【正文】 begins going out with someone else. Or, that greeneyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay rise and she does not. 36. Greenhorn now refers to ____. A. a person who is new in a job B. a new solider C. a young horse D. None of above 37. A person who has a green thumb is a person ____. A. who is good at growing plants B. whose thumbs are in green color C. whose garden is greener than others’ D. who is younger than his neighbors 38. The author is actually talking about ____. A. colors B. language C. politics D. agriculture 39. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. In about the 16th century, a greenhorn meant an experienced soldier. B. The Green Revolution may have some connection with green thumbs. C. The greeneyed monster was probably created by William Shakespeare. D. The greeneyed monster can be used to describe a person who is jealous. B I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought that I would never have that sort of career. I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career. I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too hard at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children. One Sunday, I was in the park with the children and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got a parttime course. I had to leave my job with the family and got work helping out at a kindergarten. Now I have got a fulltime job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career even if you aren’t top of the class at school. 40. What is the author’s present job? A. Working parttime in a college. B. Taking care of children in a family. C. Helping children with their schoolwork. D. Looking after children at a kindergarten. 41. When staying with the two girls’ family, the author _______. A. was paid for extra work B. often worked long hours C. got much help from her boss D. took a day off every other week 42. What has the author learned from her own experiences? A. Less successful students can still have a career. B. Qualifications are necessary for a career. C. Hard work makes an excellent student. D. One must chose the job she likes. 43. What does the underlined sentence probably mean? A. The boss didn’t go out to work very often. B. The boss often failed to keep his agreement with the writer. C. The writer couldn’t go out to find another job. D. The writer seldom had any chance to work outside. C My house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software. If you e to visit, you’ll probably be surprised when you e in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN（個(gè)人身份號(hào)碼） to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it’s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings. Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制臺(tái) ), a small machine that turns things on and off around you. The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console. I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than th