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           The 400 phone messages said it all. Veterans (老兵) wanted to talk, and Jeff Beers, a military history expert and the son of a retired Navy man, was ready to listen. Beers had volunteered for the Veterans History Project, a program at the Library of Congress devoted to collecting and saving the oral histories of America's 19 million veterans. Local newspapers listed Beer's phone number, and the response was impressive. He has videotaped 52 veterans.

           “Most of them are shocked that anyone would be interested in their small story,” says Beers, “They ask, ‘Why now?’ But it has to be now, before it's too late.” The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 1.847 veterans die each day.

           Beers and the other volunteers are collecting the I-was-there detail. One of the most moving came from a World War II POW (prisoner of war): "He had to march 500 miles through the Black Forest in winter. They ate bark soup and slept at local farms."

           The World War II generation consists of most of the 700 histories gathered since the program began in 2001. But, says director Ellen Lovell, they want to hear from veterans of every war. "I interviewed my brother-in-law, an army surgeon in Vietnam." she says, "He said he shared things with me that he's never told anyone."

    1．What do we know from the passage about the veterans?

           A．They live a very happy life after the war.

           B．They often tell their stories to others.

           C．They are highly respected by others.       

           D．They are becoming fewer and fewer in number.

    2．How did the veterans feel when they were interviewed?

           A．Happy.                B．Sad.                    C．Surprised.          D．Disappointed.

    3．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

           A．Veterans wanted to talk.                       B．Jeff Beers was ready to listen.

           C．The veterans had many stories.             D．There were many phone messages.

    4．What is Jeff Beers most interested in?

           A．Historical records of World War II.      B．Stories written by newspaper reporters.

           C．Stories most talked about by the public. D．Veterans' wartime experiences.

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    　　It would be impossible for most people to publish 400 books even m dozens of lifetimes. But author extraordinary Isaac Asimov has produced that remarkable output during his 41-year book career and shows no signs of slowing down.

    　　Many Asimov's science and science fiction works deal with space travelsuch as his classic Foundation Trilogyyet, Asimov himself is a serious homebody. He would be perfectly happy never leaving his Manhattan apartment, where he lives with his wife, psychiatrist author Janet Jeppson. “I travel in my writing to the far ends of the universe,” he says, “so I don't have to travel in real life.” And that includes going into space. Even if invited, he wouldn't want to go.

    　　But he enthusiastically supports the space movement, serving on the NSS Board of Governors. Asimov, a workaholic who says he wants to end his days “face down on my typewriter” spends eight hours a day, seven days a week at the keyboard. The Russian-born son of American immigrants, Asimov (1920 ～ ) began writing science fiction at age 11. His first story appeared in print when he was 18. As he continued writing, he completed college, earning a Ph.D. in chemistry.

    　　Known mainly as a science fiction writer, Asimov is also an essayist, journalist, biographer and humorist. Over the years, he has won dozens of awards, including the title Grandmaster of Science Fiction.

    1．After his 41 years of writing, Isaac Asimov ________.

    [　　]

    A．stops writing

    B．slows down

    C．produces no more books

    D．still keeps on writing

    2．The reason why many Asimov's science and science fiction works deal with space travel is that ________.

    [　　]

    A．he had traveled to the far ends of the universe

    B．he traveled a lot

    C．he is a writer of rich imagination

    D．both A and B

    3．Asimov has produced so many books, because ________.

    [　　]

    A．he supports the space movement

    B．he is a workaholic

    C．he spends too much time writing

    D．both B and C

    4．When did his first story appear in print?

    [　　]

    A．When he was eleven.

    B．When he was eighteen.

    C．When he completed college.

    D．When he earned a Ph.D.in chemistry.

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