Most of Thomas Hardy’s novels are set in _______, the fictional primitive and crude region which is really the home place he both loved and hated. A.LondonB.YoknapatawphaC.WessexD.Paris
Most of Thomas Hardy’s novels are set in _______, the fictional primitive and crude region which is really the home place he both loved and hated.
A.London
B.Yoknapatawpha
C.Wessex
D.Paris
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In Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy resolutely makes a seduced girl his heroine, which clearly demonstrates the author’s_________ of the Victorian moral standards. A.blind fondnessB.mounting defianceC.total acceptanceD.deep understanding
Thomas Hardy's impulses as a writer, all of which he indulged in his novels, were numerous and divergent, and they did not always work together in harmony. Hardy was to some degree interested in exploring his characters' psychologies, though impelled less by curiosity than by sympathy. Occasionally he felt the impulse to comedy (in all its detached coldness) as well as the impulse to farce, but he was more often inclined to see tragedy and record it. He was also inclined to literary realism in the several senses of that phrase. He wanted to describe ordinary human beings; he wanted to speculate on their dilemma rationally (and, unfortunately, even schematically); and he wanted to record precisely the material universe. Finally, he wanted to be more than a realist. He wanted to transcend what he considered to be the banality of solely recording things exactly and to express as well his awareness of the occult and the strange.In his novels these various impulses were sacrificed to each other inevitably and often. Inevitably, because Hardy did not care in the way that novelists such as Flaubert or James cared, and therefore took paths of least resistance. Thus, one impulse often surrendered to a fresher one and, unfortunately, instead of exacting a compromise, simply disappeared. A desire to throw over reality a light that never was might give way abruptly to the desire on the part of what we might consider a novelist-scientist to record exactly and concretely the structure and texture of a flower. In this instance, the new impulse was at least an energetic one, and thus its indulgence did not result in a relaxed style. But on other occasions Hardy abandoned a perilous, risky, and highly energizing impulse in favor of what was for him the fatally relaxing impulse to classify and schematize abstractly. When a relaxing impulse was indulged, the style. —that sure index of an author's literary worth —was certain to become verbose. Hardy's weakness derived from his apparent inability to control the comings and goings of these divergent impulses and from his unwillingness to cultivate and sustain the energetic and risky ones. He submitted to first one and then another, and the spirit blew where it listed; hence the unevenness of any one of his novels. His most controlled novel, Under the Greenwood Tree, prominently exhibits two different but reconcilable impulses —a desire to be a realist-historian and a desire to be a psychologist of love —but the slight interlockings of plot are not enough to bind the two completely together. Thus even this book splits into two distinct parts.The most appropriate title for the passage could be ______.A．Under the Greenwood Tree: Hardy's Ambiguous TriumphB．The Real and the Strange: the Novelist's Shifting RealmsC．Hardy's Novelistic Impulses: the Problem of ControlD．Divergent Impulses: the Issue of Unity in the Novel
AChristopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created diabeticrockstar.com, a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone."Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity（慈善机构）, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."56. Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas?A. He needs to go to the doctor every day.B. He studies the leading cause of diabetesC. He has a positive attitude to this disease.D. He encourages diabetics by writing articles.
Which of the following underlined letters is different in pronunciation with others?A. He arrived there half an hour lateB. Tom is the most honest boy in his classC. I really hope toD. It is a great honor for me to be here
To most Chinese people, returning home after long absence or departure from home are both significant and there are food customs associated with this.
A PC is powered on and begins POST. The PC takes a long time when scanning for drives. The BIOS reports no hard drive can be found but the CD-ROM is identified. The technician knows that there are two hard drives on the primary EIDE controller and a CD-ROM on the secondary EIDE controller.Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?（）A. Both hard drives have the master jumper in place.B. One hard drive is set as master and the other slave.C. The hard drive data cable is reversed.D. Both hard drives have the cable select jumper in place.
