A. has worked　　  

B. was working　　 

C. worked

选择填空:

By 1994 Marko ______ as an engineer for fourteen years.

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A. has worked　　B. had worked

C. worked　　　　D. was working

从所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案

She said she ________ in this factory since 1950．

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A．had worked　　　B．had working

C．has worked　　　D．worked

阅读理解：

　　Mr White began to work in a middle school when he was twenty-three. He has worked there for forty years. At the beginning he taught his students English. He worked hard and was strict in everything. And he took good care of others and all the other teachers and his students liked him very much. Twelve years ago he was appointed(被任命)as headmaster and he worked even harder.

　　Forty years ago there were fifteen classes and nearly five hundred students and forty-seven teachers in the school. But now there're one thousand two hundred students and one hundred and twenty teachers. Mr White thinks it necessary(必要) for the teachers to remember all their students' names.

　　At a meeting, Mr White recognized(认出) one of his students, “Your name is Fred Smith,”the headmaster said happily.“You were in Grade Six in 1981, weren't you?”

　　“Yes, Mr White,”answered Mr Smith.“You taught me English fifteen years ago.”All the people were surprised at the old man's memory and he was much happier.

“Where are you working now, young man?”“I have taught in your school for five years, Mr White,”answered the young man.

1．Mr White was strict ________.

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2．Mr White was appointed as headmaster when he was ________ years old.

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3．Mr White asked the teachers to remember all their ________ names.

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4．All the people were surprised(惊讶)because ________.

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A．Fred Smith was Mr Whites

B．Fred Smith was a teacher in the school

C．Mr White's memory was good

D．Mr White didn't know Fred Smith though he was his student

5．Which of the following is not true? ________.

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A．Mr White taught Fred Smith English fifteen years ago

B．Mr White knows about all his students and all the teachers in his school

C．In 1982 Mr White taught English in the school

D．Fred Smith worked in Mr White's school for five years, but Mr White knew nothing about that

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and asked God for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up（哽咽）and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son, but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. ” For a moment there was silence on the other and of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.

　　Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent –– teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”

1.Which of the following has the similar meaning as the underlined word “withdrawn” in the  first paragraph?

2.There was silence on the other end of the line because _ _________.

3.Who was it that telephoned Karl’s mother that day?

4.From the passage we can learn that _____________.