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I think he’s determined that he won’t give in — see if you can _______the stubborn man.

A. get round    B. wipe out C. take over    D. see through

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James Stallman Rockefeller, the oldest-known U.S.Olympic medal winner and the former head of the bank that became Citigroup, died Tuesday.He was 102.Records of the U.S.Olympic Committee show that Rockefeller was the oldest American medal winner.He was the captain of Yale University's eight-man rowing team with coxswain that won gold at the 1924 Paris Olympics - beating the Canadian team by less than 16 seconds.The oars from the winning race and the gold medal were prominently displayed in Rockefeller's house."I think he was really proud of that - probably more than the bank career," said his grandson.

Rockefeller suffered a stroke on Thursday, said his grandson, who lived with him at his Greenwich home for two years, attributed his long life to a regimented(严密组织的) lifestyle: breakfast at eight a.m., lunch at 1 p.m., cocktails at 6 p.m.and dinner promptly at 7 p.m.. He liked plain food, without sauces or cheese, and plenty of fresh vegetables, including those grown in the garden of his estate.Rockefeller was in good health until shortly before he died.He drove his car up until last year and would review documents from the various charities and businesses he helped lead.

Rockefeller, born on June 8, 1902, was a grandson of William Rockefeller, who founded Standard Oil with his brother, John D.Rockefeller.He graduated from Yale in 1924 and served in the Airborne Command during World War II.He started at the bank, and then called the National City Bank, in 1930, following his uncle and grandfather, who were leaders of the bank. He became president in 1952, chairman in 1959 and retired in 1967.In 1955, under Rockefeller's leadership, the bank merged with the First National Bank of New York to form Citigroup.Rockefeller also was a director of numerous companies, including Pan American Airways, Northern Pacific Railroad, NCR and Monsanto, and served on the boards of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the American Museum of Natural History.

Rockefeller and his wife.Nancy Carnegie Rockefeller, had four children.His wife died in 1994.

1.Rockefeller lost his wife when he was____    ___.

    A.at the age of 91                     B.in his eighties               

    C.in his early nineties                D.in his 1994

2.We can learn from the passage that ____    ___.

    A.the American rowing team beat the Canadian team in less than 16 seconds in 1924.

    B.Rockefeller was the first American medal winner.

    C.James Stallman Rockefeller founded the National City Bank and was the first president.

    D.His grandson thought Rockefeller had long life because of a regimented lifestyle.

3.What we can infer from the passage is that ______.

    A.James Stallman Rockefeller is a great Olympic medal winner.

    B.James Stallman Rockefeller was in good health until he died.

    C.James Stallman Rockefeller was very active in American society.

    D.James Stallman Rockefeller was the only grandson of William Rockefeller.

 

 

Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30 and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club.At last,the traffic was moving.She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door,she nearly tripped over Sheba.

“Hey,Sheba,” she said,“I’ve got no time for you now,but I’ll take you out as soon as I get

back from tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously,she could hardly breathe.Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet(兽医)

When she got there,the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba,Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.

“Listen,doctor,I’m really in a rush to get to a meeting. Can I leave her with you,and go and get changed? I’ll be back in ten minutes to pick her up,and then I’ll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”

“Sure.” said the doctor.

Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes.As she was once more

 entering the hall,the phone by the door began to ring.

“This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately,” said the doctor’s voice.“I’m coming round right away,and the police will be there any time now.Wait outside!”

At that moment,a police car screeched to a stop outside the house.Two policemen got out and ran into the house.Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened.Then the doctor arrived.

“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.

“She’s fine,Joanne.I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now.”

Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man,who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.

“My God,” said Joanne,“how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”

“I think he must be a burglar.” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat:it turned out to be three human fingers.”

1.Joanne wanted to get back to her home again           

A.to dress up for the meeting                           B.to phone the police station

C.to catch the badly hurt burglar                        D.to wait for her dog to be cured  

2.From the passage we can infer that         

A.Sheba fought against the burglar

B.the police found the burglar had broken in

C.Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting at first

D.the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog

3.The underlined word a burglar in the last paragraph probably means ____________.

A. a cleaner         B. a physician        C. a thief           D. a murderer

4.In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is           

A.clever                      B.friendly                 C.frightening               D.devoted

 

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