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 A few days ago I asked my sons’ governess(女家庭教师)Julia to come into my study. “Be seated, Julia, ”I said, “Let’s settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you’re too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...”

  “Forty.”

  “No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you’ve been here two months, so...”

  “Two months and five days.”

  “Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... you know you didn’t work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays... ”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but - not a word.

  “Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven - nineteen. Take nineteen off ... that leaves. hmm.... forty one dollars. Correct?”

  Julia’s left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but - still not a word.

  “Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but- forget it. When didn’t I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect (疏忽), Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick’s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.”

  “You didn’t. ”sobbed Julia.

  “But I made a note of it.”

  “Well... if you say so.”

  “Take twenty seven from forty one -that leaves fourteen.”

  Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!

  “Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.”

  “Really? You see now, and I didn’t know that! Take three from fourteen.. leaves eleven. Here’s your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is !”

  I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.

  “Merci (法语: 谢谢),”she whispered.

  I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger. “For what, this - ‘merci’?” I asked.

  “For the money. ”

  “But you know I’ve cheated you - robbed you ! I have actually stolen from you ! Why this‘merci’?”

  “In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all.”

  “They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you... I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you... Is it really possible to be so spineless (懦弱)?Why didn’t you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)—to be such a fool?”

  Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression,“It is possible.”

  I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little“merci”several times and went out. I looked after her and thought,“How easy it is to crush the weak in this world !”

While talking to Julia, the wrier expected from her ________.

  A. a protest           B. gratitude

  C. obedience           D. an explanation

What shocked the writer was Julia’s ________.

  A. nervousness in front of her boss

  B. acceptance of injustice

  C. shyness when talking about money

  D. reluctance to express herself

The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess ________.

  A. to be more aggressive

  B. to be more careful in her work

  C. to protect her right

  D. to live independently

At the end of the story, the writer said,“ How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”to show ________.

  A. his understanding of Julia’s anxiety

  B. his worry about Julia’s future

  C. his concern on the living condition of working - class people

  D. his sympathy for the mental state of those exploited

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A few days ago I asked my sons’ governess(女家庭教师)Julia to come into my study. “Be seated, Julia, ”I said, “Let’s settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you’re too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...”

  “Forty.”

  “No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you’ve been here two months, so...”

  “Two months and five days.”

  “Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... you know you didn’t work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays... ”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but - not a word.

  “Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven - nineteen. Take nineteen off ... that leaves. hmm.... forty one dollars. Correct?”

  Julia’s left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but - still not a word.

  “Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but- forget it. When didn’t I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect (疏忽), Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick’s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.”

  “You didn’t. ”sobbed Julia.

  “But I made a note of it.”

  “Well... if you say so.”

  “Take twenty seven from forty one -that leaves fourteen.”

  Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!

  “Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.”

  “Really? You see now, and I didn’t know that! Take three from fourteen.. leaves eleven. Here’s your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is !”

  I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.

  “Merci (法语: 谢谢),”she whispered.

  I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger. “For what, this - ‘merci’?” I asked.

  “For the money. ”

  “But you know I’ve cheated you - robbed you ! I have actually stolen from you ! Why this‘merci’?”

  “In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all.”

  “They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you... I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you... Is it really possible to be so spineless (懦弱)?Why didn’t you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)—to be such a fool?”

  Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression,“It is possible.”

  I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little“merci”several times and went out. I looked after her and thought,“How easy it is to crush the weak in this world !”

While talking to Julia, the wrier expected from her ________.

  A. a protest           B. gratitude

  C. obedience           D. an explanation

What shocked the writer was Julia’s ________.

  A. nervousness in front of her boss

  B. acceptance of injustice

  C. shyness when talking about money

  D. reluctance to express herself

The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess ________.

  A. to be more aggressive

  B. to be more careful in her work

  C. to protect her right

  D. to live independently

At the end of the story, the writer said,“ How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”to show ________.

  A. his understanding of Julia’s anxiety

  B. his worry about Julia’s future

  C. his concern on the living condition of working - class people

  D. his sympathy for the mental state of those exploited

From the story, we can tell that Julia’s employer was ________.

