off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.

Because of that motorcycle, I wasn't allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to borrow one from a friend. On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.

60. I hugged and kissed my father at every opportunity,______.

A. even though I hated to do so

B. because I was told to do so by my mother

C. as I was named president of the Ford Motor company

D. for I felt it quite natural to do so

61. My father trusted no vehicle with less than for wheels because _____.

A. he did not like the way I always borrowed bicycles from friends

B. he thought that cars were faster than motorcycles

C. he liked every new model made by the Ford Motor company

D. he had trouble in riding his motorcycle

62. which of the following statements shows that my father was a curious man?

A. I wasn't allowed to have a car when I was growing up.

B. He was the first person in town to buy a motorcycle.

C. He was always proud of my success.

D. He was very open with his feelings and his love.

63. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. My father loved his motorcycle. He rode through the dirty streets of Allentown every day.

B.I was not allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up, but when I was just 16 I was allowed to drive a car.

C. My father was always proud of what I did. He was very pleased when I won a spelling contest at school.

D. My father bought a motorcycle, but got rid of it because he fell off it so often.

C

Nick petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.

Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television, and Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song. Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I love to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.

Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels say he helps people when he sings too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medical and entertainment both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”

64. Dr. Petrels ______, so he is called a singing doctor.