Matt and his wife lived in the country．Matt was very mean and hated spending money．One day a fair(交易会)came to the nearby town．
They went to the fair and looked at all the things to buy．Matt's wife wanted to buy a hat only costing ＄28, but was refused．Later on, a comb of ＄5 attracted her attention, but he would not let her spend any money．
Then, in a nearby field, they saw a small airplane．“Fun flight! ” the notice said, “＄10 for 10 minutes．”
Matt had never been in an airplane and he wanted to go on a fun flight．However, he didn't want to pay for his wife either．“I’ve only got ＄10, ” he told the pilot．“Can my wife come with me for free? ” The pilot wasn't selling many tickets, so he said, “I'll make a bargain with you．If your wife doesn't scream, she can have a free flight．”
Matt agreed, and got into the small airplane with his wife．The pilot took off and made his airplane do all kinds of things．At one moment it was flying upside down．
When the plane landed, the pilot said, “OK, your wife didn't make a sound．She can have her ride free．”
“Thank you, ” Matt said, “it wasn't easy for her, you know, especially when she fell out．”
(1)
How much did the couple spend at the fair?
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A．
＄28．
B．
＄5．
C．
＄43．
D．
＄10．
(2)
The pilot flew the airplane upside down in order to ________．
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A．
throw the wife out of the plane
B．
get another ＄10 by making the wife shout
C．
show off his perfect flying skills
D．
provide the couple with pleasure of excitement
(3)
The passage is intended to ________．
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A．
teach readers a lesson
B．
attract tourists
C．
make readers laugh
D．
praise the couple
(4)
What can we infer from the passage?
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A．
Matt loved money more than his wife．
B．
Matt would like to buy everything for his wife．
C．
The pilot didn't mind whether Matt's wife would pay．
One of Britain's most popular reality TV programmes has returned to our screens for a fifth series．The Apprentice sees 16 ambitious individuals competing for a job with electronics tycoon(巨头)Sir Alan Sugar．
The Apprentice is a BAFTA award-winning British reality television series in which fl group of aspiring young businessmen and women compete for the chance to win a￡100,000-a-year job as“apprentice”to the British business tycoon Alan Sugar, The Baron Sugar．Winners have gone on to work at Amstrad, an electronics manufacturing company founded by Sir Alan(but since sold to BSkyB), or one of Sugar's other companies, Viglen, Amsprop or Amshold．TheApprentice, billed as a“job interview from hell”, is similar in format to the American series of the same name, which stars entrepreneur Donald Trump．
With endless talk of financial crisis, redundancies(过剩)and cut-backs, it may come as no surprise that thousands of brave hopefuls applied for the show．The chosen 16 will compete in a series of business tasks and do their best to escape elimination．Not one of them wants to hear the fateful words：you're fired．
It should also be noted that this year's apprentices are not going, to be allowed to forget the terrible economic climate quite so easily．At the launch of this year's TV show, Sir Alan announced that some episodes have been“specifically made towards recognition of what difficult times we are in”．
The tasks will as usual be tough tests of business wisdom。team-working and leadership skill．They will also make for some funny viewing．British viewers will be shaking their heads in disbelief at the crazy decisions of the wanna be apprentices．But perhaps the most entertaining feature of the show will be watching the hopefuls squirm(局促不安)and quarrel in the。boardroom．It is here they will have to explain just why they have failed each task so badly．
What drives people to take part in the show is difficult to say．Some are clearly motivated by the promise of a six-figure salary and some claim they want the experience of working with a successful businessman such as Sir Alan．One thing is for sure．the contestants will all gain some level of celebrity．The show is a regular ratings winner．
To date, there has been one big winner and that is the show's creator, Mark Burnett．Originating in the US, The Apprentice's winning format has been copied all over the world and with the hype(炒作)surrounding this latest series, it looks as though the show will have success for many years to come．
(1)
What's the aim of contestants'taking part in The Apprentice?
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A．
Tb acquire a good job．
B．
To meet famous people．
C．
To win some prize money．
D．
To obtain some experience．
(2)
What is special about this year's The Apprentice?
[ ]
A．
There will be more contestants．
B．
There will be more famous people．
C．
It is affected by the financial crisis．
D．
1t is supported by Sir Alan Sugar．
(3)
The tasks in The Apprentice lay emphasis on the following EXCEPT ________．
farmer，inventor，astronomer writer and antislavery supporter．He created the first American—built striking clock．
lt(一卷)of white cloth for his mother and looked around for someone to taik to．Benjamin’s heart jumped like a rabbit when he saw a friend holding a gold watch．Benjamin had always wanted to figure out how clocks and watches worked．The friend saw Benjamin and let him sit down for a good talk．
r two years，Benjamin farmed all day and worked on his wood pieces at night．In1753，two years after he had borrowed the watch，Benjamin put all the pieces together．Benjamin had made his own clock．