54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer’s father did nothing but volunteer.

B. There are five people in writer’s family.

C. The writer has learned a lot from Malcolm.

D. The writer could stay with Malcolm for only five years.

53. From the third paragraph we can know that _____.

A. the writer and his brother started a software company to volunteer

B. the writer didn’t stop doing volunteer work after he started working

C. the writer was happy with the company’s volunteer work

D. the writer’s brother’s company was very usual in the software industry

52.　 The writer met Malcolm _______.

A. when he was a kid　　　　　　　　 B. when he was in college

C. before he graduated　　　　　　　　 D. after he started working

51.　 The underlined phrase “rubbed off on “probably means ______.

A. interested　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hurt

C. supported　　　　　　　　　　　 D. influenced

39.　 A. help　　　 　　　　 B. mistake　　　　　　　　 C. question　　　　　　　　 D. excuse

38.　 A. correct　　 　　　 B. special　　　　 C. wise　　　　 　D. own

37.　 A. parents　　 　　　　 B. teachers　　　 C. sisters　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. brothers

36.　 A. common　 　　　　 B. serious　　　　 C. expensive　　　　　　　 D. interesting

35.　 A. good　　　 　　　　 B. wrong 　　　　　　　　　 C. true 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. impossible