Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

I rushed into an ugly shop to have the heels (鞋后跟) of my shoes repaired. "Please hurry," I begged.

The shoemaker looked at me over his glasses. "Now, lady, we won't be long. I want to do a good job. You see, I have a tradition to live up to. My father always told me to do the best job on every shoe that comes into the shop, and be proud of the fine work."

I left the shop with a warm and grateful feeling. This was the beginning of our friendship. Since then I went into his shop every few days just to talk with him.

One day I went in disappointed and angry because o{ a poor job some painters had done for me. I thought they just wanted to collect their money for doing nothing. He told me mo matter what sort of work a man did, if he gave it his best each day, he was starting a tradition for his children to live up to and making lots of happiness for himself.

I went to Europe for a few months, When I returned, I learned that the old shoemaker suddenly had got sick two weeks ago and died a few days later. I went home with a heavy heart. He had left me something—an important piece of wisdom (名言) I shall always remember: "If you have a prideful tradition, you must carry it on; if you have not, then start building one now."

The shoemaker thought of doing his best ______ in his work each day,

A．to build a tradition for his children to be proud of

B．to start a tradition for himself to live up to

C．to make plenty of happiness for himself

D．to make lots of happiness for others

The best title for this passage is ______.

A．The Pretty Teacher

B．A Disabled Girl

C．Why I Love Mrs. Green

D．A Whisper Test

We can infer from the passage that ______.

A．the little gift was surprised at what the teacher whispered to her

B．the teacher' words changed the little girl's life greatly

C．it is God who put the words into the teacher's mouth

D．what the teacher said to the little girl was the same as to the other children

The little girl in the "whisper test" ______.

A．had her bad ear shut completely

B．had her good ear shut completely

C．could hear the teacher With her good ear

D．couldn't hear the teacher at all