Ruth Mckenney was born in 1911 in Mishawak, Indiana. She grew up in Cleveand, Ohio, and at the age of fourteen she got her first job working nights in a printer’s shop. She also worked as a waitress, but after dropping two fruits salads on the floor, she was fired.

While Miss Mckenney was studying in a Ohio State University, she found an outside job as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch. In fact, she left college before she got her degree in order to devote all her time to newspaper work. She later worked on papers in Akron, Ohio, and New York City.

In New York, Miss Mckenney began to write stories about the amusing experiences she shared with her sisiter. These were published in the New York magazine, and later in a book called “My Sister Eileen”. This book was an immediate bestseller, and soon became a hit play. Miss Mckenney has also written a guide to England and a number of serious books on American labor.

Miss Mckenney married Richard Bransten in 1937. They had one daughter, and it came as no surprise when the author named her Eileen.

Ruch Mckenney died in 1972.

69. Ruth Mckenney started her newspaper work      .

  A. after she left college

  B. when she was a university student

  C. before she got her degree

  D. when she worked in New York City

70. The book My Sister Eileen consists of stories about      .

  A. Miss Mckenney only

  B. Miss Mckenney’s sister only

  C. both Miss Mckenney and her sister

  D. Miss Mckenney’s family and her fellow reporters

71. Why do you suppose it came as no surprise when the author name her daughter “Eileen”?

  A. Because the best-selling book made her famous and its heroine’s（女主人公的）name was “Eileen”.

  B. Because this name could help her to remember her sister forever.

  C. Because she had only one daughter and she loved her so much.

  D. Because she wished her daughter would be as successful as she had been.

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．
There once was a happy monkey in the jungle. He was wandering all days, eating delicious fruit when hungry and    36   when tired. One day he came upon a house, where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful   37  . He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest.
The monkey tried to eat them, but hurt his teeth. The apples were made of wood, but they were beautiful, and when the other monkeys said that they  38  them, he held onto them even tighter.
The monkey admired his new possessions proudly as he wandered the jungle. The two apples glistened (闪亮) red in the    39  , and seemed perfect to him. He became so attached to them that he didn’t even notice his    40   at first.
A fruit tree reminded him, but he felt the apples in his hands. He couldn’t bear to set them down to reach for the fruit. In fact, he couldn’t    41  , either, if he was to defend his apples. This proud, but less happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails (小路).
The apples became    42  , and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind. He was tired and hungry; he couldn’t climb trees or collect fruit with his hands    43  . What if he just let go (释放)?
Letting go of such    44   things seemed crazy, but what else could he do? He was so tired. Seeing the next fruit tree and smelling its fruit, the monkey stopped. He   45   the wooden apples and reached up for his meal. He was happy again.
Like that little monkey, we    46   carry things that seem too valuable. Letting go of them seems crazy. But    47  : only with open hands can we receive something else.

Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the __36___in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as ___37___as if I were going on the stage. Finding the___38___quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please. ”

The simple atmosphere of the office___39___me. The woman looked carefully at me __40___through her glasses, and then___41___me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather___42___ She wondered why I was looking for this sort of___43___ I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be___44___to get a job without___45___I wondered whether I ought to leave, ___46___the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:

“___47___, I’ve got someone in the___48___at this very moment who might___49___. ” She wrote down a __50___, and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a___51___immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people. ”

“Oh yes,” said I —___52___having cooked for more than four in my life. I___53___her again and again, and rushed out to the___54___telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.

I spent the next few hours___55___cook books.

36. A. bed      B house   C. agency       D. office

37. A. proud   B. please C. nervous      D. worried

38. A. family  B. door   C. place   D. stage

39. A. calmed B. excited       C. frightened  D. disturbed

40. A. as usual       B. for a while C. in a minute D. once again

41. A. advised B. examined   C. informed    D. questioned

42. A. encouraged  B. dissatisfied C. hopeless     D. pleased

43. A. place    B. job     C. advice D. help

44. A. difficult       B. helpless      C. possible      D. unusual

45. A. ability  B. experience  C. knowledge  D. study

46. A. after     B. since   C. until   D. when

47. A. Above all     B. As a matter of fact C. As a result     D. In spite of that

48. A. family  B. house  C. office  D. restaurant

49. A. hire      B. accept C. suit     D. offer

50. A. letter    B. name  C. note    D. number

51. A. cook     B. help    C. teacher       D. secretary

52. A. almost  B. never  C. nearly D. really

53. A. answered     B. promised    C. thanked      D. told

54. A. outside B. local   C. closest D. nearest

55. A. borrowing    B. buying       C. reading      D. writing

Years ago people could hardly accept the ideas of a woman’s being a doctor. In order to get into medical school in 1847, Elizabeth Blackwell was asked to keep it a secret that she was a woman. This was contrary to her beliefs, and she refused to do it. After entering medical school, Elizabeth often had to summon all her courage to free the unkindness of teachers and classmates. By her great efforts, she was able to complete her studies. Many people came to her graduation just to have a look at a woman doctor. Doctor Blackwell soon found that most people were not as ready as to go to a woman doctor. She had to struggle to make a living. Then came the great day when she was offered a job as a doctor in a hospital. She did so well that she was asked to organize a new hospital and medical college. The United States can now be proud of thousands of women doctors.

64. How do you think Elizabeth was treated in the medical school?

  A. Kindly.              B. Unfairly.

  C. Normally.          D. Cruelly.

65. Many people came to see Elizabeth when she graduated      .

  A. because they wanted to congratulate her on being a doctor

  B. but they didn’t believe she would be famous in the future

  C. because they wanted to find out the secret of her success

  D. but they weren’t sure that she could manage to finish her schooling

66. When she was at the medical school, Blackwell      .

  A. had to pretend to be a boy student in class

  B. was discouraged by the others’ critical looks

  C. felt sorry that she was a woman

  D. made great effort to do well in her lessons

67. After graduation, Elizabeth found that      .

  A. she was not right for the job and had to struggle for a living

  B. she must organize a new hospital and medical college for women

  C. few people were willing to go to a woman doctor

  D. most people were ready to go to a woman doctor

68. What in fact was Elizabeth’s great effort in the medical school?

  A. To study hard to complete her studies.

  B. To refuse to pretend to be a boy.

  C. To realize her idea of being a doctor.

  D. To struggle for the position of the women.

But I want five thousand dollars _________. I'll need some operating cash, right?