题目内容
We can _____Mrs. Smith for the night for free if he promises to give us a speech.
A. put up B. put aside C. put out D. put off
A
I got your letter and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again in Tennessee, promising to do better for me than anybody else can.
Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt. It would do me good to go back to the dear old home again and see Allen, Esther, Green, and Lee. Give my love to them all, and tell them I hope we will meet in the better world, if not in this.
I want to know particularly what the good chance is you propose to give me. I am doing tolerably well here in Ohio. I get twenty-five dollars a month, with food and clothing; have a comfortable home for Mandy, the folks call her Mrs. Anderson; and the children—Milly, Jane, and Grundy—go to school and are learning well. The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher. We are kindly treated.
Now, if you will write and say what wages you will give me, I will be better able to decide whether it would be to my advantage to move back again. We have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. I served you faithfully for thirty-two years, and Mandy twenty years. At twenty-five dollars a month for me, and two dollars a week for Mandy, our earnings would amount to eleven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Add to this the interest for the time our wages have been kept back, and deduct(扣除)what you paid for our clothing, and three doctor’s visits to me, and pulling a tooth for Mandy. If you fail to pay us for faithful labors in the past, we can have little faith in your promises in the future.
In answering this letter, please state if there would be any safety for my Milly and Jane, who are now grown up, and both good-looking girls. I would rather stay here and starve—and die, if it should come to that—than have my girls brought to shame by the violence and wickedness of their young Masters. You will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children in your neighborhood. The great desire of my life now is to give my children an education and have them form virtuous habits.
Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me.
【小题1】According to the passage, the letter was written by Jourdon to his former _______.
A.friend | B.master | C.neighbor | D.relative |
A.The family name of this letter writer is Anderson. |
B.The writer is paid the same as he was in Tennessee. |
C.The writer will certainly get at least 11,680 dollars. |
D.Safety rather than education weighs a lot to the writer. |
A.he shows his intention of going back in Tennessee |
B.he is somewhat richer and does not need to go back |
C.his life is relatively good but still needs improvement |
D.he is not a little satisfied with his present life in Ohio |
A.to show he needs that amount of money urgently |
B.to show he is determined to get what he deserved |
C.to test whether the letter receiver is worthy of trust |
D.to tell the letter receiver he still has faith in him |
A.wise | B.stupid | C.greedy | D.generous |
It was Monday. Mrs Smith’s dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.Considering that there was no better way, Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it “Give my dog half a pound of meat. ” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently:“ Take this to the butcher and he’s going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.
At sunset, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it. he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his regular customers .
However, the dog came again at four o’clock. And the same thing happened once again. At six o’clock,, it came for more meat, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs Smith feed it with so much meat today?”
Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there was a piece of blank paper. He laughed and phoned Mrs Smith.
1.The little dog went to the butcher’s _____ during the period.
A.there times |
B.four times |
C.five times |
D.six times |
2.The butcher didn’t give any meat to the dog ________.
A.until he made sure the words were really written by Mr Smith |
B.when he found there was no words on the paper |
C.before he was paid by the lady |
D.because he sold out all the meat |
3.From the story, we can reach a conclusion(结论) that the dog was ____.
A.honest and loyal |
B.brilliant |
C.amusing |
D.amazing |
4.At the end of the story, you’ll find _______.
A.the dog was clever enough to write on the paper |
B.the dog dare not go to the butcher’s any more |
C.the butcher was told not to give meat to the dog |
D.the butcher found himself tricked by the dog |