In a New York street, a small truck hit a big tree. The truck was full of glasses and they were all broken. The driver came out of the truck and looked at the broken glasses. He was very sad and people in the street felt sorry for him. Then an old man walked over to the driver. He looked at him for a few minutes and said, “My poor boy! I think you must pay a lot for this.” “Yes,” was the sad answer.

“Well, well,” said the old man, “hold out your hat—here’s some money for you, and I can say that some of these people will give you a helping hand, too.” Then he walked away.

The driver held out his hat and over a hundred people came and put their money in it. At last, the driver took out a bag and put all the money in it. Then he looked at the people and said, “Well, thank you very much. But you didn’t know that the old man is the owner of the truck. I’m driving and making money for him.”

1.What did the truck hit?

A. An old man. B. A big tree.

C. Some glasses. D. A big hat.

2.How did the driver feel when he looked at the broken glasses?

A. Afraid and excited. B. Pleased and frightened.

C. Unhappy and worried. D. Surprised and happy.

3.Why did people give the driver money?

A. Because they felt sorry for him.

B. Because the knew the old man.

C. Because they wanted to help the old man.

D. Because they were the driver’s friends

4. From the passage we know that .

A. The old gave the young man a hat

B. The old man was the driver’s father

C. The driver became rich

D. The driver had to give the money to the old man

The Apple computer is very popular in the world, but the designer of the Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, of which few people saw the value. Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out(退学)half way.

Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there only a few months and then he set out to tour India. He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better.

After he returned from India, he began to live on a farm in California. And then, in 1975, Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage(车库). He gave the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent on an orchard(果园) in Oregon.

His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily, he died of illness in 2011.

1. Steve Jobs ______ when he was at school.

A . was an outstanding student

B. wasn’t the best student

C. didn’t learn anything

D. was the worst student

2. The underlined word “value” means_____.

A. chance B. importance C. hope D. difference

3.Steve Jobs _____.

A. received excellent college education

B. didn’t go to college at all

C. didn’t finish his college education

D. didn’t go to school

4.Steve Jobs named his computer “Apple” because _____.

A. apple was his favorite

B. he wanted to remember the happy time on the orchard

C. the computer was designed on the orchard

D. the computer was like an apple

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