As far back as he could remember.Larry had longed to go to Hollywood and become

As far back as he could remember，Larry had longed to go to Hollywood and become a filmstar．The young man’s hopes for success werebroken again and again，however．Hollywoodjust did not seem interesting．When he first came toCalifornia，Larry had decided never to give up andreturn home without success．Therefore，he kept on trying．Someday，he told himself，his bigopportunity would come．

         Larryfound a job parking cars for one of Hollywood’s big restaurants．His pay was elementary，butsince the guests were kind enough to give him more money，he managed to make a living．One day he recognized an important film directordriving into the parking lot （停车场） and getting out ofhis car．Larry had recently heard that the man wasready to make a new picture．

         Larrygot into the car and prepared to drive it on into the lot and park it．Then he stopped，jumped out，and ran over to the director．“Excuse me，sir，but I think it’s only fair to tell you that it’s nowor never if you want me in your next picture．A lot of bigcompanies are after me．”

         Insteadof pushing away the boy，the director laughed，then wrote something on a card and handed it to theyoung man．“Come and see me tomorrow．”

Larry got a small part in the director’s next film．He was on his way！

1.Which of the following was Larry interested in?

A．Working as a waiter．             B．Becoming a film star

C．Parking cars for filmstars．         D．Owing a big company

2.Why did Larry find a job parking cars?

A．Because he liked the job．

B．Because the parking lotwas near Hollywood．

C．To make a living and waitfor the opportunity．

D．To see a lot of filmstars and work for them．

3.After reading the story what can we infer （推断） about the film director ?

A．He wanted to laugh atLarry．

B．He recognized Larry atfirst sight．

C．He was kind and gaveLarry a try．

D．He thought Larry wouldbecome a star．

4.what does the word “elementary” mean in thispassage?

A．基本的        B．充足的          C．较高的          D．不达标的

5.“He was on his way”refers to the fact that ________．

A．he gave up and returnedhome

B．he began to work towardssuccess

C．he took a journey toHollywood

D．he had difficulty inplaying the small part

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【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

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