【正文】 d the hotel to find lifesaving equipment. ?It was not enough to save him.?” 21. Why didn?t Feldman?s wife want to publish his autobiography? A. She liked to keep secret from the public. B. She felt sad when she read it. C. She didn?t know his autobiography at all. D. She had a quarrel with her family friend. 22. How long had Feldman been dead before his autobiography was first published? A. 32 years. B. 24 years. C. 18 years. D. 33 years. 23. What did Feldman think of his appearance? A. He thought himself to be very handsome. B. He thought his looks did bad for his performance. C. He thought he was born crooked eye s. D. He thought his looks contributes to his career. 24. From the passage, we can know __________. A. David Frost thought Feldman was a legend and genius B. Feldman telephoned his friend before he died C. Feldman was shot when making a film D. No one knew Feldman died in a hotel B No messy coins—and more importantly no embarrassment. This is how young Chinese go Dutch these days—scan a QR code and pay their share via smart phones in one easy click. It was the first time most of the 13 people at my dinner table last weekend had used the function on social working tool WeChat.It has made going Dutch less embarrassing and so much more fun, said Zhou Ye, a Beijingbased journalist. Young people think splitting bills this way is fun, and older ones may find it fashionable to do so. Most importantly, it saves people the embarrassment of figuring out who owes what. Splitting the bill is a relatively new idea to most Chinese. It39。s being popular among the young people, but for many older folks, who fear losing face, it feels embarrassing. At dinner parties, families and friends often fight over who will cover the expense. Used by 600 million Chinese, WeChat is similar to WhatsApp but has many more features. One of them, WeChat Wallet, allows people to pay for almost any service by smart phones. The bill splitting function was launched last year. Owned by Chinese Inter giant Tencent, the payment platform petes with Alibaba39。s Alipay, which is widely used and also has a bill splitting function. The smart phone apps that rely on these payment platforms have transformed the lives of many urban Chinese. Massages, haircuts, house cleaning, laundry services and personal trainers can be ordered in your own home. Zhao Mengsha, 28, an editor in a magazine enjoys a manicure （美甲） once every month, and pays half of the price charged in salons. It39。s just really convenient, she said. I wouldn39。t have thought about getting a massage at work without the apps. Like millions of others, Zhao uses Alipay and WeChat to pay for the services. You can make do without a wallet but can39。t live without your smart phone when you go out these days, Zhao said. 25. What is the advantage for the young people to pay their share via smart phones? A. Saving much money. B. Avoiding embarrassment of paying the bills. C. Contacting others more easily after dinner. D. Having m ore convenience than other ways. 26. According to the article, why do many old folks fight at dinner parties ? A. Because they think splitting bills funny. B. Because they want to know who is rich. C. Because they want to pay the bill. D. Because they figure out who owes what. 27. What do people think about WeChat wallet and Alipay wallet ? A. Smart phones with them cost a lot of money. B. Neither of them will win in the petition. C. Both of them are acceptable. D. The payment platform should be improved. 28. What Zhao said in the last paragraph means _____. A. the wallets are not necessary any more B. she bought all that she needs through the Inter. C. she doesn?t know how to work with phones D. the smart phone apps change people?s life C After a few moments, my passenger started a conversation. It began ordinarily enough: “How do you like driving a cab?” “It?s OK,” I said. “I make a living and meet interesting people sometimes. How about you? His reply intrigued me. “I would not change jobs even if I could make twice as much money doing something else.” I?d never heard that before. “What do you do??? “I?m in the neurology department at New York Hospital.”[來源 :Z xx m ] Then I decided to ask for this man?s help. We were not far from the airport. “Could I ask a big favor of you? I have a son, 15, a good kid. He wants a job, but a 15yearold can?t get hired unless his old man knows someone who owns a business, and I don?t.” I paused. “Is there any possibility that you could get him some kind of summer job?” He didn?t respond for a while. Finally, he said: “Well, the medical students have a summer research project. Maybe he could fit in. Have him send me his school record.”I tore off a piece of my brown lunch bag, and he scribbled his name on it and paid me. It was the last time I ever saw him. After I nagged, yelled, and