Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B),C) and D). You should decided on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. This story began about 10 years ago. I was coming out of a very bad marriage. For seven long years my husband spent his every moment telling me just what was wrong with me. When I finally asked for a divorce, he answered by telling me that I would never find anyone to love me because I was just so unattractive. This went on for about two years. One night one of my friends convinced me to go out with her. We went to a nightclub and that is when I met him. Clint was playing a game with a girl. I sat in the corner watching him. I didn’t feel that I had whatever it took to get up and mix with others because of my self-esteem problem. Finally I got up the courage to order a drink for him. When he got it, he gave me the most dazzling smile. We spent the rest of the evening talking until I realized that it was almost morning. I figured that he was simply being nice to me because I had bought him a drink, but the very next day he called and told me that he could not stop thinking about me and that he wanted to meet my kids too. About 3 months later, my divorce was final and Clint sat my boys down and asked them if it was all right with them if he asked me to marry him because he could not imagine life without the three of us anymore. I was so touched that he went to my boys and asked for their approval because they were the “men of the house” at the ripe old ages of 2 and 4. They said yes and we have all been together ever since. Clint gave me and my boys a second chance at a wonderful life. Not a day goes by that he doesn’t tell us that we are the best thing that ever happened to him and that he loves us. 21. The writer’s first marriage was unsuccessful because ____. A) her husband often woke her up at midnight B) her husband kept criticizing her C) she was unattractive D) she had a self-esteem problem
22. When the writer asked for a divorce, her husband ____. A) told her that she would never find one who loved her as he did B) delayed two years before giving her a reply C) accused her of having an affair D) said that she was unattractive and not worth loving
23. When the writer first met Clint, she felt that ____. A) she should have listened to her friend and met Clint earlier B) Clint was a nice, dazzling young man C) Clint could not be really interested in her D) she would find true love in Clint
24. The writer was particularly touched by Clint because ____. A) he loved the kids and asked for their approval of the marriage B) he said that he could not imagine a life without her and the kids C) he believed that at 2 and 4, the two kids were the “men of the house” D) he kept her company and talked with her until the next morning
25. The writer’s marriage to Clint is important to her mainly because ____. A) it gave her and her sons a second chance to live a happy life B) every day Clint would tell the writer that he loved her C) it helped her to regain her self-respect D) it made her kids happy, which is all she cared about