Passage 10 Calvin Coolidge,thirtieth president of the United

Passage 10
Calvin Coolidge,thirtieth president of the United States of
America,was a person who hated talking nonsense; he had no time
for small talk.The following two stories clearly show how
Coolidge enjoyed talking little.
When he was vice-president (副总统),Coolidge had plenty of
chances to take part in Washington's social life,especially many
dinner parties.
Because of his knowing nothing about the art of conversation,he
was not in any way popular among the ladies at the parties.One
lady felt she could help with the problem.She placed him next to
Alice Roosevelt Longworth,daughter of former (前任) president
Theodore Roosevelt.Miss Longworth,who was very good at making
conversations,began to chat in her usual attractive (迷人的)
manner,but her efforts were far from being able to make the
vice-president become interested.In the end,she said,"I'm sure
that going to as many dinners as you do,you must feel terrible
not being talked to."
Without lifting his eyes from his plate,Coolidge answered in a
low voice,"Well,a man has to eat somewhere."
Later,when he was president and again at the dinner party,
Coolidge was seated next to a most clever society woman,who
seemed to take delight in trying to change the life of every one
she met."Oh,Mr.President," she said,"You are always so quiet.
I made a bet (打赌) today that I could get more than two words
out of you."
The president became angry and then said,"You lose."
1.
Calvin Coolidge was _____________.
A.president of the United States
B.vice-president of the United States
C.a man of few words
D.all of the above
2.
The ladies ____________ Calvin.
A.were popular with
B.did not like
C.liked to help
D.had many dinner parties with
3.
Miss Longworth _____________.
A.was very attractive to Calvin
B.was interested in Calvin
C.tried hard to involve the vice-president in her conversation
but failed
D.made the vice-president interested in her conversation
4.
From the text,we can see that Coolidge ____________.
A.was good at conversation
B.had a sense of humour
C.was terrible
D.did not like women
5.
Coolidge said that the woman lost her bet because __________.
A.she was not clever enough
B.she couldn't get more than two words out of him
C.he was angry
D.she couldn't change Coolidge's life

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