_______ what they said, we would go on with what we were doing.

A．In contrast with     B．In relation to         C．On behalf of         D．Regardless of

_______ what they said, we would go on with what we were doing.

A．In contrast with        B．In relation to  

C．On behalf of           D．Regardless of

The other day in school, we were discussing jobs. Our teacher, Mrs. Bolt said that career was very important and that it was never too early to think about your life’s work. Most of the young boys really were not too sure about what they wanted to be. But I knew exactly what I wanted to be, and when Mrs. Bolt asked me, I replied “A truck driver.”

“A truck driver?” repeated Mrs. Blot. “Why do you want to be one, Tom?”

“Because truck drivers are always on the move. They do not have to sit at desks all day. They are out on the road and they see a lot of the country. The pay is good, too. And you never have any homework.”

The class laughed.

“Well, Tom.” answered Mrs. Bolt. “You certainly sound quite enthusiastic (热情的). I guess that you don’t like sitting at a desk or doing homework. Is that correct, Tom?”

“Yes, I guess so, ” I said.

“Well, since you are so interested in becoming a truck driver, I think you should look into the field a little further. I want you to go to the library and take out a book on truck driving. And I want you to write a paper on it and hand it in at the end of the month.”

That’s the last time I’ll never tell anybody my secret ambition (雄心).

46．Mrs. Bolt suggested Tom write a book report because         .

       A．she was angry with him.

       B．she wanted him to learn about the other side of truck driving.

       C．she was making fun of him.

       D．she wanted the whole class to follow him

47．Which of the following is NOT true?

       A．The writer thinks that truck drivers are well paid.

       B．What Tom said made his classmates laugh.

       C．It seemed as if Tom did not enjoy doing his homework.

       D．Mrs. Bolt didn’t want Tom to become a truck driver.

48．Tom wouldn’t tell about his ambition any more because          .

      A．he didn’t think his ambition could come true.

       B．he just got more homework to do.

       C．he was laughed at by the whole class.

       D．he would not be able to become a truck driver.

49．What can we infer about Mrs. Bolt?

       A．She was unkind to her students.     B．She was unfit for her position.

       C．She was a teacher with ripe experience.  D．She always did something strange. 

 I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble.
I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of
my pocket and put it on her desk.
Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed. As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.
Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even if I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.
【小题1】The story took place（发生） exactly ____________ .

A．in the teacher’s office	B．in an exam room
C．in the school	D．in the language lab

【小题2】The girl wanted to borrow a pen, because ____________ .

A．she had not brought a pen with her

B．she had lost her own on her way to school

C．there was something wrong with her own

D．her own had been taken away by someone

【小题3】 The teacher saw all this, so she asked the boy ____________ .

A．to go on writing his paper

B．to stop whispering

C．to leave the room immediately

D．to stay behind after the exam

【小题4】The thing(s) emphasized in her talk was(were) ____________ .

A．honesty

B．sense of duty

C．seriousness

D．all of the above

【小题5】The boy knew everything ____________ .

A．the moment he was asked to stay behind

B．when the teacher started talking about honesty

C．only some time later

D．when he was walking out of the room

I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.

Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed. As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible (负责任) for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.

Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even if I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.

1.The story took place exactly ____ .

A．in the teacher’s office	B．in an exam room
C．in the school	D．in the language lab

2.The girl wanted to borrow a pen, because ____ .

A．she had not brought a pen with her

B．she had lost her own on her way to school

C．there was something wrong with her pen

D．her own had been taken away by someone

3.The teacher saw all this, so she asked the boy ____ .

A．to go on writing his paper

B．to stop whispering

C．to leave the room immediately

D．to stay behind after the exam

4.The thing(s) emphasized in the teacher’s talk was (were) ____ .

A．honesty	B．sense of duty
C．seriousness	D．all of the above

5.The boy knew everything ____ .

A．the moment he was asked to stay behind

B．when the teacher started talking about honesty

C．only some time later

D．when he was walking out of the room