Lin waits in a noisy restaurant outside the university. And she has taught in the university for more than 10 years.

"I'm sorry I am very busy, and I even haven't had a chance to eat," she says. She is 38.She's from the country's south, and although she has lived in Beijing for 11 years. Her father has never visited her."Among their four children, I'm the only one who's not married. My father says I don't have a family so he has no reason to come here," she adds. 

Lin grew up in a very traditional family. “My mother is always worrying about me being single. One day she called me and said she would visit for the summer to help me find a husband.My mother came once. But it was a disaster.” 

Lin's mother had read an article about Beijing's “marriage markets”.Parents of single children would gather at the city's Zhongshan Park.They want to find a good boy for their children .She sometimes comes with her mother to the market twice a week.She stands silently beside her for more than an hour."I felt I couldn’t refuse, but it made me feel everything bad. I felt like I’m a loser and I just stand there to sell myself."

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1.From the passage, we can know Lin is a________.

A doctor

B worker

C teacher

D manager

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知林是一名教师，故选C。

2.She lives in Beijing for______.

A 7 years

B 8 years

C 10 years

D 11 years

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三句She's from the country's south, and although she has lived in Beijing for 11 years.可知，故选D。

3.Why did her father not visit her?

A Because he was very poor.

B Because it is too far away for him to visit.

C Because Lin didn’t have a husband.

D Because he didn’t get on well with her daughter.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第六句He says I don't have a family so he has no reason to come here.可知，故选C。

4.The underlined word “disaster” means_____ in Chinese.

A 喜事

B 惊喜

C 不幸

D 梦想

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据文章上下文可知林并不愿意去去婚姻市场，感觉好像在售卖自己，感觉很糟糕，因此推断“disaster”为消极的东西，即为“不幸”，故选C。

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A Lin was born in a small city with a traditional family.

B Lin’s mother went to the marriage market twice a week.

C Lin felt very happy in the marriage market.

D Lin’s mother is always worrying about her being single.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第六段最后一句I felt like I’m a loser and I just stand there to sell myself. 可知，故选C。