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  Susanne thought Allan’s wish to become a girl was probably from curiosity.

  It was the second morning after Allan’s 10th birthday.The hands of the clock pointed to 7∶20, only 40 minutes from school hours, but Allan was still sound asleep.Susanne tiptoed into her son’s room:the red applied on his lips by his sisters was still there; what surprised her most was that her pinkish undershirt which had long been missing and her eldest daughter’s favorite green mini-skirt were also on the boy.Is this only a childish joke?A scene that had happened on her son’s birthday came to her:when asked about his birthday wish, Allan was silent for a moment and then whispered to her ears, “I wish to make a girl, mum.”

  Susanne went out and rang up to Allan’s teacher asking for a day’s leave.At about 7∶40, Allan ran out of his room, screaming,“Mum, I will be late for school!”Susanne noticed her son had changed into his night-suit with a pattern of little bears.

  “My dear,”said Susanne difficultly,“you needn’t go to school today.I’d like to have a word with you.”Allan’s shining eyes dimmed suddenly.He walked to his mother and sat down, his head drooped.After a moment of silence, Allan raised his head, eyes filled with tears.“Mum, I really want to make a girl.”Susanne stared at her son, tears rolling down her face too.As for a mother with four daughters but one son, you can imagine her breast of the moment.

  Susanne was not an open mother.She didn’t think it was too late to set right Allan:he was only 10, after all.All the day Susanne did one thing-advising Allan give up the idea, while the son was silent all the way, instead of crying or quarrelling like other children.As a result, Allan gave in to mother.He even offered to return all that didn’t belong to him:mother’s shirt, her sisters’ skirt and lipstick.

  In the later days, Allan seemed to come back to normal:playing football with neighboring boys, wearing a boy’s suit, even with a tie….

  On the morning of Feb.12, 2008, however, Susanne found another Allan in his room.He had on a white skirt and a red scarf, which was hanging him on the ceiling.

  On the desk was a note:Mum, I am flying to God, who will change me into a girl.

(1)

From what Allan said and acted, we can conclude ________.

[  ]

A.

his curiosity led him to the wish to become a girl

B.

he just made a childish joke when acting as a girl

C.

when saying he wished to be a girl he meant what he said

D.

his sisters tried to turn him into a girl but he didn’t wish to

(2)

Why did Susanne decide to talk with Allan?

[  ]

A.

She realized there was much wrong with Allan.

B.

Allan formed the habit of stealing others’ things.

C.

Allan liked staying up instead of going to school.

D.

Allan had too strong a curiosity about girls.

(3)

When Susanne said she wanted to talk with him, Allan ________.

[  ]

A.

was puzzled what she would talk about

B.

was aware what she would speak about

C.

would not like to have such a sad talk

D.

was sad that he couldn’t go to school

(4)

What happened to Allan in the end?

[  ]

A.

He turned into a girl

B.

He returned to normal

C.

He met God for help

D.

He died for his dream

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C

Wearing ties was originally the mark of Britain’s most powerful classes, which made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect. And that led it to be adopted by a much larger tribe-the business tribe.

You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery. So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used your brain to make a living, rather than your hands. It showed you were serious. It showed you were a professional. It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one. It was just impossible to take seriously a man who didn’t wear a piece of colored silk around his neck.

This is how millions of people came to be wearing ties across the world. They are part of the uniform of business.

“Ties offer a point of indifference,” says John Milne, head of the British Guide of Tie Makers, “They give a chance to say something about their own personality.”

So if you happen to meet a man with a very brightly colored tie, there is a good chance that he is the office joker. There is also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly colored socks.

Is there a future for ties? The signs are not promising. Tie wearing seems to be rare among the new bread of entrepreneurs(创业者) in the Internet and new technology industries. Many political leaders, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now go without ties. This shows they are men of the people-but not the people wearing ties.

Up until around 1960, it was common for men across the western world to wear hats as part of their business uniform. That changed with the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United States. Kennedy never wore a hat-in fact his nickname was “hatless Jack”. Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to, either. Hats simply vanished across the Western world. Perhaps “tieless Tony” (former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair) will have the same effect as “hatless Jack”.

66.In Britain, ties were first used as a sign to show a person’s __________.

       A.personality       B.social position  C.wearing style    D.favorite hobby

67.In the business world, wearing a tie was necessary because _________.

       A.it showed you used your brain       B.it showed you got a good salary

       C.it showed you were an employer    D.it showed you were well-equipped

68.The underlined word “vanished” in this passage may mean _________.

       A.sold  B.washed     C.appeared   D.disappeared

69.The writer may hold the opinion that _____________.

       A.Blair is the best leader in the world

       B.Kennedy is the best leader in the world

       C.millions of people will go to work without a tie

       D.people will wear hats instead of ties

70.Which of the following statements is TURE according to the passage?

       A.If you are a professional, you can’t wear a tie in Britain

       B.The tie will become more fashionable and popular in the future

       C.It was the election of John F.Kennedy to the presidency of the United States that changed the fact that wearing hats as part of their business uniform

       D.Men across the western world didn’t wear hats as part of their business uniform until around 1960

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