Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale and Columbia were opened soon after Harvard.

In the earlier years these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.

In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyer could study in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.

As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.

Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer all.

1.In the early years, people learned _______ in colleges.

A. medicine B. Latin and Greek C. law

2.Most of college graduates became _______ in the early years.

A. ministers or teachers B. lawyers C. doctors

3.Which of the following is not TRUE according to the passage?

A. In the early years, everyone could go to college.

B. In the early years, different colleges majored in same field.

C. More and more courses were taught in colleges with the improvement of knowledge.

4.Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught in Harvard?

a. law b. French and German c. Latin and Greek d. medicine e. American history

A. d-b-e-c-a B. a-d-b-c-e C. c-d-a-b-e

5.Nowadays college students _______.

A. must learn Latin and Greek

B. go to different smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning.

C. learn the same subjects.

A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

"What's the problem?" the vet asked him when he arrived.

"My cow's ill," the farmer said. "I don't know what's the matter with her. She's lying down and won't eat. She's making a strange noise."

The vet looked over the cow. "She~s certainly iii," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."

He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."

"How should I give them to her?" the farmer asked.

The vet gave him a tube(管子) and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, and then put the pills in the tube and blow. That will make it."

The next day the farmer sat outside his house and looked more worried.

"Howls your cow?" the vet asked.

"No change," the farmer said, "and I am feeling very strange myself. I did what you said. I put the tube in the cow~s mouth and then put two pills down it."

"And?" the vet asked.

"The cow blew first, and blew the pills to my mouth," the farmer said.

1.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow_____________ .

A. couldn't lie down B. didn't eat the pills

C. couldn't make any noise D. was ill

2.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A. A bottle of pills. B. A long tube.

C. Two 'pills. D. A small box.

3.The vet taught the farmer how______________ .

A. to blow the tube B. to make the cow take the pills

C. to take the medicine D. to put the tube in his mouth

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The farmer took the pills himself.

B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.

C. The vet came to help the farmer the next day.

D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.

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