Florence Nightingale was born in a rich family.When she was young she took lessons in music and drawing，and read a lot of books.She also travelled a great deal with her mother and father.

As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure.She enjoyed helping them.

At last her mind was made up.“I’m going to be a nurse，” she decided.“Nursing isn’t the right work for a lady，” her father told her.

“Then I will make it so，” she smiled.And she went to learn nursing in Germany and France.When she returned to England，F(xiàn)lorence started a nursing home for women.

During the Crimean War in 1854 she went with a group of thirty?eight nurses to the front hospitals.What they saw there was terrible.Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen and smelled.The officer there did not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital，either.But the brave nurses went to work.

Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes，beds，medicines and food for the men.Her only pay was in smiles from the lips of dying soldiers.But they were more than enough for this kind woman.

After war she returned to England and was honoured for her services by Queen Victoria.But Florence said that her work had just begun.She raised money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London.She also wrote a book on public health，which was printed in several countries.

Florence Nightingale died at the age of ninety，still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse.Indeed，it is because of her that we honour nurses today.

1．When she was a child，F(xiàn)lorence ________.

A．loved to travel very much

B．knew what her duty in life was

C．loved to help the sick people

D．was most interested in music and drawing

2．What made Florence determine to become a nurse?

A．Her father’s support.

B．Her desire to help the sick.

C．Her education in Germany and France.

D．Her knowledge about Germany and France.

3．During the Crimean War in 1854，F(xiàn)lorence served in the front hospital where ________.

A．she earned a little money

B．work was very difficult

C．few soldiers died because of her work

D．she didn’t have enough food and clothes

4．Why was Florence honoured by Queen Victoria?

A．She built the Nightingale Home for Nurses.

B．She wrote a book on public health.

C．She worked as a nurse all her life.

D．She did a great deal of work during the Crimean War.

Lucy ________ a job since she graduated from school，but she hasn’t found one yet.

A. had looked for 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has been looking for

C. looked for 　　　　　　　 D. is going to look for

________ excited Geoff Marcy most was ________ there were planets in other solar system where life might exist.

A. It; if　　　 B. That; whether　 C. What; whether　 D. What; that

Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.

　 There are four parts in the book.