A. never cared much for reading B. did much reading when he was young C. never had much chance to read D. became an enthusiastic reader when he was grown up 参考答案:C 答案解析:根据第二段第四句…and the opportunities he found for reading were very scanty. scanty意为“缺乏的，量少的”。
第2题: [单项选择]听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。What can a listener expect to learn from the talk A. How to get along better with people by improving listening skills. B. How to be more active in talking with other people. C. How to understand a foreign language. 参考答案:A
第20题: [单项选择]What is "tickets" now called A. English disease. B. French disease. C. The article does not say. D. Children disease. 参考答案:C 答案解析:[解析]从文章中看，Rickets过去叫English disease，但是现在叫什么并没有说明。故本题答案为C。
