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Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)
Directions: Read the
following passages carefully and choose the best
answer from the
four choices marked A,
B, C and D.
Passage 1
Mr. and Mrs. Jones' flat was full of
boxes, big and small; trunks
(
大皮箱
); and furniture.
The two of them were busy with pencils
and paper, checking their list of luggage
(
行李
)
when there
was a ring at the door. Mrs. Jones went to open
it, and saw a well-dressed
middle-aged
lady outside. The lady said that she lived in a
flat beside theirs, and that
she had
come to welcome them to their new home.
Mrs. Jones invited her in.
杂乱
),
that's
quite
all
right,
said
the
lady.
you
know,
in
some
parts
of
this
town,
neighbors
are
not
at
all
friendly?
There
are
some
streets-and
even
some
buildings-where people
don't know their neighbors-not even their next-
door ones. But in
this building,
everyone is a friend with everybody else. We are
one big, happy family. I'm
sure you'll
be happy here.
The lady was
greatly surprised when she visited the same flat
the next time, because
she found that a
different man and a woman had moved in. On the
lady's first visit, Mr.
and Mrs. Jones
had not the heart to tell her they were not the
new owners of the flat, but
the
old
owners,
who
had
lived
beside
her
for
two
years.
All
this
time
she
had
never
visited or even
noticed Mr. and Mrs. Jones, her next-door
neighbors.
1.
Someone knocked at the door when Mr.
and Mrs. Jones were ________.
A.
cleaning their house
B. counting
(
数
) their luggage
C. moving their furniture
D.
writing their shopping list
Correct answer:
B
2.
This writer of this passage
suggests that the middle-aged lady ________.
A. lives in a big happy family
B. lives alone
C. does not do
what she says
D. is a bothersome neighbor
Correct answer: C
3.
According to the middle-aged lady, in
some parts of the town, people ________.
A. had big, happy families
B.
had small, unhappy families
C.
didn't know their neighbors
D.
didn't like their neighbors
Correct answer:
C
4.
From the passage, we know
________.
A. the middle-aged lady was
warm-hearted
B. the middle-aged lady had
been living in the building for two years
C. Mr. and Mrs. Jones told the middle-
aged lady the truth
D. Mr. and Mrs.
Jones were the middle-aged lady's old neighbors
Correct answer: D
5.
What is the tone
(
语气
) of the writer in the
passage?
A. Happy.
B.
Sad.
C. Indifferent
(
不关心的
).
D.
Critical.
Correct answer: D
Passage 2
When I
was in the 7th grade, I had a lot of trouble
reading. My mother used to sit by my
side, and explain each paragraph of
each school reading assignment to me because I
didn't understand what I was reading.
She would have to read each paragraph to me.
And then after each paragraph, she told
me the general meaning of what we just read.
In class, I tried to hide the fact that
I couldn't read. My teachers gave us the last ten
minutes of class to start our reading
homework, and I would sit there for ten minutes
staring
at
the
page,
pretending
I
was
reading
it.
I
remember
a
terrible
feeling
of
not
wanting to get into trouble for not
being able to understand. I had to wait until I
got home
so my mother could explain it
to me. How did I ever get into Cornell University?
By the 8th grade I started
understanding a little on my own, but I was
reading at a very
slow speed. I got
hold of all the speed-reading books I could get my
hands on. I read
them all very slowly
at the time. I even went out and took a course on
speed-reading.
Then I developed my own
way which was easier and produced quicker results.
I started
practicing these techniques
every day, and as I started to read faster, my
understanding
increased. I found that I
stopped daydreaming and thinking about other
things while I
was
reading,
and
started
getting
the
larger
meaning.
I
was
reading
faster
and
comprehending better.
I
found
that
when
you
read
slowly,
word-by-word,
you
get
lost
in
the
words,
lose
the
bigger
picture,
and
your
comprehension
drops.