Humble ____ it may be, there’s no place like home, where he may go.[A]although[B]as[C]how[D]which
Mozart’s birthplace and the house ______ he composed “The Magic Flute” are both museums now.A. where B. when C. there D. which
Which product is most likely to accumulate static electricity ________．A.Crude oilB.Hard asphaltC.Lubricating oilD.Residual fuel oil
He wrote a lot of novels, none of ______ was translated into foreign languages.A. themB. whereC. thatD. which
Text 1 A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys,people are actually more stressed at home than at work.Researchers measured people’s cortisol,which is a stress marker,while they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.“Further contradicting conventional wisdom,we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home”,writes one of the researchers,Sarah Damske.In fact women even say they feel better at work,she notes.“It is men,not women,who report being happier at home than at work.”Another surprise is that findings hold true for both those with children and without,but more so for nonparents.This is why people who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work when they’re at home,whether it is household work or work brought home from the office.For many men,the end of the workday is a time to kick back.For women who stay home,they never get to leave the office.And for women who work outside the home,they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks.With the blurring of roles,and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women,it’s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it’s not just a gender thing.At work,people pretty much know what they’re supposed to be doing:working,making money,doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income.The bargain is very pure:Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.On the home front,however,people have no such clarity.Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out.There are a lot of tasks to be done,there are inadequate rewards for most of them.Your home colleagues—your family—have no clear rewards for their labor;they need to be talked into it,or if they’re teenagers,threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices.Plus,they’re your family.You cannot fire your family.You never really get to go home from home.So it’s not surprising that people are more stressed at home.Not only are the tasks apparently infinite,the co-workers are much harder to motivate.According to Paragraph 1,most previous surveys found that home_____A.was an unrealistic place for relaxationB.generated more stress than the workplaceC.was an ideal place for stress measurementD.offered greater relaxation than the workplace
Text 1 A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys,people are actually more stressed at home than at work.Researchers measured people’s cortisol,which is a stress marker,while they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.“Further contradicting conventional wisdom,we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home”,writes one of the researchers,Sarah Damske.In fact women even say they feel better at work,she notes.“It is men,not women,who report being happier at home than at work.”Another surprise is that findings hold true for both those with children and without,but more so for nonparents.This is why people who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work when they’re at home,whether it is household work or work brought home from the office.For many men,the end of the workday is a time to kick back.For women who stay home,they never get to leave the office.And for women who work outside the home,they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks.With the blurring of roles,and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women,it’s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it’s not just a gender thing.At work,people pretty much know what they’re supposed to be doing:working,making money,doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income.The bargain is very pure:Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.On the home front,however,people have no such clarity.Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out.There are a lot of tasks to be done,there are inadequate rewards for most of them.Your home colleagues—your family—have no clear rewards for their labor;they need to be talked into it,or if they’re teenagers,threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices.Plus,they’re your family.You cannot fire your family.You never really get to go home from home.So it’s not surprising that people are more stressed at home.Not only are the tasks apparently infinite,the co-workers are much harder to motivate.The blurring of working women's roles refers to the fact that____A.they are both bread winners and housewivesB.their home is also a place for kicking backC.there is often much housework left behindD.it is difficult for them to leave their office
