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University Days

Another course that I didn’t like, but somehow managed to pass was economics. I went to that class straight from the botany class, which didn’t help me any in understanding either subject. I used to get them mixed up. But not as another student in my economics class who came there direct from a physics laboratory. He was a tackle on the football team, named Brown. At that time Ohio University had one of the best football teams in the country, and Brown was one of its outstanding stars. In order to have the right to play it was necessary for him to keep up in his studies, a very difficult matter, for while he was not dumber than an ox he was not any smarter. Most of his professors were lenient and helped him along. None gave him more hints in answering questions, or asked him simpler ones than the economics professor, a thin, timid man, named Bassum. One day we were on the subject of transportation and distribution, it came Brown’s turn to answer the question. «Name one means of transportation,» the professor said to him. No light came into the fellow’s eyes. «Just any means of transportation», said professor. Brown sat staring at him. There was a profound silence. «Choo-choo-choo,» said Bassum. «Toot,toot,toooooooooooot!» some students with a deep voice moaned. «Ding,ding,ding!» said Bassum. No reaction. «How did you come to the college this year?» asked professor. «What did you ride in?» «Train», said Brown. «Quite right,» said the professor…(by J. Turber)



Вопросы

  1. He didn’t like two courses, the second was_______.

  2. The boy came from the _____ class, but the others came from_______.

  3. Brown was an outstanding star in _____.

  4. Bassum asked about ______.

  5. How did the author characterize silence?

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