When
you
read
faster,
your
comprehension
goes
up
because
instead
of
getting
lost
in
the
words,
you
see
the
general
picture.
1.
The
main
difficulty
the
writer
had
in
reading
in
the
7th
grade
was
that
________________________.
A.
she often forgot her school reading assignments
B. she had difficulty reading with
comprehension
C. she had a poor
vocabulary and very bad grammar
D.
she always looked elsewhere when asked to read
Correct answer: B
2.
The
writer
would
pretend
to
be
reading
in
the
last
10
minutes
of
class
because
_________________________.
A.
she was afraid of being found out
B.
the reading class was terrible
C.
she had to do what others were doing
D.
her mother told her to do so
Correct answer:
A
3.
The
writer's
reading
ability
improved
a
great
deal
mainly
because
_______________________.
A.
she entered Cornell University
B.
she took a course on speed reading
C.
her mother helped her
D. she
developed her own way of reading
Correct answer:
D
4.
From her own experience,
the writer found that _________________.
A. one's comprehension drops if one
reads too slowly
B. in order to
understand better, one has to read slowly
C. one does not pay enough attention to
information if one reads fast
D.
many people read fast in order to save time
Correct answer: A
5.
The writer wrote the passage in order
to ___________________.
A. prove to
readers the importance of higher education
B. tell a story in honor of her mother
C. give a detailed description of
different reading skills
D. prove the
importance of reading fast
Correct answer: D
Passage 3
Learning a
foreign
language
is
not
a
matter
of
reading
some grammar rules
or some
vocabulary words-
although those are important activities not to be
ignored. Acquiring
(
学
到
) a language
is learning a skill, not a body of information.
It's much more like learning
to swim or
ride a bike than it is like learning about the
Second World War. That is, you
must not
only understand the ideas and have information at
hand, but also make your
body
accustomed (
习惯于
) to using
that information in physical
(
身体的
) activity. In the
case of learning a second language, the
physical activity is speaking, listening, writing,
and reading.
You need, then,
not only to learn and understand, but also to
practice!
Here are a few
suggestions on effective practice/study
techniques.
1. Make your
mouth or hand do what your mind is learning. Study
out loud. Go to the lab
and work with
tapes. Study with a friend, practicing speaking
and listening. Try to write
sentences
or a short paragraph using the skills you have
practiced with your own lips.
2. Study day by day. You cannot get by
in a foreign language course by cramming
(
临时
抱佛脚
) at the
last minute. You may be able to
you
cannot teach your mouth to use them in sentences.
3.
Sometimes
go
back
and
review
topics
and
vocabulary.
Language
learning
is
cumulative
(
累积的
). The new skills you
learn build upon the old skills you learned in the
past. The more you
循环
) familiar information and
skills, the better you will be
able to
take in new ones.
4. Don't
be afraid to make mistakes. Self-consciousness
(
害羞
) can be a strong barrier
to
learning
a
language.
Perhaps
part
of
the
reason
small
children
readily
learn
languages is that they
are not afraid of making mistakes.
1.
The main idea
of the first paragraph is______.
A.
memorizing vocabulary words is necessary in
language learning
B. learning to
swim is quite similar to learning about the Second
World War
C. understanding the ideas
is more important than anything else
D.
language learning is a process of acquiring
different language skills
Correct answer: D
2.
One of the major benefits of studying
with a friend is that _____________ .
A.
it makes one talk and listen in a particular
language
B. it builds the friendship
between two friends
C. friends can
share tapes or other learning materials
D. one studies better with a friend
Correct answer: A
3.
Cramming is not helpful in learning a
language because _________.
A.
it is of little use to study without a clear
purpose
B. nothing can be learned
through cramming
C. anything
learned that way can hardly be put into use
D. one may not find enough time to use
at the last minute
Correct answer: C
4.
