A 50-year-old American officer came back to his school.英语阅读

A 50-year-old American officer came back to his school.英语阅读
A 50-year-old American officer came back to his school.The teachers asked him to give a talk to the small boys and girls there.The talk were about the love of their great country.All the children were sitting in a large meeting room.The old officer went up and began speaking.He said,“Boys and girls,I studied in the school when I was ten years old just like you,we were not as happy as you are today.Think about it and answer me why you are so happy now.”
No sound came from the children.The old man waited for a long time.Then a boy in the front put up his small hand."Good boy!Please answer me,dear",said the officer.
With a big smile on his face,the boy stood up and said,"If you speak long enough,we won't have maths and science lessons this morning."
( )56．The small children were sitting in a large meeting room to ________.
A．see a film B．have a maths lessonC．listen to a talk D．wait for their teacher
( )57．The boys and girls in the school were ________ to listen to the officer's talk then.
A．tired B．happy C．rich D．busy
( )58．The officer studied in this school ________.
A．10 years ago B．20 years ago C．40 years ago D．50 years ago
( )59．The officer asked such a question because he would like the children to ________.
A．keep quiet B．be happier than everC．listen to him carefully D．love their own country
( )60．From the story we know that the boy ________.
A．didn't like maths and science B．liked the officer's talk very much
C．was the best in his class D．was happy to answer the officer