"Tom!" There was no answer. "Tom!" Still no answer. "Where's that boy gone? Tom!" The old lady looked all around the room. She looked under the bed, but found only the cat. "If I catch that boy, ..." she murmured to herself. She opened the door and looked out into the garden. "Tom!" she shouted. Then she heard a slight noise behind her. She turned round just in time to catch the boy as he came out of a cupboard. "And what have you been doing in there?" "Nothing," said the boy. "Nothing! Look at your hands and your mouth! What is that stuff?" "I don't know, Aunt." "Well, I know. It's a jam. I've told you forty times that if you touched that jam, I'd _ you. Give me that stick." "Look out, Aunt! Look behind you!" The old lady turned round and Tom was out of the door in a flash, over the garden fence and away. "Damn that boy! Will I never learn? He's always playing tricks on me. And he seems to know just now how far he can go, too. But I can't take a stick to him. I really can't. After all, he's my dead sister's boy. Ah well, he'll play truant today and I'll have to make him work tomorrow." At supper Aunt Polly tried to trick Tom into admitting that he hadn't gone to school. "It was rather hot today, wasn't it, Tom?" "Yes," answered Tom. "You didn't have to open your shirt collar where I sewed it, then." Tom was confident, now. He opened his jacket. His collar was securely sewed. "Oh Tom," said Aunt Polly. "You're a good boy really." She was sorry that she had been wrong about him. "But Aunt," came a voice. It was Sidney, Tom's younger brother. "Didn' t you sew Tom's collar with white cotton? Look! Now it's black. Tom was already running out of the door. ---The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A) Tom's mother passed away. B) Tom's aunt was a good sewer. C) Tom was good at sports. D) Aunt Polly felt sorry for his misunderstanding to Tom.
A
A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man's garden,and talking about children. The young man said,"How strict should parents be with their children?" The old man pointed to a string between a big strong tree and a thin young one."Please untie that string," he said.The young man untied it,and the young tree bent over to one side. "Now tie it again,please," said the old man,"but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again." The young man did so.Then the old man said,"There,it is the same with children.You must be strict with them,but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone,you must tie the string tight again.But when you find that they are ready to stand alone,you can take the string away." When can the string be taken away? _ . A) When the old man has left B) After you have untied it C) When the young man has untied it next time D) When the young tree grows strong enough
D
Q: Welcome to your future life! You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and young-looking. In 2035, medical technology is better than ever. Many people your age could live to be 150, so at 40, you're not old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging treatment. Now, all three of you look the same age ! You say to your shirt , "Turn red." It changes from blue to red. In 2035, "smart clothes" contain particles much smaller than the cells in your body. The particles can be programmed to change clothes' color1 or pattern. You walk into the kitchen . You pick up the milk ,but a voice says ," You shouldn't drink that!" Your fridge has read the chip that contains information about the milk , and it knows the milk is old . In 2035, every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip . It's time to go to work . In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your "smart car" where to go. On the way , you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve . Such "smart technology" is all around you. So will all these things come true? "For new technology to succeed," says scientist Andrew Zolli ,"it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already." The Internet is one example---- what will be the next? What is the text mainly about? A) Food and clothing in 2035. B) Future technology in everyday life. C) Medical treatments of the future. D) The reason for the success of new technology.
A: B
"Lizzie, there's a letter for you!" Emily called up the stairs to her sister. Elizabeth looked down. "Is it from Harvard? They refused my application once." Emily answered, "No, it's from Yale." Quickly, Elizabeth walked downstairs. She took the letter and opened it. "Rejected again," Elizabeth said unhappily. "Who says women can't be doctors?" "They are fools not to accept you. You can't let them stop you, Lizzie," Emily said. "I won't. I'll apply to Geneva Medical College," Elizabeth told her sister. As it turned out, the professors at Geneva Medical College were not fools. They allowed Elizabeth Blackwell to study medicine. In 1848, a year before Elizabeth would graduate, a typhoid epidemic broke out in New York. Elizabeth wrote to Emily. "There's an outbreak of typhoid, and I am going to help. It is dangerous, so if I should not survive, please do me the honor of studying medicine yourself." Emily replied, "Encouraged by your dream and success, I have decided to study in medical school, as well." Having survived the disease, Elizabeth tried to set up a private medical practice. "I graduated first in my class but no one believes a woman can be a good doctor," she said to Emily one day. "All I hear is that doctors should be men, while women should stay home to cook and clean." Emily said worriedly, "I will graduate in June with my medical degree. What shall we do?" Elizabeth thought for a while and replied, "There's a big house in the poor part of our town. We can practice medicine there for people who couldn't afford care." Soon with the help of some friends, Elizabeth and Emily bought the house and opened a hospital for poor women and children. "We'll have an all-women staff ," Elizabeth said. "And later, we'll add a medical college for women!" Emily added. At last, Elizabeth realized her dream of being a doctor. We can learn from the text that Elizabeth _ . A) received strong support from her sister B) refused to go to study at Yale University C) founded a medical college after graduation D) was finally accepted by Harvard after her efforts
A