There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee(委员会), the students would be in fear , because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave . A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again . Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.

The professor began to ask. .The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.

Then the professor asked about the cure(药剂,疗法)for the illness , and the student , too , answered just as right . “Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?”

“A full spoon,” answered the student.

“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get,” said the professor. At the same time the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given .Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr. Professor, I’ve made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for the patient. He can take only five drops. ”

“I’m sorry, sir,” said the professor coldly, “but it’s too late. Your patient has died. ”

1.The students were afraid of the professor because _______ .

A.they often angered and disappointed him

B.their answers often astonished him

C.their answers seldom satisfied him

D.he often misunderstood them and gave them bad marks

2.The student’s description of the illness was ________ .

A.not correct                            B.not satisfying

C.completely discouraging                  D.accepted

3.Before he left the room the student was almost sure that _________ .

A.he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the mark

B.his last answer had been wrong

C.he had made a mistake

D.he had not done well in the exam

4.Which guess is the most reasonable from the passage?

A.The student must have passed the exam.

B.The student may not have passed the exam.

C.The student must have been very happy when he heard, “ Your patient has died . ”

D.The professor must have been very pleased and given the student a good mark.

 

So the evening turned to night, and the night turned to morning. And before I knew it , the SAT was before me. I wasn’t sure  if I was ready, but I knew one thing: I wanted to get it over with.

SAT for the students is like tooth pulling. For those smart Asian kiddos, it’s like walking through the park: easy and carefree. For me, a Chinese American, …it’s: walking through the park and then tripping on a stone.

As I arrived outside of the dining hall, already a mob of students were sitting, talking, or standing silently waiting to get in. Jones students are lucky not only to have such a testing center at school, but also the feeling of their home school where it feels comfortable and familiar.

“ID, please,” my former math teacher asked at the door.

“Okay.” She looked over my ID, checked off my name on her list, and pointed towards the dining hall tables inside.

With hesitation, I picked up my feet and was directed to a large round table in the middle of the dinning hall. At least fourteen people could sit at this table but only four were allowed to take their test here.

“I’m glad it’s multiple choices.” I heard one student say. All the questions on the test have five choices except for one math section where they have only four. If you get an answer wrong, you don’t get any point, plus you get a penalty of a 1/4 point. If you don’t answer a question, you don’t get any point, nor penalties.

When everyone had a seat and the actual SAT I booklet in front of them, the proctor of the test called for our attentions. “In front of you, you should have a SAT I test and a scantron(答题卡). Please do not open the test booklet until I say so.” He then went on to talk about the procedures, the amount of time, signature of honesty, etc. After thirty minutes of instruction reading, he gave us all a solemn expression before saying, “You may begin now. Good luck.”

I could hear a hundred booklets being opened and pencils scratching the surface. I looked to my right, I looked to my left, I did a quick prayer for whoever was in charge up in the heavens, and started my test. At least I wouldn’t know my score until summer time.

1.How did the author feel before the test?

A.Confident.         B.Carefree.          C.Confused.         D.Nervous.

2.Jones students are lucky because __________.

A.they can take the test in a dining hall

B.they can talk during the test

C.they can take the test in their home school

D.they have their math teacher supervising the test

3.By the underlined sentence, the writer intends to say that_________.

A.the test would be so difficult that she might not pass it

B.the test seemed easy but she still needed to be careful with it

C.the test would be much easier for her than for the other Asian students

D.she found herself not as smart as the other Asian students

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.Fourteen students sat around a large round table, taking the test.

B.There were four math problems on the test.

C.You will lose more points if you get the answer wrong than if you give up the question.

D.The proctor announced the instructions as soon as the test began.

 

I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 18, when the 31  rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles home. On the  32  was Marty Bandera, a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft(草稿) of my novel three weeks earlier. “ I have a couple of 33 ,” Bandera said.

“First, how old are you?” “I’m 48,” I replied.

“Are you in good 34 ?” “Yes, excellent. What’s this about?”

“I’ve sold your novels 35 one and a half million dollars.”

I sat down in 36 . I had written over fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been 37 by the publishers. I suppose many people would have been 38 , but not me. Each time, I just 39 writing another one. My husband advised me to find something else to do, but I refused to 40 . Seeing this book 41 was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It’s a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller 42 two weeks after publication!

I got my first lesson in story 43 from my grandmother. She used to read me stories. She was the one who gave me a 44 of words. She sparked(激发) my 45  and she has been a 46  influence on me. I always had stories running through my 47  and as soon as I could write I 48  them down on paper.

I married young and I have three children, but I never stopped writing, 49  novels between doing the diapers(婴儿的尿布) and dishes. I am writing another novel now. Yes, my 50 has changed my life。

1.

A.phone

B.bell

C.clock

D.alarm

 

2.

A.step

B.line

C.side

D.doorway

 

3.

A.novels

B.things

C.questions

D.problems

 

4.

A.wealth

B.health

C.care

D.order

 

5.

A.to

B.in

C.on

D.for

 

6.

A.need

B.joy

C.delight

D.astonishment

 

7.

A.rejected

B.received

C.judged

D.lost

 

8.

A.worried

B.angry

C.discouraged

D.excited

 

9.

A.couldn’t help

B.got down to

C.got used to

D.went on

 

10.

A.shut down

B.find out

C.give up

D.set aside

 

11.

A.sold

B.published

C.printed

D.passed

 

12.

A.books

B.shops

C.record

D.list

 

13.

A.writing

B.organizing

C.telling

D.reading

 

14.

A.use

B.love

C.meaning

D.respect

 

15.

A.hope

B.efforts

C.novels

D.imagination

 

16.

A.lasting

B.normal

C.careful

D.general

 

17.

A.mind

B.book

C.voice

D.work

 

18.

A.pulled

B.put

C.broke

D.looked

 

19.

A.thinking

B.reading

C.developing

D.translating

 

20.

A.friend

B.age

C.success

D.failure

 

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