47. Why did the professor come back? _________

A. He returned back for a document.　　　　　 B. He was free that day.

C. He found something wrong in his house.

D. He saw Carl enter his house.

46.　　 The reason for Carl cut the end of the gun off is that ________.

A. the end of the gun was useless　 B. the gun was too long for him to hide

C. the end cost a lot of money　　　　　　 D. the end of the gun was broken

45.　　 According to the passage, Carl wanted to steal because ________.

A.　　　 He was interested in collecting antique vases and furniture.

B.　　　　 He hated his neighbor very much.

C.　　　　 He needed money at the time.

D.　　　 He is a professional thief.

44. What kind of person does the writer seem to be? _________

A. She seems to be someone with strong opinions.

B. She doesn’t seem to be very confident.

C. She is mainly interested in making money.

D. She sees running a business as just a job.

B

Carl lost his job. The poor man had so little money that he spent his days at home. He wanted his neighbor’s room, where an old professor lived. He found that the room was full of antique(古董)furniture and vases. Then an idea came up to his mind, “Why not take an antique vase? I could sell it for a lot of money.”

Carl had an old gun. It had been his great-grandfather’s favorite thing long time before. Carl didn’t want to use the gun but he thought, “Anything could happen.” He wanted to hide the gun under his coat but it was too long, so he cut the end off.

Next morning he watched the professor leaving home. Carl broke the window and entered the house. He reached his hands towards a bit vase when he heard a noise. Someone entered the house. It was the professor. He had forgotten to take an important document. Carl became afraid and pulled out the gun. “I haven’t stolen anything. Don’t come near or I’ll shoot,” cried Carl. “With that gun?” asked the professor, “you can’t shoot with that antique gun. Its place is in a museum.”

“Really?” asked Carl. “How much is it worth?”

“It was worth about 17,000 dollars,” said the professor, “but now you can get 10 dollars for it.”

“Why?” asked Carl.

The professor said, “Because its end is missing.”

43. From the text, we known that the writer likes to employ __________

A. workers who can explain her idea

B. workers who get on well with the public

C. workers who have their own families

D. workers who have the same attitudes as she does

42. How does the writer feel about the business she runs? _________

A. She doesn’t care about success if her children are fed.

B. It is not like any other company.

C. She just runs it for her own entertainment.

D. It is likely to become even more successful.

41.　　 What’s the writer’s main purpose of writing this text? ___________

A. To tell the reader her life story.　　　 　 B. To share her ideas with the reader.

C. To introduce the content of her book.

D. To tell the reader what her family is like.

39. A. before　 　　 　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　 C. shyly　　　　　　　　 D. and

38. A. adds　　　　　　　　　 B. tells　　　　　　　　　 C. repeats　　　　　　　　　　 D. cries