In my long life I have seen many changes in out habits and customs and conditions in general. I think that you might be interested if I told you some of them.
The world I entered at the age of eighteen when I became a medical student was a world that knew nothing of such advanced things as planes, films, radios or telephones. It was a very cheap world. Prices were stable. When I entered St.Thomas’ Hospital I rent a set of rooms in Vincent Square for which I paid 18 shillings(先令) a week. My landlady provided me with a very good breakfast before I went to the hospital and a dinner when I came back at half past six. I only had to pay for the breakfasts and dinners twelve shillings a week. For four-pence I lunched at St.Thomas’ on bread and butter and a glass of milk. I was able to live there very well, pay my fees, buy my necessary instruments, clothe myself, and have a lot of fun on fourteen pounds a month. And I could always pawn(当掉)my microscope for three pounds.
I spent five years at St.Thomas’ Hospital. I was a bad student, for my heart, as you might have guessed, was not in it. I wanted, I had always wanted, to be a writer, and in the evenings, after my dinner, I wrote and read. Before long, I wrote a novel called“Liza of Lambeth”, which I sent to a publisher and was accepted. It came out during my last year at the hospital and it was successful. It was of course an accident, but I did not know that. I felt I could afford to give up medicine and make writing my profession; so, three days after I graduated from the school of medicine, I left for Spain to write another book. I did not realize, at that time, that I was taking a great risk.
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(1)This text is a talk given by the writer when 4 .(2分)
∙ A. he was 18.
∙ B. his first novel was published.
∙ C. he graduated from the school of medicine.
∙ D. he was at an old age.
(2)The author graduated from the school of medicine when he was 3__.(2分)
∙ A. 18
∙ B. 28
∙ C. 23
∙ D. 30
(3)“And I could always pawn my microscope for three pounds.” means the writer could always 1__.(2分)
∙ A. exchange his microscope for three pounds.
∙ B. borrow his microscope and pays three pounds.
∙ C. have his microscope repaired with three pounds.
∙ D. lend his microscope for three pounds
(4)In paragraph two, this sentence “I was able to live there very well, pay my fees, buy my necessary instruments, clothe myself…”, the word “clothe” means “ 4 ” .(2分)
∙ A. wear clothes
∙ B. make clothes for
∙ C. wash clothes for
∙ D. buy clothes for
(5)The writer wanted to be a writer because 3 .(2分)
∙ A. he liked to take risks.
∙ B. he found it easier to make a living by writing.
∙ C. he was interested in writing.
∙ D. he could not study medicine well.

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