Question

Alibaba Group （阿里巴巴集團(tuán)）went public in New York in September 2014．Its founder Jack Ma has now become one of the richest men in China．

Jack Ma's story of success is not an easy one．He was born on September10，1964．At school，he was not good at math．So he failed the college entrance examination twice．But he never gave up．At the third time，he passed the exam and entered Hangzhou Normal College，where he studied English．In 1988，Jack Ma graduated，he worked as an English teacher for five years at Hangzhou Institute of Electronic Engineering．In 1995，he went to the United States and he was on a short trip to Seattle（西雅圖）．One day，he couldn't find the words“beer made in China“on line!He could only see“American beer“and“German beer“．So he decided to stay there and learned about the Internet．He believe that shopping on line would have a bright future．Everyone thought he was crazy，but he didn't give up his hope．Jack Ma set up Alibaba in 1999 and Taobao in 2003 with the help of his friends．Now，Alibaba is one of the biggest Internet companies in the world．

Jack Ma always tells young people not to be afraid of difficulties（困難）：Young people in China should know one thing：Today is difficult，tomorrow is more difficult，but the day after tomorrow is beautiful，“he said．

1.How many times did Jack Ma attend the college entrance examination?

A. 2 B. 1 C. 4 D. 3

2.How old was Jack Ma when he graduated from Hangzhou Normal College？

A. 20 years old B. 22 years old C. 24 years old D. 30 years old

3.What subject did Jack Ma teach in Hangzhou Institute of Electronic Engineering？

A. Electronic shopping B. Science C. IT D. English

4.Why did Jack Ma stay in the United States to learn about the Internet？

A. He believed he could drink beer made in China there

B. He wanted to have a longer trip there

C. He believed that shopping on line would have a bright future in China

D. He thought Chinese beer was better than that made in America and Germany

5.Jack Ma's story of success tells us that young people should

A. go to the US to learn shopping on line B. be an English teacher first

C. face difficulties and never give up D. shop only on Taobao．

Answer 1