The purpose of reviewing old topics is
_____________________________.
A.
to build up a good base for new skills
B.
to enjoy the good ideas contained in them
C. to throw away the old, useless
information
D. to avoid making mistakes
in the future
Correct answer: A
5.
Which of the following is the best
title for the passage?
A. Why Children
Are Able to Learn a Language Better Than Grown-
ups?
B. A Few Suggestions on
Studying a Foreign Language
C.
Why Learning a Foreign Language Is More Difficult
Than Anything Else?
D. An
Introduction to Language Teaching and Learning
Correct answer: B
Passage 4
When
the Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita
visited Washington in 1988, he
started
an address to the National Press Club with a brief
statement in English, in which
he
admitted that his accent was so bad that a
translator was needed for the rest of his
speech.
Takeshita's problem
is not unique in Japan. Many Japanese are eager to
use the world's
most popular foreign
language but have trouble mastering it even when
they are, like
Takeshita, well
educated. The Japanese like to decorate their own
language with many
English
loaners,
such
as
raisu
for
rice
and
sarariman
for
salary
man.
English
is
fashionable in Japanese advertising,
packaging, and technology.
Yet for all that intense interest, when
English is spoken in Japan, it is generally spoken
poorly. The problem is rooted in a
much-praised educational system. Japanese schools
turn out top graduates in mathematics
and science but fail in teaching spoken English.
The
teachers,
speaking
in
Japanese
most
of
the
time,
are
generally
successful
in
instructing
students
in
the
complexities
of
written
translation
and
English
grammar,
because
entrance
examinations
for
acceptance
by
top-ranked
universities
stress
nothing else.
Dramatic changes in the
examination system are unlikely. Yet small signs
of progress
are
visible.
This
year,
for
example,
the
University
of
Tokyo
will
experiment
with
an
English listening
comprehension test as a minor element of the
entrance exam. If it is
successful,
other universities may follow.
1.
The author
told the story of Takeshita in order to show
that_____.
A. Japanese people are
modest
B. he didn't learn English
well
C. many Japanese people are
poor in spoken English
D. a translator
is necessary for a Japanese person
Correct answer:
C
2.
The general problem with
Japanese English is attributed to_____.
A. too many English words being used in
Japanese
B. the educational system
C. the listening-comprehension test
D. all of the above
Correct answer:
B
3.
You may find a lot of
English loaners in Japanese, because_____.
A. the Japanese are fond of English
B. English is very effective in
advertising
C. English is a language
used all over the world
D. the Japanese
language has limited vocabulary
Correct answer:
A
4.
According to the passage,
the educational system in Japan_____.
A.
will have dramatic changes
B. is good at
teaching English
C. is much
criticized
D. will make some
improvement in its English examination system
Correct answer: D
5.
It can be inferred that if a Japanese
student is required to take an English grammar
exam, he _____.
A. will
possibly fail
B. will probably do well on
it
C. may consult an English dictionary
D. will admit he can't do it
Correct answer: B
Passage 5
consists
of
all
shared
products
of
a
human
society
(Robertson,
1981).
This
means
not only such material things as cities, tools,
and schools, but also non-material
things,
such
as
ideas,
customs,
family
patterns,
and
languages.
Put
simply,
culture
refers to the entire
way of life of a society,
Language is a
part of culture and plays a very important role in
it. Some social scientists
consider it
the keystone of culture. Without language,
maintaining culture would not be
possible. On the other hand, language
is influenced and shaped by culture. It reflects
culture
in
the
broadest
sense,
is
the
symbolic
representation
of
a
people,
and
it
comprises
a
society's
historical
and
cultural
backgrounds.
Language
also
displays
a
people's approach to life and their
ways of living and thinking.
We
should
not
go
further
into
the
relationship
between
language
and
culture.
What
needs
to
be
stressed
here
is
that
the
two
interact,
and
that
understanding
of
one
requires
understanding of the other.
