Ellen may get tired feet sometimes, but at least she’s learning too much about people. She’ll probably make a good animal doctor, but if she finds she doesn’t like it after all, she can become a psychiatrist (心理医生) instead.
73. A good title for this passage is ______.
A. Ellen Logan at the Holiday Inn B. American Holiday Inn
C. A Special Holiday Inn Hotel in Manhattan D. How to Deal with People
74. The underlined words "a veterinary surgeon" means ______.
A. an animal doctor B. restaurant waitress C. a hotel manager D. a psychiatrist
75. From the passage we can infer that ______.
A. waitresses in the Holiday Inn are all students
B. waitresses are required to buy a good pair of shoes before they go to work
C. waitresses should be familiar with the food there
D. waitresses need to know more about people than food
76. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. Businessmen like to be suggested what to eat.
B. Many couples often want waitress to recognize them.
C. Why people like to eat in the hotel is that it is full of a friendly atmosphere.
D. If waitress knows a lot about people, she’
ll be a good veterinary surgeon.
D
An explosion on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province.
The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the city’s commercial hub（商业中心），where lots of shops and restaurants are concentrated.
The ear-splitting blast was heard around 12:50 p.m.，said a local newspaper, citing witnesses. The power of the blast shattered（使粉碎）nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless（不生锈的）steel rubbish can to pieces.
One passer-by，identified（确认）only as Zhang，said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians lying on the ground when she got to the scene.
Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion. A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightly hurt.
The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused to speculate as to the cause.
77. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. All the injured were taken to a hospital B. eight of the injured were not taken to a hospital
C. The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a restaurant
D. The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a shop
78. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. One passer-by, identified only as Zhang, saw the man throwing a bomb into a bin.
B. Some customers in restaurants were injured.
