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“Yes, I'll be ready at nine. Goodbye dear, and thanks again.” Mrs Robson 1 the receiver and crossed the hall into the 2 . It was not an easy telephone call for her to make. Her daughter had been very kind. She 3 immediately agreed to pick her up, but Mrs Robson 4 to admit that she needed help. Since her 5 died ten years ago, she had 6 herself on her independence. She lived in the house alone and 7 to go and live with her daughter.
But this evening, she was 8 at the living room, staring out at the “SOLD” 9 in the small front garden. Her feelings were 10 .
Naturally she was sad at the thought of 11 the house, as it was full of so many 12 . But at the 13 time she was looking forward to 14 her last years near the sea, back in the little seaside town 15 she had been born. With the money from the sale of the house, she had bought a little 16 there.
Her husband had always been very fond of this house. She hadn't been 17 here, but it didn't 18 as much to her as it had to him. Recently 19 of the people who lived in the street had moved away, and it was this that made her decide to sell the house.
The next morning Mrs Robson would 20 the house for the station in her daughter's car.
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(1) Mrs Robson 放下话筒。replace放下。(2) 第二段But this evening, she was (standing) at the living room,....可提示此答案。(3) Her daughter had been very kind. 与She immediately agreed to pick her up.为顺接关系，因此用therefore.(4) 从后文我们得知Mrs Robson自从丈夫死后一直一个人生活，并且以自己完全能够独立生活而自豪，因此说她不愿意承认她需要帮助。(5) 从后句her independence可得此答案提示。(6) Mrs Robson 以自己的独立而自豪。(7) refuse to do sth. 不肯做某事。(8) 她站在客厅里，盯着前面小花园里的“售出”牌子。(9) notice 表示“通知、告示、布告牌”。(10) 在此A有较大干扰性，从后文我们得知，Mrs Robson was sad at the thought of (leaving) the house,同时she was looking forward to (spending) her last years near the sea,即她既想卖掉现在的房子，利用这笔钱到海边买一幢房子，但同时又一时舍不得，因此她的感情是复杂的(mixed).(11) 从前文得知Mrs Robson即将离开这所房子。(12) as 在此表示sad的原因。这所房子(it)有如此多的回忆(memories).(13) at the same time 同时，然而。(14) 她希望在海边度过她的晚年。(15) where 在此引导一个定语从句。(16) 用卖房子的钱，她已经在那里买了一所房子(a little flat).(17) 她住这里也不是不幸福。not与unhappy为双重否定。(18) 整句的意思是“她住这里也不是不幸福，但这所房子对她不像对她丈夫那样重要。”(19) 这是她搬走的另一原因。(20) leave... for... 离开……去…… |
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