(B)

There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so    26  .The mother   27   that she would help her sons to do    28   in school by herself. She told him to go to the Detroit Public Library to   29   a book a week and do a book report for her.

One day, in Ben's class, the teacher held up a rock (石头) and asked    30   anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him    31  . "Why did Ben put up his hand?" all of his classmates whispered (耳语). "He    32   said anything. What could he possibly want to say?" However, Ben not only    33   the rock, but also said a lot about it. The teacher and the other students were    34  . Ben had learned this from doing one of his book reports.

Later Ben became the top student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and   35  became one of the best doctors in the United States.

(     )26. A. clever      B. difficult           C. slow                  D. quick

(     )27. A. seemed       B. decided          C. wondered          D. told

(     )28. A. well         B. bad               C. right                D. good

(     )29. A. see           B. find               C. read              D. buy

(     )30. A. that           B. if                 C. how                D. why

(     )31. A. think           B. leave                 C. ask                D. answer

(     )32. A. always         B. ever             C. sometimes         D. never

(     )33. A. found        B. played           C. knew               D. heard

(     )34. A. afraid          B. surprised         C. worried             D. unhappy

(     )35. A. at first       B. at the end        C. at last               D. now