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The other day I found my old certificates(证书)．We had exams called O levels when we were sixteen.(They are called something different now.) It's so long ago that I'd forgotten what we'd studied.I had nine O levels when I left school and one was in cookery.I was surprised because I'm a terrible cook!
—Celia
My main memory is what we had to wear! I had a purple skirt with yellow lines on it, and then we had those silly hats with a purple line round them.Girls would do anything to lose their hats.Then when I was about twelve, my parents moved to the United States and I went to my new school in my favourite clothes.It was great!
—Alice
I had a normal day at school, but I also had music lessons because my parents wanted me to learn the violin.So I had special classes at school before everyone else arrived.So most pupils started at eight thirty, but I had to go to school at seven o'clock for my music lessons.Then at the end of the day, I'd do sport, so often I didn't finish until five in the afternoon.That was a long day for a tenyearold.
—Dean
I travel a lot nowadays, and I suppose my interest in other countries began with geography and a teacher I liked called Mr.Byford.We'd learn about faraway places and strange areas. I think it made me want to visit them later in life.
—Susan
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇应用文。四个人分享了各自对学生时代的回忆。
1．How was Dean's life when he was ten?
A．Busy. B．Happy.
C．Lonely. D．Peaceful.
A [推理判断题。由第三段中的“most pupils started at eight thirty...a long day for a tenyearold”可知，Dean十岁时除了正常的学校课程之外，还要在早上提前一个半小时到学校学习音乐，下午放学之后进行体育运动；因此Dean十岁时生活比较忙碌。]
2．Why does Susan mention Mr.Byford?
A．To introduce Mr.Byford as a good teacher.
B．To discuss how geography should be taught.
C．To show that Mr.Byford has changed her life.
D．To explain how she became interested in travelling.
D [推理判断题。由最后一段中的“I suppose my interest...called Mr.Byford.”可知，Susan对旅行的兴趣源自地理课和她喜爱的老师Byford；因此她提及Byford老师是为了说明自己是如何爱上旅行的。]
3．What are these people mainly talking about?
A．Personal interests.
B．School memories.
C．Childhood habits.
D．Favourite teachers.
B [推理判断题。文中四个人各自分享了学生时代的回忆：上学时参加考试获得的证书、难看的校服、忙碌的学生生活、激发自己旅行兴趣的地理课和老师。且第一段中的“left school”，第二段中的“my new school”，第三段中的“go to school”以及最后一段中的“geography and a teacher”都可以作为推断线索。]
