Tom was a clever boy,but his parents were poo...

Tom was a clever boy,but his parents were poor,so he had to work in his spare time and during his holidays to pay for his education.In spite of this,he managed to get to the university,but it was so expensive to study there that during the holiday he found it necessary to get two jobs at the same time so as to make enough money to pay for his studies.

One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher's shop（肉店）during the day-time,and another in a hospital at night.In the shop,he learned to cut meat quite nicely,so the butcher often left him to do all the serving while he went to the back room to do the accounts.In the hospital,on the other hand,he was,of course,allowed to do the simplest jobs,like helping to lift people and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another.Both at the butcher's shop and at the hospital,Tom had to wear white clothes.

One evening at the hospital,Tom had to carry a woman from her bed to the place where she was to have an operation.The woman was already feeling frightened at the thought of the operation before he came to get her,but when she saw Tom,that finished her.

"No!No!"she cried."Not my butcher!I won't be operated on by my butcher!"and fainted away（昏厥）.

1.Tom tried to earn enough money by　　　 .

A. cutting meat quickly　　 B. doing two part-time jobs

C. studying in the university　　 D. cooking in a butcher's shop

2.Tom was a student,but at the same time he was　　　 .

A. a butcher and a doctor　　 B. a manager and a doctor

C. an assistant　　 D. an accountant

3.What can we infer from the text?

A. The woman patient recognized Tom.

B. Tom always got high grades in his study.

C. Tom's parents never gave him money to study.

D. The doctors in the hospital felt unsatisfied with Tom.

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Bob was a clever college student, but his family was poor, so he had to work after class and during his holidays to get enough money for his studies.

One summer he got a job in a butcher's shop (肉店) during the day time, and another in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learned to cut and sell meat. He did so well that the butcher went into a room behind the shop to do all the accounts ( 算账) .In the hospital, of course, Bob was told to do only the easiest jobs. He helped to lift people and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both in the butcher's shop and in the hospital, Bob had to wear white clothes.

One evening in the hospital, Bob had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the operating - room. The woman already felt frightened when she thought about the operation. When she saw Bob coming to get her, she felt even more frightened.

"No! No!" she cried. "Not a butcher! I won't let a butcher operate on me!" with these words ,she fainted away.

1.Bob had to work after class and during his holidays because_________.

A. his father told him to make more friends

B. he wanted to become a rich man

C. his family couldn’t support him

D. he had nothing to do at home.

2.One summer Bob_________.

A. wanted to become not only a butcher but also a doctor.

B. got two different jobs at two places

C. was free only at night

D. worked only during the daytime

3.In the hospital, Bob's job was_________.

A. to take care of the wounded soldiers

B. to give the doctor's advice

C. to find out what was wrong with the sick people

D.to carry the sick people from one place to another

4.When the woman saw Bob,_________.

A. she was so frightened that she fainted away

B. She was frightened and then got so excited that she fainted away.

C. She was very disappointed

D. She was quite pleased

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Bob was an unknown doctor.

B. Bob was a butcher and he studied at college in the evening.

C. When the woman saw Bob, she thought he was going to operate on her.

D. Bob worked in a butcher's shop and helped to do the accounts.

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Jack was a college student. His parents were poor, so he had to work in his spare time to pay for his education. He1. _____________ (find) it necessary to get two part-time jobs at the same time so as to earn enough money.

One summer he managed 2.___________ (get) a job in a butcher’s shop during the daytime, and another in a hospital at night. In the butcher’s(屠夫) shop, he learnt to cut meat up quite 3. _________ (nice), so the butcher often left him to do all the serving. In the hospital, 4. ____ the other hand, he5._____________ (allow) to do only the simplest jobs, like helping to lift people and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both at the butcher’s shop and at the hospital, Jack had to wear white clothes.

One evening at the hospital, Jack had to help 6.______woman from her bed to the place 7. __________ she was to have an 8.___________ (operate). The woman was already feeling 9.__________ (frighten) at the thought of the operation before he came to get her, 10.__________ when she saw Jack, she fainted away.

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His family was poor, but his parents _________to send him to a key middle school where he felt happy and did quite well.

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His family was poor, but his parents _________to send him to a key middle school where he felt happy and did quite well.

A. tried                        B. do try                C. did manage           D. do managed

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His grandpa was so poor at that time that he had to get up at________dawn every day and walk to the factory in________distance.

A. ×; a                                B. ×; the                     C. a; the                               D. the; the

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Mr. Parker was born in a poor family and his father couldn’t send him to school. The boy had to help his parents to do some farming and learned English and maths by himself when he was free. Later on he was made to leave his home village and hoped to find a job in a city. And as soon as war broke out, he joined the army. He couldn’t forget his terrible past and fought with the enemies bravely. So he became a general when he was fifty. He was honest and friendly to his soldiers and often punished those who tried to pocket a portion of the soldiers’ pay (克扣军饷). And his soldiers liked him very much.

Once Mr. Parker heard from a soldier. In the letter the young man said the food in their military camp was very bad and he wished the general could go to find out the reasons, the old man went there at once, without telling anybody. He went in the kitchen and examined everything carefully and found it was very dirty. Then he went in the soldiers’ bedrooms and found there were a lot of fleas. He became angry and asked the soldiers, “What do you think of your food, young men?”

The soldiers saw their officer standing by the general and said nothing Only a new soldier said, “Very bad, sir!”

“What did you have for lunch today?” asked Mr. Parker.

“A fried chicken, some fish and pork, a cake, six eggs and I had three cups of wine.”

“Really?” Mr. Parker called out in surprise. “It’s the King’s lunch, I think!”

“So do I, General,” said the young man. “But it’s my birthday today. I paid three hundred dollars for them all in the restaurant!”

1.Mr. Parker was respected because 　　　　　　　 .

A. he was friendly to everybody

B. he cared about his soldiers

C. he was strict with the officers

D. he paid attention to the soldiers letters

2.Mr. Parker went to the military camp to 　　　　　　　　 .

A. look for the soldier who wrote to him

B. find out if the matter in the letter was true

C. inspect the kitchens

D. punish the cooks

3.The soldiers didn’t say anything because 　　　　　　　　 .

A. they were afraid of the general　　 B. they thought their foods were good

C. the officer followed the general　　 D. the general didn’t agree with them

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The naughty boy had wanted to play football with the kids in the street, but his parents warned him ____.

A. not to             B. not to do           C. to do         D. of doing

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It was the boy,rather than his teachers,that______for what the boy had done.

A. were to blame　　 B. were to blamed

C. was to blame　　 D. was to be blamed

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It was the boy, rather than his teachers, that _____________ for what the boy had done.

A. were to blame 　 B. were to be blamed

C. was to blame　　 D. was to be blamed

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