There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee, 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 (藥劑) for 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 make a mistake! A full spoon is too much for a 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(誤解) them and give them bad marks

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

A. not correct   B. not satisfied    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 was satisfying

C. he had made a mistake

D. he had not done well in the exam.

4.Which of the following is Not true?

A. The patient will be in danger if he’s taken as much as a full spoon.

B. The doctor will be in trouble if he’s given the patient a full spoon.

C. Since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he takes only one full spoon at a time.

D. If the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time.

5.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.

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　　Only a hundred years ago, people seldom traveled far out of their birth place. Books were very expensive and there were few national newspapers and no radio or television. In fact, most people spent their time talking and listening. Only a very small quantity of reading and writing went on and many people were unable to read or write. For this reason, native dialects(方言)grew up and people spoke the way their parents and grandparents spoke. A woman from Cornwall who traveled just as far as London would find herself in a place where people spoke what was almost a different language.

　　Sometimes it is hard to take in just how much things have changed. You are used to owning books and having them around, to reading magazines and newspapers and to a choice of national television and radio programs. You, and everyone around you, are used to traveling not just in the British Islands but all over the world. Modern science has changed our life and distances have been made shorter. It might have taken that Cornwall woman three days to travel to London. Now it takes less than two hours by air, less than four hours by train and less than six hours by road.

　　The result of this is that the language we use is becoming more national and the dialects are dying out. Writing, printing and broadcasting have speeded up this change as one dialect has come to be used by more and more people. This is the dialect called standard (標準的) English which was first used outside London in the south and east Midlands.

1．From the information given in the passage we know that a century ago ________.

[　　]

A．people wouldn't like to leave their birth place

B．there were neither books nor newspapers

C．not many people could read and write

D．people learned to read and write from their parents and grandparents

2．If a woman who lived in Comwall a hundred years ago went to London, she would find ________.

[　　]

A．London was far from her birth place

B．London was a strange city

C．London people used a very difficult language

D．she could hardly understand what London people spoke

3．Things have changed so much that people are not used to ________ any more.

[　　]

A．watching TV and listening to the radio

B．reading books and magazines

C．traveling just within the British Islands

D．traveling the world over

B
Once a New Zealand teacher asked where I live. “In the white building,” I answered.
“At our university both girls and boys live in the same dormitory.” I added.
Beyond my expectation（出乎意料）, however, my attempt（努力）to show I am speaking American English（AE） turned out to be something else. The New Zealander seemed very puzzled（迷惑）at my answer.
With a half smile, she asked, “Really？Do they live in the same room?”
“Oh, no. They live in different rooms but in the same building.” I reacted（反應）quickly.
Later I got to know the word “dormitory”. In AE it means one building, whereas（而，卻）it means one room in  British English（BE）.
The New Zealander misunderstood me because she spoke New Zealander English（NE）, which, as we know, is much related to BE.
Nowadays, not a few English learners, who try to catch up with the fashion（時髦）, choose to speak AE.
Yet, the problem is that they cannot speak pure AE, but half AE and half BE instead.
I think it necessary to keep one style in order to avoid（避免）misunderstanding.
61、Which of the following is right？
A、AE and BE are two different languages.
B、There are some differences between AE and BE.
C、New Zealanders speak BE.
D、New Zealanders cannot understand Americans.
62、What I said to the New Zealander is 　　　.
A、really pure AE                 B、really pure BE    
C、half AE and  half BE          D、not English at all
63、According to the passage , 　　　.
A、few people speak AE         B、more people speak BE
C、BE is becoming fashionable    D、AE is becoming fashionable
64、The writer wrote the passage in order to 　　　.
A、tell us a funny story
B、warn us not to make  mistakes
C、tell us the differences between AE and BE
D、encourage us to speak one style of English

 Lady Wang _____as a secretary for five years in the company, and now she is a general manager of it.

A. has served　　　　B. serves　　　　C. had been serving　　　　 D. served

 I’m glad to say that she’s already finished 　　　　 50% of the book in these days.

A. no less than  B. no more than     C. not more than      D. much less than