Question

Here is a question I have often asked at dinner parties:

You're on an island with only one other person, your best friend. He's dying of cancer. In his final days, he tells you, "I have 100,000 dollars in a bank back home. When I die, make sure my son goes to medical school." Then he dies. But his son is a no-good playboy who has no interest in going to medical school and will waste that money away in a very short time. But your son is entering college, and he is willing to become a doctor. Which one do you give the money to for medical school?

I've asked this question of everyone from the president of a famous university to an ordinary young soldier, and it has never failed to get a discussion going. Everyone has an opinion, most of them different, but all of them correct. Sometimes this one topic lasts the whole evening.

1.Which of the following is TRUE to the passage?

A. Only the clever people can answer the question rightly.

B. Some people refuse to answer such a silly question.

C. Everyone at the dinner party seems to be interested in the question.

D. Most of the people have the same answer.

2.What the writer often says at dinner parties is _______.

A. not a true story B. a true story

C. a strange story D. just a joke

3.Why does the writer often ask people such a question? Because ______.

A. he wants to find the answer for a research

B. he is interested in such a question

C. he likes to make fun of people at parties

D. he wants to offer people a topic in which everyone could say something

4.Which of the following decisions is most likely NOT correct?

A. You give the money to your friend's son.

B. You give the money to your son for medical school.

C. You keep the money for your future medical care.

D. You keep the money for your friend's son.

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了作者总是喜欢在晚餐聚会上问一个问题。

1. this one topic lasts the whole evening.说明：这个问题很受人欢迎，一直讨论到整个晚上。故选C。

2. on an island with only one other person, your best friend.说明：这只是一个虚拟的故事背景，来引出问题。故选A。

3. has an opinion, most of them different, but all of them correct.说明：每个人都有一个观点，每个都不一样，但是每个都是正确的。故选D。

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