Social
scientists
tell
us
that
cultures
differ
from
one
another
and
that
each
culture
is
unique. As cultures are diverse,
languages are also diverse. It is only natural
then that
with
difference
in
cultures
and
differences
in
languages,
difficulties
often
arise
in
communicating between people of
different cultures. Understanding is not always
easy.
Learning a foreign
language well means more than merely mastering the
pronunciation,
grammar, words, and
idioms. It also means learning to see the world as
native speakers
of
that
language
see
it,
learning
the
ways
in
which
their
language
reflects
the
ideas,
customs, and behaviors of their
society. It means learning to understand their
of the mind
1.
According to Robertson,
what is NOT part of non-material culture?
A. Legal systems.
B.
Language.
C. Religion.
D.
Tools.
Correct answer: D
2.
The second paragraph is about _____.
A. the way language is used by social
scientists
B. the relationship between
language and culture
C. the
influence culture has on language
D.
the influence language has on culture
Correct answer:
B
3.
If you want to learn a
foreign language well, you must _____.
A.
grasp the pronunciation, grammar, words, and
idioms
B. master the language as
well as its culture
C. know the way
the native speakers of that language think
D. learn the country's culture first
Correct answer: B
4.
The relationship between language and
culture is that _________.
A. language
dominates culture
B. culture
dominates language
C. they are
connected with each other
D. language
consists of culture
Correct answer: C
5.
A. the unspoken things that
people think
B. the method for studying
a language
C. the manner in which
people think
D. the common culture
shared by all people regardless of language
Correct answer: C
Passage 6
A boy between the ages of 6 and 14
still admires his mother and has plenty to learn
from
her.
But his interests
are changing
—
he is becoming
more interested in what men have to
offer. A boy knows he is turning into a
man. He has to learn from a man to complete his
development.
The
father's job is to step in over time. If there is
no father around, then the child must
depend on other men in places such as
school. This is happening more frequently and
would not
be
such
a problem if
there
were more
male teachers at
primary
school for
boys to look up to.
Children
need
a
lot
of
extra
support.
Throughout
primary
school
years
and
into
high
school,
boys should spend a lot of time with their fathers
and mothers, getting their help,
learning how to do things, and enjoying
their company.
With regard
to feelings, at this stage the father is more
important. The boy is ready to
learn
from his father and listens to what he has to say.
Often he will take more notice of
his
father. It's enough to drive a mother wild!
Now is a good time for a
father to do
evenings,
going
for
walks,
telling
stories
about
life,
telling
him
about
his
own
youth,
working
on
hobbies,
or
playing
sports
together
for
enjoyment.
This
is
the
time
when
good memories are
created that will be healthy for the son, as well
as for the father, for
years to come.
Although
every
boy
is
different,
it's
common
for
boys
at
this
age
to
get
a
little
argumentative
(
好争论的
),
restless,
and
moody
(
闹情绪
).
It's
not
that
they
are
turning
bad
—
just that
they are being born into a new self and birth
always means struggle.
I
believe this is the age when we fail teenagers the
most. In our society all we offer those
in their middle teens is
that problems arise. But if parents,
and fathers in particular, pay close attention to
their
sons, fewer problems will arise.
1.
According to the passage a boy needs
the help of _________ to develop well.
A.
his mother only
B. his father
only
C. neither his mother nor
his father
D. both his mother and
father
Correct answer: D
2.
One problem for a boy's development is
that ________.
A. there are few men
teaching in primary schools
B.
there are few women teaching in primary schools
C. the boy's interests are changing
D. the boy wants to act as a man
Correct answer: A
3.
A
good time for a father to have an influence on his
son is ________.
A. when the boy
is 14
B. when the boy is at
primary school
C. from about age 6 to the
14th birthday
D. from when the boy was
born
Correct answer: C
4.
By the middle teens boys argue often
with their parents. This means ________.
A. they are turning bad
B.
they are turning good
C. they are
being born into new selves
D. they are
rebelling against their parents
Correct answer:
C
5.
