What had really happened was the boss who gave him permission was observing him working seriously at 5∶00 p．m..He thought to himself：this person will not leave the work，but he’s promised to take his children to the exhibition.So he took the lead in taking them there.The boss does not have to do it every time.But once it’s done，loyalty is established.

　　That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge.By the way，can you boldly guess who the boss was？He was none other than the mastermind behind India’s successful nuclear weapons program， Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam，former president of India.

　　1．The scientist asked for an early leave because________.

　　A．he felt increasingly desperate about his work

　　B．he meant to accompany his wife at dinner

　　C．the task at hand was close to completion

　　D．he’d promised to take his kids to a show

　　解析：选D。细节理解题。从第二段可知这名科学家要求提前下班的原因是他答应带自己的孩子去看展览。

　　2．The underlined sentence implies that the scientist thought his wife was________.

　　A．dissatisfied with his coming home late

　　B．ready to serve dinner for him

　　C．grateful to his kind-hearted boss

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