Nick is twenty-three and works in a middle school.Two and a half years ago he was ill in hospital and there he knew a beautiful nurse named Rita.The girl took good care of him and he made friends with her.They loved each other.About six months later they married.
Nick likes reading.When he comes home,he always reads some newspaper or books.Rita begins to cook in the kitchen And when the meat is roasted(烤),she always tells her husband to cut it in two.Then they begin to have supper together.After supper they go out for a walk,or they go to the cinema.And they enjoy themselves.
One day Nick planted trees with his students.They climbed up a mountain and worked hard.When he got home,he felt hungry.His wife roasted a piece of chicken that evening and told him to cut it.This time he chose a bigger piece of chicken for himself and gave her the smaller one.
"I remember,dear,"Rita said with a smile."When we married,you always gave me the bigger part.Why do you give me the smaller one now?"
Nick felt shy and didn't know what to say.He thought for a while and said,"You cook better now than before."
(1)
What does Nick do? He is______.
A.a teacher B.a nurse C.a doctor D.a player
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(2)
Why did Nick make friends with Rita? Because she__________.
A.worked in a hospital B.was good at roasting
C.worked hard D.took good care of him
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(3)
What did Nick choose for himself this? He chose___________.
A.the bigger part of the roast beef B.the smaller part of the roast chicken
C.the bigger part of the roast chicken D.the smaller part of the roast beef
I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden．While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him．
"What for?" I asked．
"I'm going to sell some of my stones," he answered．
Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over．
"I'm too busy to do that for you．Go and ask your mum for help," I said．
A short time later, Nick, returned with a sign, reading, " Stones, One Dollar Each"．He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden．There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair．
After half an hour, nobody passed by．I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn't．
Another half hour later, a small car came down the road．I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up．A woman rolled down a window and read the sign．I couldn't hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket．
I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me．Waving the dollar, he shouted, "I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar－if you believe in yourself, you can do anything．"
(1)
Why didn't the writer help his son?
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A．
Because his wife is better at making a sign．
B．
Because he didn't know what to write．
C．
Because he was busy sweeping leaves．
D．
Because he didn't want his son to sell the stones．
(2)
The underlined words "was fascinated with" mean ________．
