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nd then she joined the United States Navy during World War Ⅱ . Then she worked for the Bureau of Computation Project at Harvard University, where she worked on the MARK series of puters. In 1945, she began to do research on applied physics at Harvard’s Computation Laboratory. In 1949 she joined the EckertMauchly Computer Corporation. 18 years later, she returned to the Navy. She retired (退休 ) in 1971 but continued to work for the development of the puter. Grace Murray died in her sleep in 1992. Since her death, her workmate Elenor Briggs has been going on with her job. Grace Murray was a great woman and a leader in the development of the puter. She practiced her words “Dare and Do” in her lifetime. ( )31. What did Grace Murray major in (主修 ) at Vassar College? A. English. B. Computer science. C. Medicine. D. Math and physics. ( )32. In which year did Grace Murray join the United States Navy? A. In 1928. B. In 1943. C. In 1934. D. In 1930. ( )33. Grace Murray worked on the MARK series of puters at . A. Vassar College B. Yale University C. Harvard University D. Beijing University ( )34. What’s Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. Grace’s experiences since 1945. B. Why Grace worked on applied physics. C. What Grace did for the puter. D. People’s opinions of Grace. ( )35. Where does this passage e from? A. A magazine. B. A storybook. C. A guidebook. D. An advertisement. C He cooks a 12course meal that is worth (價值 ) $160. He has met Obama and has been on many talk shows. On March 28, he appeared on the cover of The New York Times. 15yearold Flynn McGarry from Los Angeles is a wellknown cook (廚師 ) in the US. Flynn started to cook at the age of 11 because he didn’t like his mum’s cooking. His mum was glad and she encouraged him to do that. “After looking at many cookbooks and watching the videos of cooking online, I believe I can achieve that one day,” said Flynn. Flynn began making a name for himself when John Sedlar, owner of a local restaurant, let Flynn make a special ninecourse meal for the guests. The meals quickly sold out. “Flynn is a very unusual young man, and he is very, very passionate (充滿熱情的 ),” Sedlar told The New York Times. Flynn has turned his room into a kitchen lab. His room is filled with different cooking tools and a worktable. Flynn often tests his food ideas there. Flynn has decided to open his own restaurant by the time he is 19 years old. “I want to have one of the best restaurants in the world,” Flynn said. “It’s a very high goal, but I can make it.” ( )36. Why did Flynn McGarry want to cook at the age of 11? A. He disliked his mother’s cooking. B. His family was so poor that he needed to share the housework. C. He wanted to open the best restaurant in the world. D. He liked to cook for his mother. ( )37. How did Flynn’s mother feel when he started to cook? A. Worried. B. Angry. C. Sad. D. Happy. ( )38. The underlined phrase “making a name” probably means “ ” in Chinese. A. 做名片 B. 掙得名聲 C. 起名字 D. 起外號 ( )39. Which word can describe Flynn? A. Passionate. B. Unusual. C. Confident. D. All of the above. ( )40. Which can be the best title for