The main idea of this
passage is that ________.
A. fathers play
a large role in raising boys
B.
mothers should feel comfortable when their sons'
interests are changing.
C. without
fathers mothers can raise good men
D.
fathers should stay with their sons as much as
possible
Correct answer: A
Passage 7
The
years from 14 until the early 20s are for becoming
an adult and for separating from
parents.
This
is
the
time
when
a
son
develops
a
life
that
is
quite
separate
from
the
family.
He
has
teachers
you
hardly
know,
experiences
you
have
never
heard
about,
and
challenges that you cannot help him
with. There have to be others to act as a bridge,
and this is what mentors
(
良师益友
) do.
We should not leave youngsters in a
group of friends at this age without adult care.
But a
mentor is more than a teacher. A
mentor is special to the child and the child is
special to
the mentor.
Teenagers suffer badly if their parents
have fewer friends. I know this from experience.
When my parents moved to Australia,
they were already shy people and became even
less willing to meet people once we
were there. They never found a group or friendship
circle into which we teenagers could
enter bit by bit. As a result, when my sister and
I hit
the middle of the teen years, we
had to break out into the big world all of a
sudden.
If there are no
mentors around, a young man will fall into a lot
of troubles in growing up.
Teenagers at
this age have so many
either
—
or choices and
decisions
—
about sex, job
choices, or drugs and alcohol.
If Mom and Dad keep
spending time with them, teenagers will talk to
them about these
things. But there will
be a need to talk to other adults, too.
One
study
showed
that
just
one
good
adult
friend
outside
the
family
was
a
anchor
The worst thing we can do with
teenagers is to leave them alone. This is why we
need
the help of really great teachers
and youth workers at this age.
1.
A boy
separates himself from his family ________.
A. by the middle of the teens
B. at 20
C. after 20
D. from 14 until the early 20s
Correct answer: D
2.
The one who is to act as a good bridge
for a fifteen year old is ________.
A.
a mentor
B. a schoolteacher
C. the father
D. the mother
Correct answer: A
3.
The author and his sister had a hard
time stepping into the outside world because
________.
A. their
parents had lots of friends
B.
their parents had few friends
C.
their parents did not allow them to choose their
mentors by themselves
D. their
parents went to live in Australia without them
Correct answer: B
4.
In the last sentence of Paragraph 4 the
phrase
A. disturb
B.
destroy
C. enter
D.
open
Correct answer: C
5.
Which of the following sentences is
True according to the passage?
A.
Parents should let teenagers choose their mentors
themselves.
B. Those in the middle
teens are fully ready for the outside world.
C.
Spending
time
with
teenagers
may
keep
them
away
from
bad
things
such
as
drugs and alcohol.
D.
Teenagers suffer only when they have no mentors.
Correct answer: C
Passage 8
College is a new and different
experience for me. I'm away from home, so I have
many
things to adjust to, such as being
on my own and meeting many different types of
people.
There are a lot of things that
I like about college that I would like to describe
for you.
First of all, living at
college gives me a sense of responsibility and of
being on my own.
My parents aren't
around to say,
your
homework?
for my own life. During the
second week I was at college, I had to go out and
look for a
bank
where
I
could
open
an
account.
And
when
I
got
to
the
bank,
I
had
to
decide
whether to have a
checking or savings account and whether or not to
get a credit card.
Decisions!
Decisions!
Friendly
people
is
another
thing
I
like
about
college.
On
the
first
day
I
came
to
Marymount University here in Virginia
from New York, I was a bit confused about where
I was going. My mother and I drove in.
We did not know the building we were supposed
to go to, but the guard was very nice.
With a smile, he told us what building we were
looking
for
and
where
we
could
park
our
car.
My
room
was
on
the
first
floor
of
New
Gerard, and I knew I had to go through
some glass doors, but my mother and I didn't
know which ones. Some students saw me
and asked,
they found out I was looking
for New Gerard, one said,
we're
going.
