When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery when you are allergic（过敏的）to flour can be painful.
But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.
With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes,（调制法）,changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain The bread, made with unbleached（未漂白的）flour, was baked in brick oven.（烤箱）
They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his usual, old fashioned bread took time. But Arnold. Struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.
小题1: According to context, the underlined word “miserable” means
A．quite pleased
B．rather unhealthy
C．too lucky
D．very unhappy小题2:A good title for the passage would be
A．A Sick Baker
B．A Brick Oven Bread Baker
C．An Old Fashioned Baker
D．How to Overcome Allergy小题3:Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he
A．suffered from allergy to flour
B．didn’t like the job
C．wanted to form his own company
D．wanted to make more money小题4:Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A．Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven
B．Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour
C．Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price
D．Arnold’s bread was of poor quality小题5:From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was
A．determined
B．brave
C．unusual
D．unhealthy
