How old was the author when he wrote this article?

B

Jack is a famous writer now．But he said he was not a good student when he was young．He was often late for class and didn’t like doing his homework． Sometimes he slept in class while the teacher was teaching．He didn't understand much, but he always thought he under-stood everything．．

One day the teacher asked the students a question, "When John was ten years old, his brother was twenty． John is fifteen now and how old is his brother?" Jack answered, "That's easy． His brother is twice as old as John, so he is now thirty． "

Another time, the teacher in a science class asked, "When it thunders(打雷) , why do we always see the light before we hear the sound? "But, Miss White," said Jack quickly, "can't you ．see our eyes are in front of our ears?"

The third time, the teacher in a biology class asked, "Why can fish swim in the water?" "But, Miss White," said Jack quickly, "don't you know fish can-t walk on land?"

( )26．Jack was not ________． when he was young．

A．strong

B．lazy

C．clever

D．well

When an old and unhappy man told Andersen that he was sorry for what he had done, Andersen______.

A、motivation

B、languid

C、excessive

D、miraculously

A、put; into

B、turned; into

C、wrote; as

D、set; as

The author’s purpose of writing this article is to tell people _________.

A. how to take a right attitude in business

B. how to avoid misunderstandings in business

C. how to use a local language in business

D. how to act politely and properly in business

Which of the following is true of the author?

A.He got no access to success.

B.He wrote back to his father at 12.

C.He was surk his parents loved him.

D.He whce asked his father about the letter.

( ) —_______．

—He is six．

A． How old are you

B． How old is she

C． How old is he

D． How old is it

此题为判断题(对，错)。

Ⅱ．完形填空

One morning Mr Green is driving(11) the country and (12) a small hotel． When he sees an old man (13) 0ne side of the road，he stops his (14) and says to the old man，"l want to go to the Sun Hotel． Do you know how to get there?"

"Yes，"the old man answers，"I'll (15) the way．"He (16) Mr Green's car，and they drive about twelve miles．(17) they come to a small house，the old man says，"Stop here． "Mr Green stops and (18)the house． "But this isn't the hotel，"he says to the old man． "Right，" the old man answers． "This is my house． And I'll tell you the way (19)the hotel， Turn (20) and go back nine miles． Then you can see the hotel． "

( )11，

A．in

B．to

C．around

D．off

Vingo wrote his life again when he was sure the parole was coming _____.

A. up

B. through

C. off

D. out