Even
now
I
feel
comfortable
in
the
dorm
(
学生宿舍
)
because
there
are
friendly people around to talk with.
I do like a lot of things
about college, but that doesn't mean I don't think
about things at
home. Although I like
college, I can still get homesick. New York is a
very good place,
too! And sometimes I
miss it!
1.
The text is perhaps written by
________.
A. a new student
B. a new teacher
C.
a foreign reporter
D. a foreign
visitor
Correct answer: A
2.
What does
mean? It means it
makes me feel ________.
A. responsible
for my parents.
B. responsible
for my teacher.
C. responsible
for the school.
D. responsible
for myself.
Correct answer: D
3.
One thing that he liked was ________.
A. the comfortable dorm
B.
finding his way around
C. his studies
as a first year student
D. the friendly
people
Correct answer: D
4.
What is New Gerard?
A.
It's a student's name.
B. It's a
teacher's name.
C. It's a
dorm's name.
D. It's a school's name.
Correct answer: C
5.
Which of the following is NOT true?
A. People in Marymount University are
friendly.
B. The writer likes the new
experience in the university.
C.
The writer drove to Marymount University with his
mother.
D. The writer is not
homesick.
Correct answer: D
Passage 9
Scientific research has shown that
direct parental involvement
(
卷入
) in the life of the
child is the most important factor in
increasing the odds of a kid remaining drug-free.
enough
time,
care,
and
attention
to
our
children,
says
Lilia
Dulay,
the
chief
of
Preventive
(
预防性的
)
Education,
Training,
and
Information
at
the
Dangerous
Drugs
Board of the
Philippines,
devote to
youngsters,
often work long hours and
see little of their children. This lack of quality
and quantity of
parental
involvement
is
the
most
crucial
factor
in
the
increase
of
drug
use.
short,
parents must be involved in their
children's lives.
Dato Haji
Jamaat says parents should understand that in some
Asian cities school drug
prevention
programs
are
either
limited
or
non-existent.
Parents
should
help
develop
other programs that
cater (
迎合
) to the needs of
youngsters and make positive use of
children's energy.
The
exceptions
(
例外
)
are
Singapore
and
Hong
Kong,
since
both
have
extensive
drug-education
programs.
Both
cities
have
also
recorded
a
drop
in
the
number
of
youngsters caught taking
drugs. According to the Singapore Anti-Narcotics
Association,
the number of new drug
users dropped from 1134 in 1997 to 769 in 1998.
To keep children away from
drugs, one thing is clear, and that is schools,
communities,
religious
institutions, and
the
police
can help,
but no one
can
replace
the
family.
The
work
that parents do is critical. Most experts agree it
is highly likely that youngsters who
don't do drugs as teens will not do
drugs as adults.
Talk to
your children. Listen to them. Set standards of
right and wrong. Keep in mind that
they
learn by example. Love, support, and praise them
so they will have a positive sense
of
self-worth.
Keep
them
busy.
Be
involved
with
—
and
on
top
of
—
their
lives.
Educate
yourself about drugs. Remember, don't
let your silence be acceptance.
1.
According
to
the
passage,
what
is
the
most
effective
factor
in
keeping
children
drug-free?
A. Attention from the parents.
B. School teaching.
C.
Governmental legislation.
D. None of the
above.
Correct answer: A
2.
According to Hata, what is the
principal cause of children taking drugs?
A. There are more and more extended
families today.
B. Parents earn
more and more money.
C. Parents pay
less and less attention to their children.
D. Children are harder and harder to
control.
Correct answer: C
3.
Which one of the following statements
is True?
A. Drug prevention in the
world has been very effective.
B.
Drug prevention calls for parents to be active.
C. Drug addiction in Asia is very rare
and non-existent.
