简答题In the sentence below, the word foreboding means ___ . “So it is with deep foreboding that I look at my own children, so unspoiled, so dashing in their little New Wave outfit, so ignorant of the rudiments of capital accumulation.” (Paragraph 2) A、great expectations B、a strong feeling that trouble is coming C、a gesture indicating love and tenderness D、a strong urge to protect sb.简答题In the sentence below, the word squandering means ___ . “If, for example, a son is interested in something that has no market value, such as the liberal arts, the social sciences and many of the natural ones, he should be encouraged to become a busboy at once, without squandering his parents' life savings.” (Paragraph 7) A、caring about B、wasting C、investing D、depositing简答题In the sentence below, the word clamored means ___ . “At P.T.A. meetings, while the other mothers clamored for more homework and basics, I ran a lonely campaign for a two-hour recess and an afternoon cookie break.” (Paragraph 4) A、made insistent demands B、complained C、made strong protest D、argued简答题According to the text, what factor contributes to the college senior’s decision to abandon her medical career? ___ A、The financial business which can make big and quick money seems more promising. B、She likes the academic challenges posed by the financial studies. C、She does not feel equal to the medical studies. D、She cannot afford the high tuitions of medical schools.简答题What did the writer NOT do to discourage her children from college? ___ A、She demanded more free time for young children. B、She sometimes distracted her children from studies by going shopping together. C、She refused to enroll her children in computer summer camps. D、She threw the advertisements of local training-colleges and correspondence school away.简答题According to the text, why does the writer think it is not likely that a bag-lady mother would be present at her children’s graduation? ___ A、Because the invitation is only extended to the parents of top students. B、Because the mother is probably not available at the time when she is busy with her work. C、Because their children would think having a poor mother is a stigma which is detrimental to their future career development. D、Because the mother, disappointed with the college educational system, might refuse to attend the ceremony,简答题In the sentence below, the word ingenious means ___ . “As they’ve gotten older and smarter, I’ve also had to come up with ever more ingeniousarguments against college.” (Paragraph 5) A、convincing and forceful B、true, genuine C、deceptive D、clever and original简答题What did the writer want to argue with the examples of Marcus Aurelius, Catherine de’ Medici, Thomas Edison, etc.? ___ A、It is a pity that these great figures did not have good education. B、Lacking in formal education did not necessarily mean they couldn’t become great people in history. C、People should learn to content themselves with life even if they did not have good education. D、If you want to become great people like them, you are supposed to follow suit.简答题In the sentence below, the word destitution means __ . “Between the coming cutbacks in financial aid and the continuing increases in tuition, I will have passed the point of total destitution well before my youngest one’s graduation.” (Paragraph 3) A、desperation B、physical tiredness C、complete poverty D、mental depression简答题According to the writer’s opinion, what might await her children in college that makes her so concerned? ___ A、They could fail in finance because they are so ignorant of the rudiments of financial studies. B、They could be led astray by and hang around with some undesirable classmates. C、They could fall into some bad habits and become undisciplined and intractable. D、They could become obsessed with money-making activities and lose the innocence of young people.