OnedaywhenIwasalibrarianatViewRidgeSchoolinSeattle,aprimaryschoolteacherapproachedme.Shehadapupilwhofinishedhisworkbeforealltheothersandneededachallenge.“Couldhehelpinthelibrary?”sheasked,Isaid“Sendhim
OnedaywhenIwasalibrarianatViewRidgeSchoolinSeattle,aprimaryschoolteacherapproachedme.Shehadapupilwhofinishedhisworkbeforealltheothersandneededachallenge.“Couldhehelpinthelibrary?”sheasked,Isaid“Sendhimalong.”
Soonaslight,sandy-hairedboyinjeansandaT-shirtappeared.Itoldhimaboutthesystemusedforshelvingbooks.Hepickeduptheideaimmediately.ThenIshowedhimastackofcardsforlone-overduebooksthatIwasbeginningtothinkhadactuallybeenreturnedbutweremisshelvedwiththewrongcardsinthem.Hesaid:“Isitkindofdetectivejob?”Inoddedyes.Later,whenheaskedtobealibrarianonaregularbasis,itwaseasytosayyes.Heworkeduntiringly.
AfterafewweeksIfoundanoteonmydesk,invitingmetodinnerattheboy’shome.Attheendoftheevening,hismothersaidthatthefamilywouldbemovingtoanotherdistrict.Herson’sfirstconcernwasleavingthelibrary.
Whenthetimecame,Isaidareluctantgoodbye.Thoughinitiallyhehadseemedanordinarykid,hiszealhadsethimapart.
Imissedhimbutnoforlong.Afewdayslaterhepoppedthroughthedoorandjoyfullyannounced,“Thelibrarianovertheredoesn’tletboysworkinthelibrary.MymothergotmetransferredbacktoViewBridge.Mydadwilldropmeoffonhiswaytowork.Andifhecan’tI’llwalk.”
Ishouldhavehadthoughtsuchfocuseddeterminationwouldtakethatyoungmanwhereverhewantedtogo.WhatIcouldnothaveguessed,however,wasthathewouldbecomeawizardoftheInformationage:BillGates,tycoonofMicrosoftandAmerica’srichestman.
31.Whatdidtheteacherthinkabouttheworkinthelibraryforaboy?
a.anenjoymentb.achallengec.aninterestingjobd.apleasure
32.Whydidtheboylikethelibraryworkwhichseemedboring?
a.Hethoughtitwaskindofdetectivejob.b.Hecouldreadmanydetectivestoriesthere.
c.Hethoughtthelibrarianwasverykindtohim.d.Hecouldgetmuchhelpfromthelibrarian.
33.WhydidtheboyreturntoViewRidge?
a.Hisfathermovedbackthere.b.Hewasnotacceptedintheschoolthere
c.Therewasnolibraryforhimtoborrowbooksd.Hewasrefusedtoworkinthelibrary
34.Accordingtothepassageweknowtheboy___.
a