Reading Comprehension Each of the following passages is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Read the following carefully and write the corresponding letter in the blank.(30 points, 3 points for each) Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: The Guidance Department at Burrville High School has a staff of eleven. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too. “Parent meetings form a clear monthly pattern,” says Mildred Foreman, Guidance Director. “This pattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May.” September starts rather slowly. Few parents come in, Most of these want to discuss the schedules. October brings many behaviour problems. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November . December is a quiet month. “It’s the holiday,” Ms Foreman says. “People want to come in, I know , but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.” Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school reopens. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’s when parents realize that their children might repeat the year's work. They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June. Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage: The blue eyes that looked at him from outside the door were like the light through a magnifying glass when it is at its brightest and smallest, when paper and leaves begin to smoke. “Hey ,” said the man in the door. “Remember me?” “Yes,” the boy said, whispering. “Rick.” He felt so surprised to see Rick. All of Rick seemed to be shown in the eyes, with a strong feeling that ought to have hurt him “You knew me,” Rick said. “You hadn’t forgotten.” “You’re ——just the same,” the boy said, and felt much thankful. He seemed even to be wearing the same clothes, the same blue shirt and grey trousers. He was thin, but he was built to be lean; and he was still, or again, sunburnt. After everything, the slow white smile still showed the slight feeling of happiness. “Let’s look at you,” Rick said, dropping into a chair. Then slowly he felt more at home, and he became once more just Rick, as if nothing had happened. There were lines about his eyes, and deeper lines on his cheeks, but he looked like——just Rick, lined by sunlight and smiling. “When I look at you,” he said, “You make me think about me, for we look like each other.” “Yes,” said the boy, eagerly, “they all think we both look like my grandfather.”