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George had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time.

Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, "Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it —— that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty."

“Well, George,”answered Jim. “I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me.”

George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.

The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy.

Of course, George was very pleased, but he did not have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy.

"Well, George," Jim answered, "as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!"

1.56. We are told that George expected Jim to help _____.

A.prove him innocent

B.him turn over a new leaf

C.lighten his punishment

D.him escape from prison

2.57. Which of the following is true about Jim?

A.He covered up George's guilt.

B.He persuaded the jury to set George free.

C.He told the jury that George was indeed guilty.

D.He recommended severe punishment to give George a lesson.

3.58. The passage suggests that _____.

A.it was due to Jim that George was found guilty

B.Jim did not do exactly what George asked him to do

C.Jim asked his colleagues to recommend mercy

D.Jim persuaded the jury to lighten George's punishment

4.59. The title for this passage is ______.

A.Illegal or Not?

B.Guilty or Not?

C.Merciful or Not?

D.Answerable or Not?

 

At two o’clock a bank robber stole in. “This is a holdup(持枪拦劫),” the man said rudely. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part – close to six thousand dollars. The robber snatched them and turned to leave.

Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.

The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted (晕倒).

As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.

The next morning, while the others were examining the bank’s records, George was called into Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.

“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed too. I have retired (退休), but I’m always thinking of our bank. That’s why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes (保持警觉). Now, I have put the money back in your money-box— all six thousand.”

1. George was happy because ______.

A. he didn’t lose his money box         B. he wasn’t killed by the robber

C. he got eight thousand dollars         D. he was introduced to Mr. Carruthers

2.What did George do when he was taken to the bedroom?

A. He counted money.                 B. He examined the bank’s record.

C. He put some money into his pocket.        D. He lifted the top part of the money box.

3.Who might be the robber?

A. George.     B. Mr. Burrow.   C. A retired lady.     D. Mr. Carruthers.

 

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