54、What benefit will distance learning bring to an employee of a business?

　　A. Professional growth.

　　B. Good relationship with the employer.

　　C. Good impression on the employer.

　　D. Higher salary.

　　（本题分值：1.5分）【正确答案】A

　　55、Which is not the characteristic of distance learning?

　　A. It includes a subject evaluation¹ tool with every subject.

　　B. Its course uses the same subject materials as those students taking the course on the home campus.

　　C. A distance-learning program has a place only for students.

　　D. The relationship of the professor/student is characterized by individuality.

　　（本题分值：1.5分）【正确答案】C

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　　I remember the way the light touched her hair. She turned her head, and our eyes met, a momentary² awareness³ in that raucous⁴ fifth grade classroom. I felt as though I'd been struck a blow under the heart. Thus began my first love affair. Her name was Rachel, and I mooned my way through the grade and high school, stricken at the mere⁵ sight of her, tongue-tied in her presence. Does anyone, anymore, linger in the shadows of evening, drawn⁶ by the pale light of a window-her window-like some hapless summer insect? That delirious⁷ swooning, asexual but urgent and obsessive⁸, that made me awkward and my voice crack, is like some impossible dream now. I would catch sight of her, walking down an aisle⁹ of trees to or from school, and I'd become paralyzed. She always seemed so poised¹⁰, so self-possessed. At home, I'd relive each encounter, writhing¹¹ at the thought of my inadequacies. We eventually got acquainted and socialized as we entered our adolescence¹², she knew I had a case on her, and I sensed her affectionate tolerance¹³ for me. "Going steady" implied a maturity¹⁴ we still lacked. Her Orthodox Jewish upbringing and my own Catholic scruples¹⁵ imposed an inhibited¹⁶ grace that made even kissing a distant prospect¹⁷, however fervently¹⁸ desired. I managed to hold her once at a dance-chaperoned, of course. Our embrace made her giggle¹⁹, a sound so trusting that I hated myself for what I'd been thinking. At any rate, my love for Rachel remained unrequited. We graduated from high school, she went on to college, and I joined the Army. When World War II engulfed²⁰ us, I was sent overseas. For a time we corresponded, and her letters were the highlight of those grinding endless years. Once she sent me a snapshot of herself in a bathing suit, which drove me to the wildest of fantasies. I mentioned the possibility of marriage in my nest letter, and almost immediately her replies became less frequent, less personal. Her Dear John letter finally caught up with me while I was awaiting discharge. She gently explained the impossibility of a marriage between us. Looking back on it, I must have recovered rather quickly, although for the first few months I believed I didn't want to live. Like Rachel, I found someone else, whom I learned to love with a deep and permanent commitment that has lasted to this day.

　　56、According to the passage, how old was the author when his first love affair began?

　　A. Before he entered his teens.

　　B. In his early teens.

　　C. In his middle teens.

　　D. When he was just out of his teens.