Question

When Hill was nine, his father married his stepmother. His father introduced Hill to his stepmother that he was the worst boy. To Hill's surprise, his stepmother looked at him carefully and told her husband, “You're wrong. He is not the worst boy, but the cleverest and creative boy. Only he doesn't find a place to show himself. ”His stepmother's words warmed his heart, his eyes full of tears. With this, he started building friendship with his stepmother. And this became the drive of his life, making him create 28 successful golden rules, which helped tens of thousands of ordinary people walk on the road to success. Before his stepmother came, no one praised him smart, and his father and neighbors considered him as a bad boy. However, his stepmother's words changed his life.

When Hill was 14 years old, his stepmother bought him a used typewriter and said to him, “I believe you will become a writer. ” Hill accepted his stepmother's gift and expectation, and started writing things to a local newspaper. He understood his stepmother's strong feeling of interest in his family while he saw with his own eyes she had changed his family. Therefore, he would do as well as she expected him to. The strength from his stepmother made him a rich man and famous writer in the United States and one of the most important persons in the 20th century.

1.What did people think of Hill before the age of nine?

A. Clever. B. Creative. C. Unfriendly. D. Foolish.

2.Hill started making friends with his stepmother after she ________.

A. smiled at him B. looked at him carefully

C. said good words about him D. said bad words about him

3.Which of the following is wrong about Hill?

A. He accepted his stepmother's typewriter.

B. He failed to do as he was expected.

C. He started writing to a local newspaper.

D. He understood his stepmother.

4.The writer is most probably an expert of ________.

A. house building B. diet

C. news writing D. education

5.The passage was written mainly to tell us that ________.

A. children should be praised

B. Hill's father married again

C. Hill's stepmother was kind to him

D. Hill's father was cruel to him

Answer 1