10. Newspapers supply us with ________.

A. only home news B. only world news

C. home news and world news D. important things

11. Today we can read in our newspapers about important events________.

A. that took place hundreds of years ago

B. that took place in faraway countries soon after they happened

C. that will take place in foreign countries

D. that will take place in the world

12. Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. The habit of reading newspapers is found among most people.

B. Newspapers not only supply us with news from all over the world but also give us a lot of useful information.

C. Hundreds of years ago news was not completely true because it was told in spoken words.

D. If you have no place to live in, you can put notice in a newspaper and then you will certainly get a room to live in.

D

When I was growing up, I was embarrassed (困惑) to be seen with my father. He was badly crippled (跛脚) and very short , and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, p eople would stare. I would be ashamed of the unwanted attention. If ever noticed or bothered, he never let on.

It was difficult to walk together-his steps slow, mine impatien t-and because of that, we didn’t say much and we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”

Our usual walk was to or from the subway (地铁), which was how he got to work. He wen t to work sick, and even in bad weather. He almost never missed a day, and would make it to the office even if others could not .It was a matter of pride for him.

When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk , even with help. At such times my sister or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, N. Y., on a child’s sleigh to the subway entrance .Once there, he would try to grasp handrail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice free. In Manhattan the subway station was the basement of his office building, and he would not have to go outside again until we met him in Brooklyn on his way home.

When I think of it now, I am surprised at how much courage it must have tak en for a grown man to suffer from shame and disability. And I am also surprised at how he did it -- without bitterness or complaint.

He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a “good heart,” and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.

Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper standard (标准) by which to judge people, even though I still don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.

He has been away many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my reluctance to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how unworthy I was, how I regretted it. I think of him when I complain about my troubles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.

59. How did the man treat his father when he was young?

A. He helped his father happily.

B. He never helped his father.

C. He helped his father, but not very happily.

D. He only helped his father take a walk after supper.

60. As a disabled man, his father____.

A. didn’t work very hard

B. didn’t go to work from time to time

C. hated those who had good fortune

D. was happy and satisfied, and never lost hope