Question

  Joseph Conrad was one of the most important writers in English literature (文學) . He was born in Poland. His family was very poor. When he was very young,he couldn’t go to school and had to work in the port (港口) .

   Later he went to London to start his new life. When he first arrived there,he could hardly speak English. In order to get a better job,he began to learn the new language. He then fell in love with it,and thought it was so beautiful. Later Joseph Conrad decided to be a writer. However,many of his Palish friends told him that it was impossible and that he was dreaming,because English is a foreign language to him. But he didn't give up. He believed “Where there is a will,there is a way”. He began to read all kinds of English books,magazines and newspapers. He wrote small articles (文章) for the newspaper. To people's surprise,his articles were very popular. This made Joseph feel excited,and he worked harder. He finally became very successful in English writing.

1. Why did NOT Joseph go to school when he was very young?

   A. He didn't like to go to school at all.

   B. His family was very poor.

   C. He wanted to work in the port.

   D. He went to London to start a new life.

2. What does the underlined sentence “Where there is a will,there is a way." mean in Chinese?

   A. 活到老，學到老   B. 遲做總比不做好

   C. 有志者事竟成   D. 今日事今曰畢

3. Why did Joseph learn English at first?

   A. To be a writer. B. To live in London.

   C. To read more books. D. To get a better job.

4. What did Joseph's Polish friends think when he wanted to be a writer?

   A. They wanted him to have a dream.

   B. They said nothing to him.

   C. They didn't think it was possible.

   D. They were happy for him.

5. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Joseph was successful because he went to London.

   B. Only a Polish man can learn English very well.

   C. No one can learn English well if he is not in London.

   D. One can do anything successfully if he really works hard.

Answer 1

1 〜5. BCDCD

1 〜5. BCDCD