When Tom finished his studies at the university (大學(xué)), he began to look around for a job. He did not know what he would like to do, but one of his uncles had worked for the government for thirty years, and he advised Tom to try to get a job of the same kind, so he went for an exam one day. He was successful, and his first job was in a large government office in London.

  When Tom had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle came to visit the family one Saturday evening. He was pleased that his nephew (侄子) had got a job working for the government, and he asked him a lot of questions about it.

  One of the questions he asked was, “How many people work in your department (部門), Tom?”

  The young man thought for a few moments and then answered, “About half of them, Uncle Jim.”

1. When he graduated (畢業(yè)) from university, Tom was not ________.

   A. very good at science         

B. looking for a good-paying job with excellent hours

C. interested in getting any information from the government

D. good at making decisions

2. What did Tom think of his uncle’s advice?

   A. He thought it was good                                  

B. He did not like it.

   C. He refused to take it.                                    

D. He was unable to follow it.

3. Which of the following is mentioned in the story?

   A. The exam tired him.

   B. He passed the exam and got a job in a government office.

   C. He didn’t want to take part in the exam.

   D. The result was bad.

4. The uncle wanted to find out ________.

   A. how his nephew was getting along with his job

   B. what his nephew was doing

   C. whether his nephew could understand him or no

   D. what his nephew had expected

5. In fact Tom’s answer means that __________.

   A. the people working in the government office were in two groups and they worked in turn

   B. most of the government workers were not working hard

   C. the government office had more hands than needed

   D. only half of the government workers went to work on time