单项选择题单选真题改编 · 2018
1653. 【材料】阅读下面这段文章,回答第56-60题。
Before Felix arrived in Baghdad, Miss Bohun had arranged for him to have lessons with a Mr. Posthorn of the Education Office. Mr. Posthorn was a busy man. He not only had his government job but also taught some Arab boys from a wealthy family who hoped eventually to go to an English university. He had agreed to fit Felix inin his spare time', which meant that sometimes Felix went to Mr. Posthom's office and was told to study this or that, and occasionally Mr. Posthom managed to find a spare hour when he dropped in to Miss Bohun's and gave Felix some instruction. Most of Felix's day was spent in study in his bedroom.He knew he would not get far in this way and he knew also that Mr. Posthorn would have been willing to give him more attention had he, like Miss Bohun, not been disappointed in him. Miss Bohun did not say or do anything that gave Felix any clue as to how he had failed her, but Mr.Posthorn, after testing his knowledge, said without hesitation, "What on earth have you been doing with yourself since you left England?"
Felix explained that in Cairo he had taken lessons with an old English lady, an ex-governess to a royal family, who had taught him English composition, French, drawing, geography and history. Unfortunately she had known less Greek, Latin and mathematics than he had. His mother had treated lessons there as a joke, and said: "Never mind, darling. When we retum to England, we'll make up for lost time."
"Your parents ought to have been ashamed of themselves, keeping you away from school during the most important years of your life. I can't understand it, "said Mr.Posthorn.Your father was an educated man, wasn't he? Felix explained: "it wasn't my father's fault.Mother wouldn't let me go back to England when the war started. "Father was angry, but Mother said:"If he goes I may not see him again."
Mr. Posthorn said: "You'll never make up for it, " but Felix, although he knew it to be a serious matter, could not really care.
Before he came to stay with Miss Bohun, Felix's lessons ________.
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