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    　　George had worked for the Bank of Ruritanis for ten years and was still only a clerk. He was not satisfied with the position(职位) and wanted to find something better. Yet he did not want to lose his position in the bank before he had got another one. So he prepared a letter about himself, with the words “HELP! I AM A PRISONER OF THE BANK OF RURITANIS!” in big letters across the top. Then he sent it to several other banks, asking them for a job.

    　　A few days later, one of these letters came into the hands of George's boss at bank. Someone had given it to him at a party. the next morning, George's boss asked him to come into his room and said, “George, I have some very good news for you. The bank of Ruritanis is setting you free!”

    1．From the first paragraph we know that ________.

    [　　]

    A．George was looking for a better job

    B．he got a new jab

    C．he wrote a letter to himself

    D．he was a prisoner in Bank

    2．George did not want to leave the Bank of Ruritanis immediately because ________.

    [　　]

    A．he liked the work there

    B．he had not found a better job yet

    C．he wished his boss to give him some good news

    D．he was waiting for the bank to set him free

    3．Which sentence is not true?

    [　　]

    A．He waited for some other bank to give him a job.

    B．He thought the Bank of Ruritanis was not good to him.

    C．In the letter he wrote, there were only the words “HELP! I AM A PRISONER OF THE BANK OF RURITANIS!”

    D．He would go on working at the Bank until he found a better job.

    4．A few days later, ________.

    [　　]

    A．George's boss found one of these letters in his office

    B．George's boss was given a letter as he came into the bank

    C．someone at the bank handed one of George's letters to his boss

    D．George's boss went to a party and got one of George's letters

    5．The boss asked George to come into this room as he decided to ________.

    [　　]

    A．tell him some very good news

    B．set him free

    C．fire him

    D．help him

    答案：A;B;C;D;C
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