From age eight to eleven, I attended a small school in Bath, England. It was a small school of four classes with about twenty-five children in each class according to age. For the most part, one teacher had to teach all subjects to the children in the class. However, sometimes the headmaster, Mr. Ronald Broaches, would come in and spend an hour or so, teaching some subjects in which he was especially interested. He was a large man with a very happy nature. He had a sense of humor and would delight in telling the children small stories that would make us laugh. He was a very fair man and had a great influence on many of the children. In my own case, I found that he took great interest in me and he quickly found that I enjoyed puzzles. He would often stop me as I was going to class and take a piece of paper out of his pocket, often with a puzzle already on it. The puzzles were usually mathematical or logical. As time went on, they slowly got more difficult, but I loved them. Not only that, they made me interested in math and problem solving that stays with me to this day. They also served to show me that intellectual activity was rewarding when the correct answers were found, but perhaps more importantly it was great fun. To this day, I can remember Mr. Broaches' cheerful cry of "Well done!" whenever I got a problem right. The simple communication with a man whom I loved greatly has had a deep influence on my life. I shall forever be thankful that our paths crossed. Mr. Broaches died just two weeks after I had won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Unluckily, I had no chance to speak to him before he died. I learnt later that he had heard of my success and I will always hope that he knew the deep influence he had made on my life.

                                                        By Richard J. Roberts

54. From the passages, we can learn that ________.

   A. the puzzles made the students laugh

   B. the students were afraid of the headmaster

   C. the puzzles made Richard enjoy math

   D. the headmaster never taught in the school

55. The writer felt sorry because ________.

   A. Mr. Broaches had passed away before he won the Nobel Prize

   B. he didn't express his thanks before Mr. Broaches died

   C. he couldn't find Mr. Broaches after he grew up

   D. Mr. Broaches didn't know his success

56. What is the best title for the passages?

   A. The Story of Mr. Broaches

   B. The Story of Richard J. Roberts

   C. My Early School Life

   D. An Important Teacher in My Life

根据短文内容，从Ａ、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
Have you ever 41 a girl of 15, who has opened up a company of her own? Linda is such a girl. She 42 the business two years ago. She has already 43 several successful computer games. They are so 44 that over half a million people work in her business. And she is 45 at school.
She enjoys school and comes to school 46 . She is always on time. 47 weekdays, she goes to school in her own car with a 48 , for she is not 49 to drive.
She enjoys school and is very 50 in all of her lessons. She usually gets “A” in the exams, so 51 students often ask her for 52 .
After dinner, she goes to her office and 53 working on her computer, writing games until 2 a.m. She does not usually need as much 54 as other children in the night. What 55 successful girl Linda is!

根据短文内容，从Ａ、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

Have you ever 41 a girl of 15, who has opened up a company of her own? Linda is such a girl. She 42 the business two years ago. She has already 43 several successful computer games. They are so 44 that over half a million people work in her business. And she is 45 at school.

She enjoys school and comes to school 46 . She is always on time. 47 weekdays, she goes to school in her own car with a 48 , for she is not 49 to drive.

She enjoys school and is very 50 in all of her lessons. She usually gets “A” in the exams, so 51 students often ask her for 52 .

After dinner, she goes to her office and 53 working on her computer, writing games until 2 a.m. She does not usually need as much 54 as other children in the night. What 55 successful girl Linda is!

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2.                A．developed      B．started         C．made D．complained

3.                A．opened        B．played          C．written   D．bought

4.                A．surprised       B．popular         C．afraid    D．just

5.                A．still            B．already         C．yet  D．just

6.                A．fast            B．quickly         C．early D．late

7.                A．In             B．On            C．At   D．During

8.                A．teacher        B．mother         C．driver    D．doctor

9.                A．enough old      B．old enough      C．young enough  D．enough young

10.               A．interested      B．interesting      C．exciting   D．well

11.               A．others         B．the other       C．other D．some other

12.               A．thanks         B．help           C．money    D．results

13.               A．keeps          B．thanks for       C．stops D．finishes

14.               A．food           B．time           C．bread D．sleep

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