Some people seem easy to understand: their character appears obvious on first meeting. Appearances, however, can be deceptive.Edward Burton had been in business in Japan for many years. He was a little fellow, with white hair, a wrinkled face, and blue eyes. He was about sixty when I knew him and was always neatly dressed. Both in appearance and manner he suggested a very definite type. He did not talk very much, but what he said was sensible. He was very popular and had an affectionate family. But the chief thing that struck me about Burton was his kindliness. There was something very pleasing in his eyes. His voice and smile were gentle. He was rich and had made every penny himself.One afternoon we were sitting together, he said, "There was a fellow here last year, a namesake(同姓的人) of mine. Lenny Burton he called himself. He wasn’t a bad guy. I liked him. He was always well-dressed and smart-looking. There was no harm in him, and he was only wild. He drank too much. He lived on his parents and made a bit of money by card-playing and had won a good deal of mine."Burton gave a kindly chuckle. I knew he could lose money with a good grace."That is why he came to me when he went broke, that and the fact that he was a namesake of mine. He asked me for a job one day. I was rather surprised. He told me that there was no more money coming from home and he wanted to work. I asked him how old he was."‘Thirty-five,’ he said."‘And what have you been doing?’ I asked him."‘Nothing very much,’ he said."‘I’m afraid I can’t do anything for you,’ I said. ‘Come back in another thirty-five years, and I’ll see what I can do.’"He didn’t move. He went rather pale. He hesitated for a moment and told me that he had had bad luck at cards for some time. He hadn’t had a penny. If he couldn’t get something to do he’d have to kill himself. I could see he’d been drinking more than usual and he looked fifty."‘Anything you can do except cards?’ I asked him."‘I can swim,’ he said." ‘Swim!’ It seemed such a stupid answer."Suddenly I had an idea. When I was a young man I swam round the beacon(灯塔) in the sea for over three miles and it’s rather difficult on account of the currents. Well, I told my namesake about it and said that if he’d do it I’d give him a job. I could see he was rather shocked."‘I’m not in very good condition,’ he answered."I didn’t say anything. I shrugged my shoulders. He looked at me for a moment and then he nodded."‘All right,’ he said. ‘When do you want me to do it?’"I looked at my watch. It was just after ten."‘The swim shouldn’t take you much over an hour and a quarter. I’ll drive there at half past twelve and meet you.’"‘Done,’ he said."I wished him good luck and he left me. I had a lot of work to do that morning and I only just managed to get there at half past twelve. But I needn’t have hurried; he never turned up.""Was he frightened at the last moment?" I asked."No. He started all right. But of course he’d ruined his health by drink. The currents round the beacon were more than he could manage. We didn’t get the body for about three days."I asked Burton, "When you made him that offer of a job, did you know he’d be drowned?"He gave a mild smile and he looked at me with those kind and honest blue eyes."Well, I hadn’t got a vacant position in my office at the moment."1.What affected the author most about Edward Burton in the beginning?A.His self-made successB.His affectionate familyC.His gentle smile and voiceD.His good-hearted character2.Why did Edward Burton ask Lenny Burton to swim?A.To test his courageB.To check his honestyC.To know his physical conditionD.To make fun of him at the cost of his life3.What can we infer the author’s feeling is in the end?A.PuzzledB.EmbarrassedC.AstonishedD.Discouraged4.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph really indicate?A.Appearances can be misleadingB.Burton is very friendly to the authorC.One’s characters are easy to understandD.Though cold-hearted, Burton enjoys good manners5.Which of the following about Edward Burton’s first impression on the author is true?A.His appearance and manner suggest his fine qualityB.His dressing style shows his imaginative quality wellC.He is a sensible, successful and talkative businessmanD.He is a Japanese and has done business in Japan for years6.When Lenny Burton came to ask Edward Burton for a job, at first Edward Burton.A.felt surprised but received him quite friendlyB.was quite cold to the difficulties Lenny Burton facedC.blamed Lenny Burton for his bad behavior in card-playingD.asked in great detail what he could do and planned to help him