When Ben delivered (递送) milk to my home one morning before Christmas, he was not his _______ sunny self. He told me one of his _______ had left without paying the bill, $79, nor leaving her new address. So it meant that he had to cover the loss.

“She was a very pretty woman,” he said, “with six children and _______ on the way. She was _______ saying, ‘I’m going to pay you soon after my husband gets a second job.’ I believed her, but she left. Isn’t that annoying (令人生气的)?”

“Don’t be so angry. Just make it a Christmas present to the kids.” I said.

The holidays came and went. On a sunny January morning two weeks later, Ben was rushing to deliver milk when he saw a woman running down the street, waving some _______. He recognized (认出) her at once – the woman who didn’t _______ her bill.

“I’m so sorry,” she said, “but I really have been meaning to pay you.”

She _______ that her husband came home one night and said he found a _______ apartment. He also got a new job. As a result, she _______ to leave the new address. “But I’ve been saving,” she said. “Here’s the money towards the bill.”

“That’ s all right,” Ben ________. “It’s been paid.”

“Paid!” she exclaimed (惊叫). “What do you mean? Who paid it?”

“I did,” Ben said. “It went to the children as a Christmas present!”

1.A.old B.unusual C.usual D.past

2.A.children B.customers C.neighbours D.actresses

3.A.another B.other C.the others D.others

4.A.usually B.often C.always D.sometimes

5.A.head B.hands C.milk D.money

6.A.spend B.pay C.take D.cost

7.A.explained B.complained C.confirmed D.remembered

8.A.bigger B.worse C.farther D.cheaper

9.A.forgot B.remembered C.decided D.had

10.A.praised B.repeated C.cried D.replied

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Books written in the Gothic(哥特式) style are popular all over the world. A feature of these books is that they usually mix fiction, horror and death. They have romantic scenes at times. Gothic style books first appeared in the late 1700s in Great Britain. They were especially popular during Victorian times(1837-1901). Many of s novels we read today, such as Jane Eyre and Frankenstein, are from that time period.

Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by British author Robert Louis Stevenson(1850-1894) is a famous Gothic novel.

One of the story's most important characters is Dr Jekyll, a doctor with a kind heart who lives in London. He and his close friend Mr. Utterson often have dinner together. But one day, Utterson notices Dr. Jekyll behaving strangely after asking him about a crime that happened outside Dr. Jekyll's house. He says that a young girl had been killed by a man. The police believe lat the man may have committed many crimes, but they couldn't find any clues. Mr. Utterson shows great interest in the case, only to find out that the murderer is Dr Jekyll himself.

In fact, Dr Jekyll had invented a kind of medicine that turned him into Mr. Hyde, an evil (邪恶)man. He believed that all humans have an evil side. He wanted to see if he could move the evil part away from the good part.

In the book, the author shows human's dual(双重的)nature. People can have both an evil side and a good side, just like Dr Jekyll: He looks kind on the outside, but he can also be a cold-blooded murderer on the inside. The author uses detailed comparisons and, descriptions to explain the way both sides of Dr Jekyll work Because of this, the novel turned out to be a successful one and has been spoken highly of by thousands of millions of readers since it was published. It has been made into over 120 stage and film versions(版本) so far.

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Gothic Books and Dr Jekyll and. Mr Hyde

Gothic books are popular around the world for they often mix fiction, horror, death and romance together. This kind of books first appeared in the late 1. century. One of the famous Gothic novels is Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by British author Robert Louis, Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll, one of the story's most important characters, believes everyone has an evil side and a good. side. He 2. if an evil side could be moved away from a good side. So he invented a. kind of medicine which made him 3. Mr. Hyde after taking it. Then he committed many crimes. The book shows humans' dual nature and 4. how the evil side and the good side work by comparing and describing. The novel turned out to be a big success and it has won high 5.from thousands of millions of readers. There also have been many stage and versions of the novel.

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