15．This experience with his baby helped the father ______ ．

A．to know his baby better

B．to know better how to educate his students

C．to change his opinions towards TV

D．to know better about the new generation

14．The baby seemed to be ______ at the sight of the TV set．

A．excited　　　 B．surprised　 C．bored　　 D．pleased

13．Why did the father bring a TV set into his son’s room？

A．To enjoy some interesting programs together with his son．

B．To help himself pass the long hours ahead of him．

C．To help his son fall asleep sooner．

D．To keep his son from making noises．

12．How many ways are mentioned in the ad for people to get in touch with the Harcourt Learning Direct？

A．One．　　 B．Two．　 C．Three．　　 D．Four．

D

One hot night last August，I tried everything I could think of-a warm bottle，songs etc．to make him fall into sleep，but he just couldn’t do it．Since I believed that a long night was waiting for me ahead，I had no choice but to bring a TV into his room to kill off the hours until dawn．I was surprised that the moment I turned on the TV the baby became quiet right away and fixed his little eyes brightly on the screen．Not willing to waste an opportunity for sleep，I then tiptoed out of the room ，leaving him to watch the boring TV programs．

I heard no more of the baby's crying that night and the next morning when I went into his room ，I found him still watching TV by himself．I found there was a metaphor(暗喻)in my baby's behavior(行为)for the new generation．When I gave my boy some books to go over，he only spit upon them；when I read to him ，he did not feel comfortable．And so it is in the schools with my students．I find that our students don't read and they look down upon reading and make light of those of us who teach it．All they want to do is watch TV．After this experience with the baby，however，I have drawn a conclusion：“Let them watch it！”If television is that much more attractive to children than books，why should we fight against it？ Let them watch what they want！

11．It seems to the writer that the greatest attraction for people to take their training is______．

A．its convenience

B．the degree’s nation-wide recognition

C．the economic benefit(利益)it will bring about

D．the hot fields the training will help people to enter

10．What does the writer of this ad intend to say by naming General Electric，IBM ，Ford， etc．？

A．To show that their training is widely used in the country．

B．To show that the training program is fully supported by famous companies in the U．S．

C．To prove the value of their training in every area．

D．To show the importance of getting recognized by the most famous companies．

9．Which of the following is NOT clearly mentioned in this advertisement？

A．The way how you will get your degree．

B．Tuition price．

C．The hot fields you will be preparing yourself for．

D．The length of time it will take you to get a degree．

8．This advertisement aims at calling on people to．

A．attend full-time universities

B．work part time to further their education

C．improve their education at home to get better jobs

D．earn their degrees in different ways that suit them

7．Which of the following is true according to this passage？

A．Anne Harper doesn’t wish to be a woman because she has a very good job．

B．The door to good jobs are never open to women．

C．According to Anne Harper，most of women don’t wish they were a man．

D．Anne Harper doesn’t believe the present situation for women will change completely very soon．

C

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6．Some of the men who are against women going out to work because they think______．

A．women’s going to work will reduce job chances for men

B．it will make men less respectable

C．the best place for a woman is her home

D．men will not be able to do jobs they are best at