  A. greedy but honest

  B. ill - tempered but warm - hearted

  C. strict but forgiving

  D. none of the above

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  A few days ago I asked my sons’ governess(女家庭教师)Julia to come into my study. “Be seated, Julia, ”I said, “Let’s settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you’re too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...”

  “Forty.”

  “No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you’ve been here two months, so...”

  “Two months and five days.”

  “Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... you know you didn’t work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays... ”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but - not a word.

  “Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven - nineteen. Take nineteen off ... that leaves. hmm.... forty one dollars. Correct?”

  Julia’s left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but - still not a word.

  “Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but- forget it. When didn’t I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect (疏忽), Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick’s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.”

  “You didn’t. ”sobbed Julia.

  “But I made a note of it.”

  “Well... if you say so.”

  “Take twenty seven from forty one -that leaves fourteen.”

  Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!

  “Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.”

  “Really? You see now, and I didn’t know that! Take three from fourteen.. leaves eleven. Here’s your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is !”

  I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.

  “Merci (法语: 谢谢),”she whispered.

  I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger. “For what, this - ‘merci’?” I asked.

  “For the money. ”

  “But you know I’ve cheated you - robbed you ! I have actually stolen from you ! Why this‘merci’?”

  “In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all.”

  “They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you... I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you... Is it really possible to be so spineless (懦弱)?Why didn’t you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)—to be such a fool?”

  Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression,“It is possible.”

  I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little“merci”several times and went out. I looked after her and thought,“How easy it is to crush the weak in this world !”

  While talking to Julia, the wrier expected from her ________.

  A. a protest           B. gratitude

  C. obedience           D. an explanation

  What shocked the writer was Julia’s ________.

  A. nervousness in front of her boss

  B. acceptance of injustice

  C. shyness when talking about money

  D. reluctance to express herself

  The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess ________.

  A. to be more aggressive

  B. to be more careful in her work

  C. to protect her right

  D. to live independently

  At the end of the story, the writer said,“ How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”to show ________.

  A. his understanding of Julia’s anxiety

  B. his worry about Julia’s future

  C. his concern on the living condition of working - class people

  D. his sympathy for the mental state of those exploited

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  My husdand had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it the 1 day, and I washed a lot of things. Everything worked 2 , but I could't find 3 of my husband's socks though I had looked 4 for it.

  The next morning, I got ready for 5 as usual, when the bell rang, the students came in. I greeted them and told them 6 we were going to do 7 .

  When I turned 8 to write on the blackboard, the class burst out 9 . They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was 10 the headmaster would be in to see all this.

  I asked the class to 11 , but the 12 I talked, the more they laughed. So I thought I had better pay 13 attention to them and continue to write on the blackboard. When I did this, they laughed even more.

  Before long, the teacher who had the room next to 14 came to see 15 all the laughter was about. When he came in, he started 16 too.

  “Good Heavens!” I said, “Will 17 please tell me what is, so 18 ?”

  “Oh, God.”said the teacher, “You have a brown 19 stuck to the back of your shirt.”

  So that's 20 I found my husband's missing sock.

  “Oh, well,” I said to the class, “Let's just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity (静电).”

1.

[  ]

A.very
B.last
C.next
D.following

2.

[  ]

A.hard
B.well
C.fast
D.slowly

3.

[  ]

A.all
B.both
C.either
D.one

4.

[  ]

A.nowhere
B.somewhere
C.anywhere
D.everywhere

5.

[  ]

A.breakfast
B.clothes
C.school
D.books

6.

[  ]

A.which
B.what
C.how
D.why

7.

[  ]

A.today
B.this day
C.that day
D.now

8.

[  ]

A.around
B.back
C.off
D.over

9.

[  ]

A.smiling
B.laughing
C.crying
D.quarrelling

10.

[  ]

A.afraid
B.doubtful
C.sure
D.glad

11.

[  ]

A.look
B.write
C.stop
D.go on

12.

[  ]

A.better
B.quicker
C.less
D.more

13.