Text 1 A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys,people are actually more stressed at home than at work.Researchers measured people’s cortisol,which is a stress marker,while they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.“Further contradicting conventional wisdom,we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home”,writes one of the researchers,Sarah Damske.In fact women even say they feel better at work,she notes.“It is men,not women,who report being happier at home than at work.”Another surprise is that findings hold true for both those with children and without,but more so for nonparents.This is why people who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work when they’re at home,whether it is household work or work brought home from the office.For many men,the end of the workday is a time to kick back.For women who stay home,they never get to leave the office.And for women who work outside the home,they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks.With the blurring of roles,and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women,it’s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it’s not just a gender thing.At work,people pretty much know what they’re supposed to be doing:working,making money,doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income.The bargain is very pure:Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.On the home front,however,people have no such clarity.Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out.There are a lot of tasks to be done,there are inadequate rewards for most of them.Your home colleagues—your family—have no clear rewards for their labor;they need to be talked into it,or if they’re teenagers,threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices.Plus,they’re your family.You cannot fire your family.You never really get to go home from home.So it’s not surprising that people are more stressed at home.Not only are the tasks apparently infinite,the co-workers are much harder to motivate.The word“moola”（Line 4,Para.4）most probably means_____A.energyB.skillsC.earningsD.nutrition
In the fall of 1924 Thomas Wolfe，fresh from his courses in play writing at Harvard joined the eight or ten of us who were teaching English composition in New York University.I had never before seen a man so tall as he，and so ugly.I pitied him and went out of my way to help him with his work and make him feel at home.His students soon let me know that he had no need of my protectiveness.They spoke of his ability to explain a poem in such a manner as to have them shouting with laughter or struggling to keep back their tears，of his readiness to quote in detail from any poet they could name.Indeed，his students made so much of his power of observation that I decided to make a little test and see for myself.My chance came one morning when the students were slowly gathering for nine o‘clock classes.Upon arriving at the university that day，I found Wolfe alone in the large room which served all the English composition teachers as an office.He did not say anything when I asked him to come with me out into the hall，and he only smiled when we reached a classroom door and I told him to enter alone and look around.He stepped in，remained no more than thirty seconds and then came out.“Tell me what you see.”I said as I took his place in the room，leaving him in the hall with his back to the door.Without the least hesitation and without a single error，he gave the number of seats in the room，pointed out those which were taken by boys and those occupied by girls，named the colors each student was wearing，pointed out the Latin verb written on the blackboard，spoke of the chalk marks which the cleaner had failed to wash from the floor，and pictured in detail the view of Washington Square from the window.As I rejoined Wolfe，I was speechless with surprise.He，on the contrary，was wholly calm as he said，“The worst thing about it is that I‘ll remember it all.”What is the passage mainly discussing A.Thomas Wolfe‘s teaching work.B.Thomas Wolfe‘s course in playwriting.C.Thomas Wolfe‘s ability of explaining.D.Thomas Wolfe‘s genius.
Which of the following is Thomas Hardy′sbest-known novel? A.Far From the Madding Crowd B.The Mayor of Castorbridge C.Tess of the D′Urbervilles D.The Return of the Native
A PC is powered on and begins POST. The PC takes a long time when scanning for drives. The BIOS reports no hard drive can be found but the CD-ROM is identified. The technician knows that there are two hard drives on the primary EIDE controller and a CD-ROM on the secondary EIDE controller. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?（）A、Both hard drives have the master jumper in place.B、One hard drive is set as master and the other slave.C、The hard drive data cable is reversed.D、Both hard drives have the cable select jumper in place.
A user requires more storage space on their computer. After a technician installs a second IDE drive in the computer, the system will not recognize that there are any hard drives installed. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?（）A、The second hard drive has not been formatted for NTFS.B、The jumpers on both drives are set to the cable select position.C、The jumper on the first drive is set to master and the second is set to slave.D、The jumpers on both drives are set to the master position.
Bob, a technician, is adding a secondary IDE hard drive to an older system. After installation and the first boot, the drive is not showing in Disk Management. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?（）A、The new drive’s jumper is set for master.B、The new drive is connected to the secondary bus as a slave drive.C、Both drives’ jumpers are set for cable select.D、The old drive’s jumper is set for master and the new drive is set for slave.
Which of the following is a correct statement about how the user environment is configured at login?（）A、If present, the settings in the $HOME/.profile file will override the settings in the /etc/profile file.B、If both $HOME/.profile and $HOME/.env files are present, the settings in the $HOME/.profile file will take precedence.C、The settings in the /etc/environment file are system-wide and will override user customized settings in the $HOME/.profile.D、The settings in the /etc/profile file will override settings in the $HOME/.profile file unless the $LOCAL_PROFILE variable is set to 'true'.
单选题On which point would the authors of both passages most likely agree?AAesthetic beauty was the most important factor in the building's design.BThe Taj Mahal was built primarily as a place of worship.CThe Taj Mahal is an excellent example of Islamic architecture.DIndia does not have an,any examples of mosques.EThe Taj Mahal is more beautiful than Hindu temples.
