Mr. Green once worked in a big company.He was quite busy so that he couldn't do any reading.So he gave up (放弃) his job and opened a bookshop in the center of the town.It wasn't big but all the books were nice and most people liked to buy some there.When the shop was closed,he could read at home.He knew a lot and many learned people were glad to make friends with him.

It was Sunday and it was cold outside.Mr. Green was very busy.At nine in the evening all the buyers left,but a woman was still there.She was dressed up and seemed to be waiting for somebody there. Standing by the shelves,she looked over the books one after another,and made them in a terrible mess(混乱).Mr. Green came up to her and asked," Excuse me,madam.What can I do for you?"

"Your books are not interesting at all,"said the woman,"I want a delicious one."

"That's easy," Mr. Green smiled.He brought out a cookbook(菜谱) and said,"Here you are,madam."

1.Why did Mr. Green change his job? _________

A.He didn't like reading

B.He was too busy to read books

C.He liked the life in the center of the town

D.He wanted to write a cookbook himself

2.Most people liked to buy books in the shop because _________

A.the bookshop was in the center of the town

B.all the books were nice cookbooks

C.it was very large

D.the books there were all good for people

3.Which is WRONG? _________

A.Mr. Green liked to lend his books to the learned persons.

B.When Mr. Green came back home from the bookshop,he often did some reading.

C.Many learned people liked to make friends with Mr. Green.

D.At nine on that Sunday evening all the buyers left the bookshop except a woman.

4.From the story we know that "learned people" means_________

A.people who are free

B.people who are studying hard

C.people who have much knowledge

D.people who have much money

5.What's the most suitable(合适) ending of the story? _________

A.Mr. Green would make friends with the woman.

B.Mr. Green would teach the woman how to cook delicious food.

C.The woman left the bookshop without buying any books.

D.The woman bought many books in order to(为了) be a learned person.

Have you ever thought about what kind of job you would like to have when you grow up? Many people think that we can have only one job in our lifetime. We all know that this is not true, but quite a few people actually think this way. For example, when people choose a major (专业) in college, they think that the decisions they make now will decide their jobs for the rest of their lives. However, there are many examples where people became successful after changing their careers (职业) later in life.

J. K. Rowling, writer of the famous novel Harry Potter, was actually a school teacher before she began writing books. In fact, she was out of work before the first Harry Potter book came out.

Former US President Ronald Reagan began as an actor when he was a young man. He later decided that he wanted to do political work. This kind of passion (激情) finally led him to become President of the United States.

The famous 19th century artist Vincent Van Gogh was not a painter from the beginning. He once worked as an art salesman and later became a preacher. It was only 10 years before he died that he decided to become an artist.

Careers are always open to change. The important thing is to find what you are really good at or what you really want to do. Once you find that passion, it’s all a matter of how hard you try.

1.______ was a teacher before he (she) became famous.

A. Vincent Van Gogh B. Ronald Reagan

C. J. K. Rowling D. Harry Potter

2. The underlined word “political” in Paragraph 3 means ______ in Chinese.

A. 政治的 B. 艺术的 C. 文学的 D. 经济的

3. According to the passage, the most important thing to think of when choosing a career is ______.

A. what major you choose in college

B. how much money you can make

C. changing jobs as often as possible

D. finding what you really want to do

4. How is the passage organized? (Par = Paragraph)

A. Par 1→Pars 2~4→Par 5

B. Pars 1~2→Par 3→Pars 4~5

C. Par 1→Pars 2~3→Pars 4~5

D. Pars 1~2→Pars 3~4→Par 5

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