By the time I reached junior high, I was sure I wanted to be a nurse. If you didn’t study Latin, you couldn’t be a nurse, so I enrolled. Many Latin words were familiar to me. The hard part turned out to be the usage and creating sentences with the words that seemed so easy to pronounce. Several weeks into the course my teacher came to me, saying, “I think you should withdraw from this course. It seems to be too hard for you.”
That was the day I learned I wasn’t smart enough to become a nurse. With shame, I handed in my Latin textbook.
After high school, the years raced by. I married and had children. Then one day my husband John came home. “Carol, Max died this afternoon.” I looked at my husband with disbelief.
John was touched by this tragedy. Finally one evening he said, “Carol, Jackie has never worked and now she’s alone with four children. I've been thinking - if anything happens to me. I want you to be able to take care of yourself and the children. Why don’t you think about what you’d like to do and get the training you’ll need to do it?”
I signed up for the entrance exam for nursing programs. One day I received a letter from the schoo1. I wanted so badly to open it, but with my lack of confidence, I laid it on the kitchen counter saying, “I'm not in the mood for a rejection letter today.”
Finally I forced myself to open it. “Dear Carol,”I read. “We are pleased to inform you that you successfully passed the entrance exam.”
An insensitive teacher once stole my dream. If you have a dream, exhaust every effort to reach it. I’ve worked thirty years now as a nurse and I’ve never been more certain that this is what I was meant to be.
1.Why did John advise Carol to find a job?
A.To support the family B.To provide more money for her kids
C.To live a more colorful life D.To be able to live independently
2.From the text, we know what the teacher said____________.
A.destroyed Carol’s dream to be a nurse.
B.helped Carol find her true interest
C.saved Carol from wasting her time
D.encouraged Carol to be careful in learning
3.After receiving the letter from the schoo1, Caro1____________.
A.was uncertain about the result B.had no mood to read it then
C.didn’t take it seriously at all D.couldn’t wait to open it
4.What may be the best title for the text？
A.A dream too high to achieve. B.Too stupid to be a nurse?
C.Never too late to 1earn. D.A chance too important to miss
Stories of Animals Acting Just Like Humans
◆Monkeys do math
If monkeys manage the world, we might have stayed away from the recent banking hardship. In an experiment led by Keith Chen at Yale, monkeys showed an understanding of pricing and planning the money, as well as a wish to stay away from losses when required to buy food with money. Makes sense this one looks like it’s checking its stocks (股票) on a smart phone. Think that’s impressive?
◆Camel eats breakfast with people
The first time Joe ate with British farmers, he was uninvited. The four-year-old Bactrian camel stuck his head through their open kitchen window, and emptied a fruit bowl. Now the couple, who rent out reindeer, camels, goats, and other creatures for television shows, movies, and photo shoots, set a place at their table for the confident double-humped creature, where Joe eats grain food and his favorite: bananas on toast.
◆Marmots (土拨鼠) befriend a boy
A group of marmots in the Austrian Alps has made friends with eight-year-old Matteo Walch by chance, whose family vacations there in summer. Typically, they beat their tails, chatter, and whistle to warn other marmots of danger, but with Matteo, they behave much differently, allowing the boy to feed, pet, and even touch noses with them. “Watching them makes me feel a connection with nature,” says Matteo. How sweet!
1.In what way do monkeys behave like humans according to the text?
A.In character. B.In intelligence.
C.In communication. D.In the way of lifestyle.
2.Why do the British couple raise the animals?
A.To make money.
B.To have dinners with them.
C.To protect endangered animals.
D.To train them to act as humans.
3.Why did Matteo Walch go to the Austrian Alps?
A.To warn marmots of danger.
B.To develop interest in nature.
C.To make friends with marmots.
D.To go on a holiday with his family.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.For what reason did so many people gather on the Golden Gate Bridge?
A.They wanted to use the opening of the bridge.
B.They wanted to walk across the bridge.
C.They wanted to get involved in celebrating the 50th birthday of the bridge.
2.When did the bridge walk begin?
A.It began at the time when the sun was rising.
B.It began at the time when the sun was setting.
C.It began at the time when the moon was rising.
3.How long did the party last?
A.It lasted four hours. B.It lasted the whole day. C.It lasted half a day.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Where is Mr Green staying?
A.At the next door B.At the Star Hotel C.At a restaurant
2.What kind of food does Mr Green like?
A.Chinese food B.Fast food C.European food
3.When did the conversation take place?
A.In the morning B.At night C.In the afternoon
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is Sally doing?
A.Reading a letter B.Washing clothes C.Making a phone call
2.Why does Tom ask Sally and John to call him?
A.He wants to meet them at the station.
B.He wants to invite them to dinner.
C.He wants them to visit his family.
3.What is Tom’s telephone number?
A.680-6840 B.780-6842 C.780-7842
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.When will the man leave?
A.Monday B.Tuesday C.Sunday
2.Who told the man the news?
A.His sister B.His father C.His mother
3.How long will the man stay at home at most?
A.2 days B.3 days C.4 days