[  ]

A.further
B.more
C.hardly
D.no

14.

[  ]

A.me
B.mine
C.us
D.his

15.

[  ]

A.what
B.why
C.which
D.that

16.

[  ]

A.writing
B.asking
C.talking
D.laughing

17.

[  ]

A.everyone
B.anyone
C.someone
D.he

18.

[  ]

A.funny
B.wrong
C.pleasant
D.unforgetable

19.

[  ]

A.handkerchief
B.sock
C.paper
D.hair

20.

[  ]

A.why
B.when
C.how
D.what
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  My kids and I would be spending the Thanksgiving Day without their father, who had   1   several months before.The two older kids were   2   with the flu.I had only about $ 20 to   3   until the end of the month.

  Then I heard the phone ring.  4   was the secretary from the church.She said they had something to give us.So I   5   by the church on my way to the market.

  The church secretary met me at the door and   6   me a special envelope.“We think of you and the kids often,”she said.I opened the envelope and found two grocery certificates(杂货购物券)inside.Each was worth $ 20.

  “Thank you very much,”I said, and as we   7   each other, I cried.

  Then I went to a store and purchased some   8   items and had a little over $ 140 worth of groceries.As I handed the cashier one of the gift certificates, she took it, but turned her back for what seemed like a very   9   time.I thought something might be wrong.

  “This certificate is a real blessing,”I explained,“Our church gave it to my family, knowing I’m a single   10   trying to make ends meet.”

  The cashier   11   and replied, with tears in her loving eyes,“Honey, do you have a turkey?”

  “No.”

  “Anything else for Thanksgiving dinner?”

  “No.But it’s okey,”I replied.

  Handing me the   12  , she said,“I can’t tell you exactly   13   right now, but please go back into the store and buy a turkey, or anything else you   14   for a Thanksgiving dinner.”

  “Are you   15  ?”I asked.

  “Yes!Get whatever you want.”

  I felt awkward(尴尬)as I went back to do some more shopping, but I selected a fresh turkey, a few potatoes, and some juices for the children.Then I   16   the shopping cart up to the same cashier.

“Now I can tell you,”she said, with giant   17   in her kinds eyes,“This morning I   18   to help someone today, and you walked through my line!”

  She reached under the counter for her   19  , took out a $ 20 bill and paid for my groceries.

  “I’m glad I could help,”she said,“Here is my phone number if you ever need   20  .God bless you, honey.”

(1)

[  ]

A.

returned

B.

left

C.

arrived

D.

escaped

(2)

[  ]

A.

happy

B.

sad

C.

sick

D.

disappointed

(3)

[  ]

A.

last

B.

help

C.

spend

D.

take

(4)

[  ]

A.

She

B.

He

C.

They

D.

It

(5)

[  ]

A.

visited

B.

dropped

C.

got

D.

stood

(6)

[  ]

A.

made

B.

bought

C.

wrote

D.

handed

(7)

[  ]

A.

saw

B.

hugged

C.

met

D.

talked

(8)

[  ]

A.

delicious

B.

cheap

C.

common

D.

much-needed

(9)

[  ]

A.

long

B.

short

C.

dull

D.

high

(10)

[  ]

A.

woman

B.

wife

C.

parent

D.

housewife

(11)

[  ]

A.

turned down

B.

turned out

C.

turned to

D.

turned around

(12)

[  ]

A.

turkey

B.

juice

C.

change

D.

envelope

(13)

[  ]

A.

what

B.

when

C.

who

D.

why

(14)

[  ]

A.

need

B.

cook

C.

prepare

D.

afford

(15)

[  ]

A.

joking

B.

mad

C.

sure

D.

true

(16)

[  ]

A.

handed

B.

wheeled

C.

carried

D.

raised

(17)

[  ]

A.

tears

B.

happiness

C.

joy

D.

fun

(18)

[  ]

A.

went

B.

expected

C.

asked

D.

offered

(19)

[  ]

A.

pocket

B.

case

C.

dress

D.

purse

(20)

[  ]

A.

anything

B.

something

C.

much

D.

more

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