Here is a question I have often asked at dinner parties: You're on an island wit

Here is aquestion I have often asked at dinner parties:

  You're on an island with only one other person, your best friend. He's dying ofcancer. In his final days, he tells you, "I have 100,000 dollars in a bankback home. When I die, make sure my son goes to medical school." Then hedies. But his son is a no-good playboy who has no interest in going to medicalschool and will waste that money away in a very short time. But your son isentering college, and he is willing to become a doctor. Which one do you givethe money to for medical school?

  I've asked this question of everyone from the president of a famous universityto an ordinary young soldier, and it has never failed to get a discussiongoing. Everyone has an opinion, most of them different, but all of themcorrect. Sometimes this one topic lasts the whole evening.

1.Which ofthe following is TRUE to the passage?

  A. Only the clever people can answer the question rightly.

  B. Some people refuse to answer such a silly question.

  C. Everyone at the dinner party seems to be interested in the question.

  D. Most of the people have the same answer.

2.What thewriter often says at dinner parties is _______.

  A. not a true story                  B.a true story

  C. a strange story                   D.just a joke

3.Why doesthe writer often ask people such a question? Because ______.

A. he wants to find the answer for a research

B. he is interested in such a question

C. he likes to make fun of people at parties

D. he wants to offer people a topic in which everyone could saysomething

4.Which ofthe following decisions is most likely NOT correct?

A. You give the money to your friend's son.

B. You give the money to your son for medical school.

C. You keep the money for your future medical care.

D. You keep the money for your friend's son.

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】略