28. We learn that Bill Clinton’s father ________.

A.died before Bill Clinton was born　 B.died when Bill Clinton was a few months old

C.left his wife after Bill Clinton was born　 D. was his mother’s second husband

27. One who took too much of the laughing gas _________．

A．would laugh all the time　　　　 B．would die

C．would never feel pain　　　　　 D. would be very calm

C

President Clinton was born in the little southern town of Hope, Arkansas, on August 19,1946. But his name was not Bill Clinton. It was William Jefferson Blythe. His mother named his for his father, who had been killed in a car accident a few months before he was born. When Bill was four years old, his mother married Roger Clinton who then legally became Bill’s father. Roger Clinton and Bill’s mother had a son, Roger Jr.

　　 Bill Clinton studies international affairs at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C. He won a Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University in Britain. There, he met other students with whom he has continued life-long friendships. One of them is Robert Reich, who was just nominated to be Secretary of Labor. After Oxford, Bill Clinton earned a law degree at Yale University.

　　 In 1973, Bill Clinton became a law professor at the University of Arkansas, but he was too interested in politics to stay at the university. He campaigned for the House of Representatives but was defeated. In 1976, he was elected General for the state of Arkansas, the state government’s chief lawyer.

　　 Two years later, Bill Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas. He was defeated for re-election after his first two-year term. But he was elected Governor again in 1982. He has been re-elected to that office every two years since then.

　　 Bill Clinton married lawyer Hillary Rodham Rodham in 1975. She kept Rodham as her last name until it became an issue during her husband’s 1980 campaign for governor. Since then, she has been known as Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Clintons have a daughter, Chelsea.

26. If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on, he _________．

A．felt nothing　　　　　　　 B．felt very comfortable 　

C．still felt pain　　　　　　 D．would die

25. Using the laughing gas, the people did not seem to _________．

A．be afraid of anything　　　　 B．feel pain

C．want to go to the parties　　 D．be ill

24. Long ago，when the sick man was operated on, he _________．

A．could feel nothing　　　　 B. could not want anything

C．could feel all the pain　　　 D．could do anything

23. From the women’s answers, we can see　_______.

A. they generally don’t know as much about computer as men do

B. they want to use a computer without turning it on

C. they can’t make up their minds when to buy a new computer

D. they love computers as much as they love their husbands

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B

　 No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon(外科医生)and part of it taken out．Today，however，we needn’t worry about feeling pain during the operation．The sick person falls into a kind of sleep，and when he awakes， the operation is finished．But these happy conditions are fairly new．

　 Long ago，operation usually had to be done while the sick man could feel everything．The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best to save him．He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off，and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched．

　 Soon after 1770，Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called “laughing gas”．Laughing gas became known in America．Young men and women went to parties to try it． Most of them spent their time laughing，but one man at a party，Horace Wells，noticed that people didn’t seem to feel pain when they were using this gas．He decided to make an experiment on himself．He asked a friend to help him．

　 Wells took some of the gas，and his friend pulled out one of Wells’ teeth．Wells felt no pain at all．

　 As he didn’t know enough about laughing gas，he gave a man less gas than he should have．The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out．

　 Wells tried again，but this time he gave too much of the gas，and the man died．Wells never forgot this terrible event．

22. Why did the man ask people such a strange question?　

A. Because he was a marketing director of a computer company.

B. Because he was not sure whether to use “she” or “he” for his computer.

C. Because he wanted to make special computers for men and women.

D. Because he was planning an advertisement for his computer.

21. In fact, computers really　_______.

A. should be referred to as “she”　　　　 B. should be talked about as “he”

C. are neither “she” nor “he”　　　　　　 D. are either “he” or “she”

3. As soon as you get one, you find yourself spending half your money on accessories (附件) for it.

2. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in the long-term memory and will be remembered forever.