David came from a poor family. When he finished his school,he was given a wonderful present. t4Some of my friends got new clothes and a few rich boys even got new cars”’ he remembered. “My father reached into his trousers pocket and took something out. I held out my hand,and he let my prevSent drop onto it—a nickel (5 分镍币) !”

   “Dad ‘said to me, ‘Buy a newspaper with that. Read every word of it. Then turn to the classified (分类的) section and get yourself a job. Get into the world. It's all yours now!

   “I always thought that was a great joke my father had played on me until a few years later when I was in the army,sitting in a foxhole (散兵 坑) ,and thinking about my family and my life. It was then that I came to know that my friends had got only new cars,or only new clothes. My father has given me the whole world. What a great present! ”

11. What did David get as a present when he left school?

   A. New clothes. B. A new car.

   C. Nothing. D. A nickel.

12. David's father asked him to read the newspaper to .

   A. find interesting stories

   B. find himself a job

   C. study hard

   D. learn more things from it

13. Some years went by and David became a .

   A. doctor   B. teacher

   C. soldier   D. driver

14. In the end David understood the present that his father gave him was .

   A. great   B. unimportant

   C. beautiful   D. useless

15. From this passage,we learn that success depends on .

   A. oneself   B. a good family

   C. friends   D. money

   

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