From age eight to eleven, I attended a small school in Bath, England.It was a small school of four classes with about twenty-five children in each class according to age.For the most part, one teacher had to teach all subjects to the children in the class.However, sometimes the headmaster, Mr.Ronald Broaches, would come in and spend an hour or so, teaching some subjects in which he was especially interested.He was a large man with a very happy nature.He had a sense of humor and loved telling the children small stories that would make us laugh.He was a very nice man and had a great influence on many of the children.In my own case, I found that he took great interest in me and he quickly found that I enjoyed puzzles.He would often stop me as I was going to class and take a piece of paper out of his pocket, often with a puzzle already on it.The puzzles were usually mathematical or logical(逻辑的).As time went on, they slowly got more difficult, but I loved them.Not only that, they made me interested in math and problem-solving that stays with me to this day.They also showed me that intellectual(智力的)activity was enjoyable when the correct answers were found, but perhaps more importantly it was great fun.To this day, I can remember Mr.Broaches' cheerful cry of“Well done!”whenever I got a problem right.The simple communication(交流)with a man whom I loved greatly has had a deep influence on my life.I shall forever be thankful that we met each other.Mr.Broaches died just two weeks after I had won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.Unluckily, I had no chance to speak to him before he died.I learnt later he had heard of my success and I will hope that he knew the deep influence he had made on my life.
(1)
There were ________ children in each class when Richard was in the school in Bath, England.
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A.
4
B.
8
C.
11
D.
25
(2)
From the text, we can learn that ________.
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A.
the puzzles made the students laugh
B.
the students were afraid of the headmaster
C.
the puzzles made Richard enjoy math
D.
the headmaster never taught in school
(3)
The writer felt sorry because ________.
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A.
Mr.Broaches had passed away before he won the Nobel Prize
B.
he didn't express his thanks before Mr.Broaches died