Lill was a young French Canadian girl who grew up in a village. At the age of 16, her father thought "Lill has had enough schooling", and she was made to drop out of school to make money for the family. In 1922, with English as her second language and little education, the future didn’t look bright for Lill.

Her father was a serious man. He wanted Lill to find a job by herself. But Lill didn't know what work she could do.

Although there was little hope of finding a job, she would still ride the bus every day into the "big cities" of Windsor or Detroit. But she couldn't have the courage to answer a Help Wanted advertisement; she couldn't even knock on a door. Each day she would just ride to the city, walk hopelessly about and return home in the evening. Her father would ask, "Any luck today, Lill?" "No... no luck today, Dad," she would answer in a low voice.

With time going on, Lill continued to ride and her father continued to ask about her looking for a job. The questions became more serious, and Lill knew she would soon have to knock on a door.

On one of her trips, Lill saw an advertisement at a company in Detroit. It said, "Clerk wanted!" She walked up the long stairs to the Company offices. Carefully, Lill knocked on her first door. She was met by the office manager, Margaret Costello. Lill's new life would start here.

29. According to the passage, Lill was very_______.

A. active　　　 　　　　 B. shy　　　 　　　　　　 C. outgoing　　 　　　　 D. brave

30. Lill couldn't find a job for a long time because_______.

A. she didn't have a try　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. she wasn't clever enough

C. she had no luck　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. she was a village girl

31. "Lill knew she would soon have to knock on a door." tells us that_______.

A. Lill was sure she would find a job

B. Lill was uncertain about the future

C. Lill had to find a job as soon as possible

D. Lill knew her good luck was coming

32. From the last paragraph, we know_______.

A. Lill had met the manager before

B. Lill would have to knock on other doors

C. Lill still didn't have good luck

D. Lill might find a job at that company

Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective (偵探) stories for magazines (雜志). One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his pen in front of him, but had no idea. So he decided to go to the cinema.

When he came back, he found that someone had broken into (闖入) his house. The man had a drink, smoked several of Tom's cigarettes (香煙) and read the story. The man left a note (便條),

"I have read your story and I don't think much of it. please read my advice (建議) and you can write a wonderful story. By the way, I am a thief. I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a famous writer, I will return."

Tom read the thief's advice. Then he sat down and finished the story. Tom is still not famous now, but when he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story on his desk.

（　 ）26.　 Tom went to the cinema because he ____.

A. hoped to get an idea　　 B. wanted to let the thief in　　

C. was feeling tired D.finished the story

（　 ）27.　 The man came to Tom's house to ____.

A. steal something B. have a drink　 　　

C. smoke cigarettes D. read a story

（　 ）28.　 The man thought Tom's story was ____.

A. quite good　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. very poor　　　　　　　

C. wonderful　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. helpful

（　 ）29.　 What did Tom think about the thief's advice? He thought it was very ____.

A. bad　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. terrible　　　　　　　　　　

C. good D. cheap

（　 ）30.　 From the story we know that Tom ____.

A. wanted to catch the thief　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. would like to meet the thief

C. hoped to get more ideas from the man　　　　　　 D. was afraid of losing something