C

Gladys Holm was a secretary(秘书)．She worked in an office all her life. Gladys made about

$15,000 a year．She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise一$18 million! She

gave the money to a children’s hospital．　　

　 Gladys Holm never got married or had any children．But she always liked children，and she wanted to

help them．When her friend’s daughter was ill in hospital. Gladys brought her a toyi bear．After that，she visited the hospital．many，times．Every time she visited，she brought toy bears for those children.After

that，people started to call Gladys” the Toy bear Lady．”

　 Gladys always gave toys and presents to her friends and family，but no one knew she had a lot of money．She lived in a small house outside Chicago．Everyone was very surprised when they learned she was a millionaire．A family friend said，“She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn’t know she was rich．”

How did Gladys get so much．Money ? She asked her boss how to make more money，and she listened To what he said．She bought the stocks(股票)that he told her to buy，and she got very rich．Before she died，she talked to her friends about” giving” something” t0 the children’s hospital．”No one knew that the

something” was $18 millio !

54．people started to call Gladys the “Toy Bear Lady:______

A．after she visited the children in hospital many times

B．after she died　　　 C．before her friend’s daughter was ill

C．before her friend’s daughter was ill

D．before she worked with his boss

55．Everyone was surprised that_________.

A．G1adys lived such a long life　 B．G1adys lived in a small house outside Chicago

C．Cladys had so much money　　 D．Gladys always gave her-friends nice presents

56．_______，so she got rich．

A Gladys made $15,000 a year as a secretary　　 B．Gladys did what the boss told her to do

C．Gladys got the money from the boss　　　 D．Gladys did another job in the hospital

57．When Gladys Holm became a millionaire__________，

A．she spent most of the money on nice presents and，things

B．she stopped working　　 C．she still lived in the Same way

D．she could hardly wait to tell her friends and family　　

44．A．Did　　　　　 B．Does　　　　　　 C．Has　　　　　　 D．Will

43．A．think　　　　 B．talk　　　　　　 C．1earn　　　　　 D．worry

42．A. ago　　　　　 B．1ater　　　　　　 C．before　　　　　 D．after

41．A. garden　　　　 B．office　　　　　　 C．city　　　　　　 D．room

40．A. flowers　　　　 B．grass　　　　　　 C．vegetables　　　 D．trees

39．A. pleased　　　　 B．angry　　　　　 C．strict　　　　　 D．popular

38．A. factory　　　　 B．office　　　　　　 C．town　　　　　 D．home

37．A．wallet　　　　 B．pity　　　　　　 C．thanks　　　　 D．excuses