍). The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman, and Pat had no right to go there, but in it there were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds that were good to eat, and Pat determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood’s face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat’s hands. Pat’s heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly up to the company and said to Lord Northwood, “Good morning, sir, and what has brought you out so early this morning？” Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite for their breakfast. Then, looking at Pat with suspicion, he said, “But why are you out so early in the morning？” “Well, sir,” said Pat, “I just came out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite.” The whole crowd burst into laughter at Pat’s ready wit, and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits.

(1).This is a story about().

A、a rich man who owned a big wood.

B、 a poor Irishman who lived all by himself.

C、 a clever man who tried to get something to eat for his breakfast.

D、 an Irish hunter with a large family.

(2). There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood’s face. Why？()

A、 He was not expecting Pat at this early hour.

B、 He knew Pat was coming for shooting.

C、 He didn’t like the poor Irishman at all.

D、 Pat had not told him he would come.

(3). Why was Lord Northwood surprised？()

A、 He had not expected such a bold question from Pat.

B、 He wondered why Pat didn’t run away.

C、 Pat wasn’t afraid of him.

D、 Pat had a gun in his hands.

(4).Pat’s _______ made the whole crowd burst into laughter.()

A、 funny looks

B、 interesting remarks

C、 quick and witty response

D、 promise to leave right away

(5).It was because of his _________ that Pat was left to try his luck.

A、 boldness

B、 calmness

C、 quickness of mind

D、 obedience (服从, 顺从)

nyone, tried to continue my studies in literature (文学) at evening classes. It was a tiresome walk from one end of the city to another and to sit among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the class, so the friendship I knew at school was absent, I put up with it for a short period. It was too long a walk on cold winter's nights and it was hard to put my heart into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued reading books and started writing poetry at home. By chance, I won some prizes and award (奖励) for literature. A young woman from a TV com-pany came to the college one day. She told me that I had won a national poetry award. I stared at her in astonishment and disbelieved her. She wanted to make a short film about me, to which I said: "No, I couldn't do that. "Not that I had any real excuse, I was just frightened. In the end she persuaded me that I should do it the following.

1.The writer did not feel comfortable at the evening school because__________ .

A. he found it difficult to make friends with his classmates

B. he had to walk a long distance to the evening school

C. he could not put his heart into reading books after he was caught in the rain

D. all of the above

2. Which of the following has more probably been discussed in the paragraph above this passage？_______

A. The writer's unhappy childhood.

B. The poor teaching quality of the writer's school.

C. The writer's leaving school against his teachers' advice.

D. Whether it was worth leaving school for job training.

3.After he won some prizes and awards for literature, a young woman from a TV company().

A、wanted to make his success known to the public

B、came to make friends with him

C、invited him to make a speech

D、came to tell him that he had become a very important person

4.Which of the following is NOT true？ ________

A. His parents worried that he would have no future if he returned to school.

B. His parents worried that he would leave school again.

C. It was difficult for one who studied literature to get a job.

D. His parents did not want him to continue his education.

5.After his success, the writer______________

A. decided to get a good job

B. decided to continue his studies in literature at the evening school

C. decided to return to the school he had left

D. began to feel very important and proud