He wanted to go to college, and the only thing that might have stopped him was his disability.
     But this year, Zhang Yan and other physically disabled kids can realize their dream just like any other
students.
     As registration (報名) for this year's college entrance examinations draws near, the government has
loosened its requirements on physical examinations for new college students.
      A new rule was jointly decided in March by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and the
China Disabled Persons' Federation. It clearly states that no student should be rejected (拒絕) simply because
they have a physical disability.
      Schools may still advise disabled students on the choice of their major if it is likely to affect their future
chances of employment . However ,the final decision will be up to the student., 
     "Now I can just go ahead and do my best in the exams. I don't have to worry that my healthier classmates
will have the upper hand because of my disability," said Zhang happily.
     The 18-year-old boy will graduate this year from a Chengdu high school in Sichuan Province .He lost an
eye during an accident as a child.
      Zhang's mother called Peking University to ask if her son's eye problem would make it difficult for him to
accepted by the university's Bio-chemistry Department. She was happy to find out that their choice of students would be based "fairly" on exam results. 
     "The university official said my son would be judged at the same level as other students ,” said Zhang's
mother.

1. From the report we can infer that Zhang Yan probably _____.

A. is not sure of his success in the coming exam
B. does a very good job in his studies.
C. will not be chosen by the Peking University.
D. shows not much interest in Peking University.

2. From the 5th paragraph we can infer that ___.

A. some colleges have strict limits to disabled students
B. a major is not important to disabled students.
C. students are not free to choose their major.
D. students may have difficulty finding a job if their major is not chosen properly.

3. Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the report?

A. There will be no physical examinations for new college students this year.
B. Zhang Yan has some interest in Bio-chemistry.
C. Examination marks are quite important to students.
D. Many colleges used to set limits to disabled students.

4. Which can be the best headline for this report?

A. Zhang Yan Will Go To University.
B. Colleges Open Up To The Disabled
C.  Lucky Disabled Students
D. A New Rule For Colleges.

                                       When milk arrived on the doorstep
     When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s,we had a milkman delivering milk to
our doorstep.His name was Mr.Basille.He wore a white cap and drove a white truck.As a 5yearold
boy,I couldn't take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt.He noticed this one day during a
delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
    Of course,he delivered more than milk.There was cheese,eggs and so on.If we needed to change
our order,my mother would pen a note-"Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery" -and place
it in the box along with the empty bottles.And then,the buttermilk would magically(魔術(shù)般)appear.
    All of this was about more than convenience.There existed a close relationship between families
and their milkmen.Mr.Basille even had a key to our house,for those times when it was so cold outside
that we put the box indoors,so that the milk wouldn't freeze.And I remember Mr.Basille from time to
time taking a break at our kitchen table,having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
  There is sadly  no home milk delivery today.Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk,
thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete(競爭)．Besides,milk is for sale everywhere,and it may
just not have been practical to have a delivery  service.
    Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories.I took it
home and planted it on the back porch(門廊)．Every so often my son's friends will ask what it is.So
I start telling stories of my boyhood,and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.

1．Mr.Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer ________.

A．to show his magical power
B．to pay for the delivery
C．to satisfy his curiosity
D．to please his mother

2.What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy's house? 

A．He wanted to have tea there.
B．He was a respectable person.
C．He was treated as a family member.
D．He was fully trusted by the family.

3．Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?

A．Nobody wants to be a milkman now.
B．It has been driven out of the market.
C．Its service is getting poor.
D．It is forbidden by law

4．Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?

A．He missed the good old days.
B．He wanted to tell interesting stories.
C．He needed it for his milk bottles.
D．He planted flowers in it.

     Mr Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was
an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and
he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his
liked gambling(賭博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and  forgot anything except
gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife
told him not to do it but he didn't listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were
punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her
very much and the woman had to leave him.
      It was New Year's Day. Mr Lang didn't go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again.
He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his
fiveyearold son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time
and thought the police would not come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came
a few policemen.
     "I saw there weren't any policemen outside, Daddy," said the boy, "so I went to the crossing and
asked some to come."

1．Mr Lang was paid much because________.

A．he was a driver
B．he worked in a factory
C．he had a lot of work to do
D．he had worked there for a long time

2．Mrs Lang did all the housework because ________.

A．she couldn't find any work
B．she thought her husband was tired
C．her husband spent all the time in gambling
D．she wouldn't stop her husband gambling

3．________, so he was put into lockup.

A．Mr Lang often gambled
B．Mr Lang was late for work
C．Mr Lang didn't help his wife at home
D．Mr Lang wasn't polite to the police

4．The woman had to leave Mr Lang because________.

A．he didn't love her any longer
B．he wouldn't stop gambling
C．he had been put into lockup
D．he was hardly sent away by the factory

5．Which of the following is true?

A．The boy wished his father to be put into lockup again.
B．The boy thought his father needed some policemen.
C．The boy wished his father to stop gambling soon.
D．The boy wished his mother to come back.

     It seems that fate likes to play strange jokes on those who are famous.The manner in which
fate saved Clive of India for his mission in history is a matter of record.Downhearted, ill, and
depressed, Clive, then a young clerk, placed a revolver(左輪槍手) to his head and snapped
the trigger time after time.It refused to fire and he realised that suicide was not to be his lot.A
subordinate (下屬) took the same pistol from Clive's hand and fired it six times in succession
(連續(xù))．
     A somewhat different but disturbing fate laid in store for Robert Todd Lincoln, the eldest son
of the Civil War President.Young Lincoln had received orders to report to Washington.In White
House he was told that his parents had gone to Fords Theatre and they had requested that he
join them there.Robert Todd Lincoln went to the theatre and, just as he entered the building, he
was stretched back by a crowd of excited people, among whom were the stretcher bearerscarrying
the dying President.
     During the administration of President Garfield, Robert Todd Lincoln became Secretary of War.
He was a close personal friend of President Garfield and, when the President prepared to leave for
a visit to the seashore at Elberton, New Jersey, Secretary Lincoln accepted an invitation to go along
.As Secretary Lincoln reached the railway station, he encountered the stretcher bearers carrying out
the fatally wounded President Garfield, victim of an assassin's(刺客) bullet.
     Twenty years later, as Robert Todd Lincoln entered the Temple of Music in Buffalo to greet
President McKinley, the President was carried past him by stretcher bearers.Garfield, Lincoln, and
McKinley were the presidents to be assassinated (暗殺), and Robert Todd Lincoln was the only
man who was on the scene immediately after all the shootings.

1．From the first paragraph, we can infer that Clive____.

A．tried to kill himself but was saved by a subordinate
B．remained a clerk all his life
C．became famous later in life
D．was a man who liked to play jokes

2．Which of the following is true about the subordinate?

A．He fired the gun.
B．He tried to kill himself but failed.
C．He didn't know how to use a revolver.
D．He was not pleased with his position.

3．What kind of fate was lying there for Robert Todd Lincoln?

A．He escaped narrow death three times.
B．He was lucky enough to hold important positions in the government of three presidents.
C．He was the only man who saw the deaths of three presidents.
D．He was the only man who arrived immediately after the three presidents were shot.

4．Who was the most lucky of the people mentioned in the passage?

A．The subordinate.  
B．Clive.
C．Robert Todd Lincoln.  
D．McKinley.

5．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The Fatal Witness                      
B．Different Fates for Different People
C．The Shootings of Three Presidents        
D．The Sad Life of Robert Todd Lincoln