Charlie is twenty-three now. He1a university(大学) and found work in a factory last year. It’s2and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he3in a university. So he looks down upon his 4 . He always thinks he’s right and never agrees with5. He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”
But once the young man couldn’t6 a foreign instructions (说明书). An old worker studied it for two days and7Mr. White, the boss of the factory,8it meant. The boss asked Charlie why. He made a few excuses to say for9. And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “ Is it10 that you’ve never made a mistake?”
The young man wouldn’t make Mr. White11 and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”
Having12 this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “ It means that you also make some mistakes!”
Charlie13 his mind at once and said, “ I made only one mistake in my14 !”
“When?” the boss asked in surprise.
“ Just now, sir.” Answered the young man. “When Mr. White15 me acknowledge (承认)I was wrong!”
1. A.visited B.left C.built D.reached
2. A.small B.big C.new D.old
3. A.lived B.traveled C.arrived D.studied
4. A.parents B.teacher C.workmates D.classmates
5. A.another B.other C.the other D.others
6. A.see B.write C.understand D.read
7. A.told B.asked C.teached D.laughed at
8. A.when B.what C.how D.where
9. A.him B.himself C.them D.themselves
10. A.clever B.sure C.true D.able
11. A.sad B.sadder C.angry D.angrier
12. A.heard B.listened C.guessed D.reported
13. A.lost B.hated C.changed D.thought
14. A.life B.office C.family D.bedroom
15. A.helped B.made C.watched D.asked
--- Thank you very much for showing me the way to the station.
--- ______.
A.You are welcome B.That’s too boring
C.That’s right D.I’m glad to hear that
Can you tell me ________ ?
A.how does ORBIS get enough money B.how ORBIS does get enough money
C.how ORBIS get enough money does D.how ORBIS gets enough money
--- ________ did your uncle leave his home town?.
--- Let me see. He _______ for nearly twenty years.
A.When; has left B.When; has been away
C.How long; has left D.How long; has been away
--- My father’s new cellphone can be used ______ e-mails.
--- Is he used _____ on such a small screen?
A.to send; to write B.for sending; to write
C.to send; to writing D.to sending; to writing
--- ________ is the theme park?
--- It’s about half an hour’s bus ride.
A.how long B.how soon C.how far D.how often