While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I   16  . Because I was in great need of   17  and wanted to do something useful, I applied(申请).
Three days later, a letter   18  . It asked me to see the   19  at Croydon. It proved to be an    20  journey—a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at   21  a quarter of a mile. It was clearly that the headmaster himself opened the door. He was   22  and round.
“The school” he said, “has a group of twenty-four boys   23  seven and thirteen.”
I should have to teach all the   24  except art,   45  he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into   26  groups and teach them at three different   27  , and I was not  28  at the thought of teaching maths—a subject which I didn’t do very well in at school. It was  29  that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be   30   themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my salary(薪水), he got up to his feet. “ Now,” he said. “ you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.
【小题1】
A.lived
B.played
C.studied
D.worked
【小题2】
A.help
B.money
C.rest
D.force
【小题3】
A.arrived
B.received
C.returned
D.wrote
【小题4】
A.editor
B.teacher
C.headmaster
D.student
【小题5】
A.comfortable
B.difficult
C.unpleasant
D.short
【小题6】
A.first
B.last
C.least
D.most
【小题7】
A.bad
B.glad
C.short
D.smiling
【小题8】
A.between
B.from
C.by
D.under
【小题9】
A.people
B.subjects
C.boys
D.knowledge
【小题10】
A.who
B.where
C.what
D.which
【小题11】
A.two
B.three
C.four
D.five
【小题12】
A.subjects
B.lessons
C.levels
D.regions
【小题13】
A.glad
B.surprised
C.angry
D.sad
【小题14】 A. better
C. more exciting
C. worse
D. nicer
【小题15】
A.enjoying
B.helping
C.studying
D.managing

A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口译员) when she is only ten years
Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumour (脑癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind.
Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German.
Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (议会). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia's mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa.
Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year (年度青年成就奖). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "
【小题1】How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?

A.4.B.6.C.10.D.14.
【小题2】When did Alexia Sloane become blind?
A.When she was born.
B.After she had a brain tumour.
C.After she became an interpreter.
D.When she was on holiday with her parents.
【小题3】Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?
A.Richard.B.Isabelle. C.Melissa.D.Robert Sturdy.
【小题4】What is right about Alexia Sloane?
A.She can speak five language fluently.
B.She is a talented language learner.
C.She is the only child in the family.
D. She went to France on holiday after she won the award.
【小题5】What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?
A.Never give up.B.Believe in yourself.
C.Nothing is impossible.D.Failure is the mother of success.


A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口译员) when she is only ten years.
Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumor (脑癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind.
Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German.
Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (议会). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia's mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa.
Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year (年度青年成就奖). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "
【小题1】How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?

A.4.B.6.C.10.D.14.
【小题2】When did Alexia Sloane become blind?
A.When she was born.
B.After she had a brain tumor.
C.After she became an interpreter.
D.When she was on holiday with her parents.
【小题3】Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?
A.Richard.B.Isabelle.C.Melissa.D.Robert Sturdy.
【小题4】What is right about Alexia Sloane?
A.She can speak five language fluently.
B.She is a talented language learner.
C.She is the only child in the family.
D.She went to France on holiday after she won the award.
【小题5】What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?
A.Never give up.
B.Believe in yourself.
C.Nothing is impossible.
D.Failure is the mother of success.

A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口译员) when she is only ten years.

Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumor (脑癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind.

Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German.

Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (议会). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia's mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa.

Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year (年度青年成就奖). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "

1.How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?

A.4.

B.6.

C.10.

D.14.

2.When did Alexia Sloane become blind?

A.When she was born.

B.After she had a brain tumor.

C.After she became an interpreter.

D.When she was on holiday with her parents.

3.Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?

A.Richard.

B.Isabelle.

C.Melissa.

D.Robert Sturdy.

4.What is right about Alexia Sloane?

A.She can speak five language fluently.

B.She is a talented language learner.

C.She is the only child in the family.

D.She went to France on holiday after she won the award.

5.What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?

A.Never give up.

B.Believe in yourself.

C.Nothing is impossible.

D.Failure is the mother of success.

 

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