单选题Passage1Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials for the hamburger chain named for his daughter.As long as it works, he said in 1991,I' ll continue to do those commercials.Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood.He still won't let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had proper fitting shoes, Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work.He fed me, Thomas said, and if I got out of line, he'd beat me.Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants. But he had something much better in mind.I thought, if I owned a restaurant, he said, I could eat for free. A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968.In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made-to-order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes $6 billion a year in sales.Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine,66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer a future for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992.In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Greek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him most likely to succeed.The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave, says friend Pat Williams. He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody.Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas's life.a. graduated from high school b. started his own business c. became a millionaired. started a foundation e. met Harland sandersAebcdaBaecbdCecbdaDaebcd
单选题Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?AOver 30 oil workers have been kidnapped this year in the Niger Delta region.BA group calling itself the Movement for the Niger Delta People has claimed responsibility for the current reported kidnapping.CThe last kidnapping occurred last week when a German oil worker was taken away.DNigeria produces the most crude oil in Africa.
单选题Passage1Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials for the hamburger chain named for his daughter.As long as it works, he said in 1991,I' ll continue to do those commercials.Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood.He still won't let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had proper fitting shoes, Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work.He fed me, Thomas said, and if I got out of line, he'd beat me.Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants. But he had something much better in mind.I thought, if I owned a restaurant, he said, I could eat for free. A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968.In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made-to-order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes $6 billion a year in sales.Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine,66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer a future for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992.In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Greek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him most likely to succeed.The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave, says friend Pat Williams. He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody.What do we know about his childhood?AHe lived a poor life.BHe had caring parents.CHe stayed in one place.DHe didn't go to school.
单选题A user requires more storage space on their computer. After a technician installs a second IDE drive in the computer, the system will not recognize that there are any hard drives installed. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?（）AThe second hard drive has not been formatted for NTFS.BThe jumpers on both drives are set to the cable select position.CThe jumper on the first drive is set to master and the second is set to slave.DThe jumpers on both drives are set to the master position.
单选题Passage1Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials for the hamburger chain named for his daughter.As long as it works, he said in 1991,I' ll continue to do those commercials.Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood.He still won't let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had proper fitting shoes, Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work.He fed me, Thomas said, and if I got out of line, he'd beat me.Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants. But he had something much better in mind.I thought, if I owned a restaurant, he said, I could eat for free. A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968.In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made-to-order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes $6 billion a year in sales.Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine,66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer a future for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992.In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Greek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him most likely to succeed.The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave, says friend Pat Williams. He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody.He was just Joe Everybody in the last paragraph means_________.ADave was famousBDave was ordinaryCDave was showyDDave was shy
单选题Passage1Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials for the hamburger chain named for his daughter.As long as it works, he said in 1991,I' ll continue to do those commercials.Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood.He still won't let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had proper fitting shoes, Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work.He fed me, Thomas said, and if I got out of line, he'd beat me.Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants. But he had something much better in mind.I thought, if I owned a restaurant, he said, I could eat for free. A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968.In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made-to-order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes $6 billion a year in sales.Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine,66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer a future for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992.In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Greek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him most likely to succeed.The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave, says friend Pat Williams. He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody.What's the name of Dave Thomas's business?AThomas' sBWendy' sCLorraine' sDRex's
单选题Passage1Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials for the hamburger chain named for his daughter.As long as it works, he said in 1991,I' ll continue to do those commercials.Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood.He still won't let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had proper fitting shoes, Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work.He fed me, Thomas said, and if I got out of line, he'd beat me.Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants. But he had something much better in mind.I thought, if I owned a restaurant, he said, I could eat for free. A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968.In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made-to-order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes $6 billion a year in sales.Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine,66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer a future for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992.In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Greek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him most likely to succeed.The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave, says friend Pat Williams. He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody.What is the article mainly about?AThe life of Dave Thomas.BThe dream of Dave Thomas.CThe schooling of Dave Thomas.DThe growth of Dave Thomas's business.