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　Last week I went to London. After I 　1　　　 out of the station, I met a friend of 　2　　　who works in a university (大学) in the town. Of course, we were very 　3　　　 . “What has happened to you, George?” I couldn't help　　 　4　　 　out when I found that he was much　　 　5　　 　than before.

　“I'm twenty-five now, you know.” George said sadly. “It's time for me 　6 　. But I can't find even one girl who can　7　　 　my parents.”

　“Really?” I said 　8　. “You're an able (能干的) and good-looking man.And you are young. Most of the girls like you. I don't think it　　 　9　　　 to choose a good girl for you.”

　“But every girl whom I bring home to meet them, my mother doesn't like.”

　“That's easy.”I said to him. “You'd better 　10　　 　a girl who's just like your mother.”

　“It was no use.”George said angrily. “My father did not like the girl who's like my mother!”

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　　Life used to (过去) be interesting for teenagers. They used to have money to spend, and free time to spend it in. They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars (咖啡馆) and discos (迪斯科舞厅). Some of them still do.

But for many young people, life is harder now. Work is difficult to find. There is not so much money around. Things are more expensive, and it's hard to find a place to live in. Teachers say that students work harder than they used to.

　　They are less interested in politics(政治), and more interested in passing exams. They know that good exam results may get them better work.

　　Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago. They try to spend less and save more. They want to be able to get homes of their own one day. For some, the answer to unemployment is to leave home and look for work in one of Britain's big cities. Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain, looking for work. Some find work, and stay. Others don't find it, and go home again. When you read the newspaper and watch the news on television, it's easy to get the idea that British young people lose their work, and are angry or in trouble. But that's not true.

1．The sentence“There is not so much money around”means ________.

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A．many people don't have so much money left

B．many young people don't have lots of money with them

C．the friends around the young people have no much money

D．many young people's parents haven't given them much money

2．Why do students study harder than before?

[　　]

A．Because the things are more expensive.

B．Because they have no homes to live in.

C．Because they are not interested in politics any longer.

D．Because they want to find better work and get more money.

3．Many young people saved more money to ________.

[　　]

A．look for better work

B．study in higher schools

C．buy houses

D．buy expensive things

4．The underlined word“unemployment”means ________.

[　　]

A．when they lost their work

B．when they were punished

C．when they were in great trouble

D．when they were very angry

5．From the passage we can say ________.

[　　]

A．most British young people are always in trouble

B．most young people in Britain can find work

C．most of the British young people are easy to get angry

D．it isn't difficult to find work in England

A professor told his students to go into the city slums（贫民窟）to study the life of 200 boys． He asked them to write reports about each boy's life in the future．Every one of the students wrote, "He doesn't have any hope．"

Twenty-five years later, another professor read about the earlier study．He told his students to find out what had happened to these boys．Of the 200 boys, 20 had moved away or died． Nobody knew what had happened to them．They tried very hard and found the other 180 people．Among them, 176 had become successful as doctors, teachers and scientists．

The professor was very surprised and decided to study it further．Luckily, all of them were living near the place and he was able to ask each one, "What made you successful?" Each one answered with feeling, "There was a teacher"．

The teacher was still living there, so the professor found her and asked the old woman what she had used to pull those boys out of the slums, and change them into successful people．

The teacher's eyes began to shine and she said with a sweet smile, "It's really very easy． I loved those boys．"

1． Why did the students go to the slums?

A． To help the poor children．                       B． To look for a good teacher．

C． To study the life of some young boys．     D． To become successful people．

2． Of the 180 boys, how many were known to be not successful?    

A． 4．                      B． 20．                    C． 24．                    D． 176．

3． What changed the boys' life?    

    A． The professor's study．                               B． The teacher's love．

C． Their parents．                                      D． The slums．

4． Why was the second professor surprised?

A． Because some boys had died              B． Because most of the boys lived a hard life．

C． Because a few boys didn't have hope．D．Because the earlier reports were wrong．

5． Which of the following is not true?

A． Some of the boys became doctors．

B． The second professor talked to the 180 people and their teacher．

C． The teacher still remembered the boys．

D． The boys didn't want to talk about their teacher．