56. The underlined words "to spare" probably means( ).
[A] to show mercy to
[B] to leave over or more than you need
[C] to be free
[D] to use in a small quantity
57.Why did the go to the luggage office?
[A] He went there to get his case.
[B] He went there to see a friend.
[C] He went there to buy something to eat.
[D] He wanted to ask when the train was leaving.
58.There were a lot of things in his wallet except( ).
[A] railway-tickets
[B] money
[C] photographs
[D] ID card
59.The writer took out his wallet the second time to ( ).
[A] search for his receipt again
[B] find some paper to write on
[C] pay for the service
[D] see if his railway-tickets were there
60.What can you infer from the passage?
[A] The writer actually put the receipt in his case.
[B] The writer easily found his case in the luggage office.
[ C ] The writer was a careless person.
[ D ] The train arrived behind schedule.
B
"Depend on yourself" is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. Others still can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.
There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor in childhood, and no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few and not very good. They could not depend upon them for an education. They saw how it was, and set to work with all their might(力量) to know something. They worked their own way up to fame (荣誉).
One of the famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, "I cannot make worthy men but I can help you make men of yourselves. "