阅读理解(Reading comprehension)

　　A French girl outside Buckingham Palace said:“I was so excited. I saw the Queen! She came out in a Rolls Royce. I've been interested in your royal family since I was a little girl. I've read all the stories, especially about Charles and Diana, in French newspapers and magazines. They tell me what your royal family really do. Your newspapers can't tell the truth about them!”

　　An Italian boy, who was in Britain for the first time, talked about the weather. “I can' t understand it. I've been here for over a week, and I still haven' t seen any fog!”

　　A Japanese student from Tokyo said：“I've been in Britain since April, and I' m living with a British family. I've noticed one big difference between British and Japanese families. British men do jobs like cooking, washing up and ironing. They're jobs which I've never seen Japanese men do. They think it' s women's work. But I don' t agree!”

　　A German student, at a language school in Oxford said:“I thought Britain was a modern European country, you've been in the EEC for years now. So why do you still use miles, pints, and pounds, instead of kilometres, litres and kilos? And why do you still drive on the wrong side of the road?”

　　A Danish girl in Brighton said:“I came to Britain a month ago. I've noticed one very strange thing here. After British people have washed the dishes, they never rinse(remove…with water) them. They just take them out of the dirty, soapy water and leave them to dry!”

　　A Swedish girl said:“I've watched a lot of television since I arrived in Torquay two weeks ago. British television's wonderful! But the “programmes” which I've enjoyed most are the advertisements. They're very funny a very clever, or both. Back home in Sweden we don't have any TV advertisements at all!”

　　Who said what?

Who do you think said these things? Write them on your answer sheet.

1．□

It makes shopping very difficult. For example, I don't know what size shoes or jeans to ask for.

2．□

Did you know that he did not speak to her at that time, except in public?

3．□

I enjoy guessing what they're for, you know beer or toothpaste or whatever, before they actually name the product.

4．□

I help too－my friends at home would be very surprised if they could see me.

5．□

In fact the sun hasn't stopped shining－it's not at all like in old films and Dickens novels.

6．□

Surely it's not difficult to put them under the cold tap for a moment.

Claire Lee, a girl, lives in Boston, Massachusetts, in the U. S. Last Thursday, she didn’t go to school. She went to work with her mother instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go to work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work.

The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago. In the U. S., many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then, when they grow up, they can choose a job they like.

Claire’s mother works in a company. Claire says, “It was very exciting for me to go to the company with my mum. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs. ” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Claire went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks（牙签）and candy. In the company, they learned to type pictures.

Right now, Claire does not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices.

(   )50. According to the passage, Take Our Daughters to Work Day is ________.

A. on every Thursday in April    

B. on the fourth Tuesday in April

C. on every Tuesday in April     

D. on the fourth Thursday in April

(   )51. We can infer that Claire’s mother is ________.

A. a bus driver.        B. a teacher.           C. a manager.         D. a policewoman.

(   )52. According to the passage, Which of the statement is NOT true about Claire ________.

A. she learned to type pictures     

B. she worked as a singer

C. she went to work with her mum    

D. she used toothpicks to build a bridge