Jack Hawkins was the football coach at an American university, and he was always trying to find good players, but they weren’t always smart enough to be accepted by the university.

One day the coach brought an excellent young player to the president of the university and asked whether the student would be allowed to enter without an exam. "Well," the president said after some persuasion(劝说), "I’d better ask him a few questions as easy as ABC first."

Then he turned to the student and asked him some very easy questions, but the student didn’t know any of the answers.

At last the dean (院长) said, "Well, what‘s five times seven?"

The student thought for a long time and then answered, "Thirty-six."

________, but the coach said sincerely, "Oh, please let him in, sir! He was only wrong by two."

根据短文内容选择正确答案

1. What does the underlined word “as easy as ABC” probably means in this passage?

A. interesting B. very very easy C. hard

2.Some good player weren’t accepted by the university , because .

A. they couldn’t cooperate as a team

B. they were poor in playing skills

C. they were not good at studying.

3.One day the coach brought an excellent young player to the president of the university and asked whether the student would be allowed to enter without ____.

A. practice B. a game C an exam

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The excellent young player gave the right answer.

B. The coach gave the right answer.

C. Five times seven equals Thirty-five.

5.The sentence “_____________” will be the missing one in this passage.

A. The president threw up his hands and looked at the coach in disappointment

B. The president wasn’t surprised to hear that

C. The president nodded his head and looked at the coach happily

News Review

Head-on Train Crash On May 18,two trains had a head-on crash (正面相撞) near New York City. Over 250 people were on the trains then. About 60 people were hurt, but no deaths were reported.

Travel Time Tourists came together to Mount Tai on May 1.Over 180,000 tourists visited the place of great interest during the three-day holiday, from April 29 to May 1.

Brave Volunteer Liao Zhi, a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her 1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, arrived in Ya’an 13 hours after the earthquake. The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most, so she decided to come and offer help.

Tomato Competition A tomato competition was held in Huainan, Anhui Province, on April 16.The best tomatoes were chosen according to their shape, color and taste. The competition hoped to encourage the farmers to grow better tomatoes.

1.About people were hurt in the head-on crash.

A.18 B. 29 C. 60 D. 250

2.A lot of people visited Mount Tai .

A. 13 hours after the earthquake

B. on May 18

C. during the May Day holiday

D. on April 16

3.Zhi, the dance teacher from , came to Ya’an to offer help.

A. Huainan B. Chengdu C. Taishan D. New York

4.Liao Zhi lost her daughter and her legs .

A. in Wenchuan earthquake

B. in Ya’an earthquake

C. when she took a train

D. when she climbed mountains

5.The tomato competition in Anhui Province was held to .

A. help the people in Ya’an

B. save the people on the trains

C. forget the terrible time

D. help grow better tomatoes

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