1.(　　 ) Dick had to work after class and during his holidays because ______.

　　　　 A. he liked to be a butcher　　　　 B. he wanted to be a doctor

　　　　 C. his family was poor　　　　　　 D. he wanted to be rich

5.(　　 ) This passage has told us _____.

　　　　 A. it's good to watch TV　　　　　　　 B. not to watch TV any more

　　　　 C. students should watch TV all the time　 D. not to listen to the radio

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Dick was a clever and hard-working student, but his parents were poor, so he had to work after class and during his holidays to get enough money for his studies.

One summer he got a job in a butcher’s shop(肉店) during the daytime, and another in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learned to cut and sell meat. He did so well that the butcher often left him to do all the things while the butcher went into a room behind the shop to do the accounts(做帐). In the hospital, of course, Kick was told to do only the easiest jobs. He helped to lift people and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both in the butcher’s shop and in the hospital, Kick had to wear white clothes.

One evening in the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the operating room. The woman already felt frightened(害怕) when she thought about the operation. When she saw Kick coming to get her, she felt even more frightened.

“No! No!” she cried, “Not my butcher! I won’t let my butcher operate on me!” With these words, she fainted away(晕倒).

4.(　　 ) The sentence “TV helps to open our eyes” means _____.

A.　　 When we watch TV, we have to open our eyes

B.　　 We will not close our eyes when we watch TV

C.　　 Watching TV is good for our eyes

D.　　 TV can help us to see something about other places

3.(　　 ) People learn better through TV than through radio because _____.

A.　　 TV sets are expensive than radio

B.　　 they can only hear with the radio

C.　　 it’s easier to turn on TV than to turn on radio

D.　　 people know nothing about the world through radio

2.(　　 ) We can _____when we watch TV.

A.　　 go to live in places far away　 B. answer TV many questions

C.　　 get a lot of in formation　　　 D. ask TV some questions

1.(　　 ) Some people say the world is smaller then before because _____.

A.　　 TV makes the earth smaller and smaller

B.　　 all people like to watch TV

C.　　 TV brings the outside world closer to people

D.　　 watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day

10.(　　 ) A. working on　　 B. to work on　　 C. going on　　　 D. to go on

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Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important activities(活动) of the day. TV brings the outside closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV.

What’s going on in the other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What’s life in the deepest part of the sea?

If you want to answer these and other kinds of questions, just turn on the TV. Turn it on and watch. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch, too.

TV helps to open our eyes, TV also helps to open our minds. TV often gives us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something.

9.(　　 ) 　A. that　　　　　 B. this　　　　 C. it　　　　　　 D. there

8.(　　 )　 A. someone　　　 B. anyone　　　 C. everyone　　　 D. no one

7.(　　 )　 A. though　　　　 B. since　　　　 C. before　　　　 D. after