I am nearing the end of my life．The doctors tell me I am dying of cancer and have a few months to live．In fact, as You know, throughout my entire life I’ve had nothing but bad luck．But no matter what You have inflicted(施加)on me, I have never lost my faith in You．
In return for this loyalty(忠诚), I ask just one thing of you．Please prove Your existence to me by sending me＄100 in cash, and I will die a happy man．
Yours insignificantly,
An Old Man
The letter arrived at the local post office where the employees noticed it was addressed To God：Heaven．They all knew the old man and, after reading the letter with tears in their eyes, took pity on him, ninety dollars was raised and posted to him．The old man was overjoyed and immediately wrote a “thank you” letter to God
The post office received the letter and all gathered around to read it．
Dear God,
I thank You with all my heart for taking time from Your busy schedule and answering my request…I am now a happy man．
Yours(in the very near future),
An Old Man
P．S．I only received＄90 of the ＄100 I asked for．I bet those thieving bastards down at the post office pinched(偷取)the rest．
(1)
The old man believed that ________．
[ ]
A．
God sent him＄100 in cash．
B．
the post office employees sent him＄100 in cash
C．
he would not die with getting＄100
D．
the post office employees kept＄90
(2)
What’s the meaning of the underlined word?
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A．
joyless
B．
extremely pleased
C．
sad
D．
uneasy
(3)
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A．
The old man believed in God piously(虔诚地)．
B．
The post office employees were moved by the first letter of the old man．
C．
The post office employees didn’t feel joyful after reading the “thank you” letter．
D．
The old man needed＄100 very much．
完形填空
Atlanta was a Greek princess．She was very 1 and could run faster than any man in Greece．But she wasn't 2 to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games．She was so 3 that she said to her father that she would not marry anyone who couldn't run faster than her．Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a(an) 4 with him．She said to him,“These are my 5 ．When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run 6 him．If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be 7 ．No one will be pardoned．”
Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was 8 ．So many of them 9 went home, but others stayed to run the race．There was a man called Hippomenes who was 10 when he heard of Atlanta's rules,“Why are these men so 11 ?”he thought．“Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this 12 ?”However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind．“I will 13 Atlanta－or die!”he said．
The race started and although the man ran very 14 , Atlanta did better．As Hippomenes 15 , he thought,“How can I run as fast as her?”He went to ask the Greek Goddness of 16 for help．She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples．She said,“Throw an apple in front of Atlanta 17 she is running past．When she stops to 18 it, you will be able to run past her and win．”Hippomenes took the apples, and went to the 19 ．He said,“I want to marry Atlanta．”The King was 20 to see another man die, but Hippomenes said,“I'll marry her－or die!”So the race began．