D. The lack of
drug prevention in Asia is due to the prevalence
of extended families.
Correct answer: B
4.
According to the passage, what methods,
besides attention from parents, can be
effective in preventing children from
taking drugs?
A. Calling for the police.
B. Sending the children to school.
C. Making the children believe in
Christianity.
D. All of the above.
Correct answer: D
5.
What does the phrase
A.
Make them understand that your business is more
important than theirs.
B. Put their
lives at your disposal.
C. Know what's
going on in their lives.
D. Set examples
for them in their lives.
Correct answer: C
Passage 10
Jim was a young
man who was honest and worthy of trust, so his
boss was pleased with
him. As he was
easy to deal with, he was popular with his
workmates, too. Though they
made fun of
him a great deal, he never got angry with them.
But Jim's one great shortcoming was
that he could never tell a lie, no matter how hard
he tried, not even a little one. In
fact, he was so honest and shy that he would blush
(
脸
红
)
even
when
he
was
telling
the
truth.
He
used
to
stand
in
front
of
the
mirror
and
practice lying while looking himself in
the eye at the same time. As soon as he told a lie
he'd see his face starting to go red he
had to look away.
One
morning, however, he didn't feel like going to
work. He had been to a party the night
before that hadn't ended until the
early hours of the morning. And so for the first
time in
his life he decided to take the
day off. But in order to do this, he'd have to lie
to his boss.
He called his boss,
pretending to be a woman.
He isn't
feeling very well.
Poor Jim
was thankful that his boss couldn't see him just
at that moment because his
face was
bright red.
you
for letting me
know,
said
Mr.
Woods, his boss,
and
then
just as
he
was
about to hang up, he
said,
Jim
stammered
(
口吃地说
),
and
going
all-out
to
make
his
voice
sound
like
a
woman's, he cried,
1.
Jim's face would always turn red
because ________.
A. he was
honest
B. he became embarrassed
whenever he lied
C. he did not
like to talk
D. he was getting sick
Correct answer: B
2.
Jim's weakness was that ________.
A. it was easy for him to turn red
B. he was honest with anyone
C. he could not tell a lie
D.
he could not speak on the telephone.
Correct answer:
C
3.
Why did Jim spend so much
time practicing how to lie?
A.
He liked to lie.
B. His friends
told him he should lie.
C. His boss
told him he should lie.
D. He wanted to
be convincing.
Correct answer: D
4.
Why did he pretend to be woman when he
called his boss?
A. He was
nervous.
B. He stammered.
C. He wanted to tell a lie.
D.
He wanted to impress his boss.
Correct answer:
C
5.
From the passage, we can
conclude that Jim ________.
A.
told a lie once before
B. cheated his
boss
C. made his boss angry
D. could cheat no one
Correct answer:
D
Passage 11
There
are
different
ideas
about
pets
in
different
parts
of
the
world.
In
most
cultures,
animals are in a worse position than
human beings. In some cases, however, people
treat their pets like members of their
families, or perhaps better. In the United States
and
Europe, there are special shops
that sell clothing and food for cats and dogs.
In
many
countries
of
the
world,
there
is
special
food
for
pets.
It
is
common
for
big
markets
in
many
places
to
sell
cat
food
and
dog
food.
However,
in
a
small
town
in
France, there is a
special restaurant for dogs. Dogs are the only
customers. There is
seating for twenty
of them. The dogs choose from a variety of dishes
on the menu.
Of course, in
most parts of the world, pets don't live in such
wealth and comfort. People
treat their
pets in a more practical way. People own cats and
dogs because they keep
away
mice
and
other
unwanted
animals.
Owners
have
some
loving
feelings
for
their
pets,
but they do not see them as equal to family
members. In most places in the world,
there
isn't
any
special
clothing
or
fine
food
for
animals.
There
aren't
any
special
restaurants for
dogs.
Pets around the world
live in a great variety of ways, just as people
do.
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