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wish daily from the time he had started work as a teller (银行柜员) at the bank.
All over the country banks were being robbed, George thought sourly. Why not this bank? Were
robbers scornful of its four-million-dollar capital?Were they afraid of Mr. Ackerman, the old bank guard, who hadn't pulled out his gun in twenty-two years?
Of course, George had a reason for wanting the bank to be robbed. After all, he couldn't simply take
the thick bundles of bills that were under his hands all day long. So he had thought of another way to get
them. His plan was simple. It went like this:
If Bank Robber A holds up Bank Teller B…
And if Bank Teller B gives Bank Robber A a certain amount of money…
What is to prevent Bank Teller B from keeping all the money left and claiming that it was stolen by
Bank Robber A?There was only one problem. Where was Bank Robber A?
One morning George entered the bank feeling something was about to happen. "Good morning, Mr.
Burrows." he said cheerfully. The bank president muttered something and went into his office.
At two o'clock Bank Robber A walked in. George knew he was a bank robber. For one thing, he
slipped in. For another, he wore a mask.
"This is a holdup." the man said roughly. He took a pistol from his pocket. The guard made a small
sound. "You," the bank robber said, "lie down on the floor." Mr. Ackerman lay down. The robber
stepped over to George's cage.
"All right." he said. "Hand it over."
"Yes, sir." said George. "Would you like it in ten-or-twenty-dollar bills?"
"Just hand it over!"
George reached into his cashbox and took all the bills from the top section-close to six thousand
dollars. He passed them through the window. The robber snatched them, stuffed them into his pocket,
and turned to leave.
Then, while everyone watched Bank Robber A, Bank Teller B calmly lifted off the top section of the
cashbox and slipped bills from the bottom section into his pockets.
The bank robber was gone. George fainted. When he woke he smiled up at the worried faces looking down at him. "I'm all right." he said bravely.
"Perhaps you should go home, George." Mr. Bell, the chief auditor, said.
As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George took the money from his pockets and
counted it. He had seven thousand dollars. He was very happy.
The next morning when George arrived at the bank, it was not open for business. But everyone was
there, helping to examine the bank's records for the special audit (审计师) Mr. Bell was taking.
George was called into Mr. Burrows' office. The bank president seemed strangely cheerful. "George,"
he said, "I want you to meet Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of our bank."
"Good morning, George." said Mr. Carruthers. "I was sorry to hear you fainted yesterday. Are you all
right now?"
"Yes, sir. Just fine, thanks."
"I'm glad to hear it. That was quite an adventure. It just goes to show how easy it is to rob our bank."
"Sir?"said George, confused.?
"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. That's why I
played my little game yesterday, just to keep everybody on his toes."
"I don't understand." said George. "What game?"
The old man laughed and whipped out a mask. He placed it over his face and said, "All right. Hand it
over!" Mr. Burrows laughed but George did not.
"And the money?" George asked in a small voice.
"Don't worry." Mr. Carruthers said. "I put it all back in your cashbox, all six thousand. We're just
finishing up the audit now." George turned cold with fear.
Behind them, the door opened and Mr. Bell, the chief auditor, put his head into the room. "Mr.
Burrows," he said gravely, "may I see you a moment?"
B. make him look like a hero
C. show that Central Bank was important
D. he will be praised by the bank president
B. I have retired, but I haven't stopping thinking.
C. It's only a small trick.
D. It's a coincidence.
B. he had a heart attack.
C. he had to pretend he was terrified
D. he was too excited
B. He knew that his stealing would be discovered.
C. Mr. Bell had discovered that 6,000 dollars was missing.
D. He would be laid off even be sent to prison.
B. Honesty is the best policy.
C. All roads lead to Rome.
D. Greed leads to crime.
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It was Tom’s first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey, on London’s Underground Railway. And against his friends’ 36 , he made a “great” decision to travel 37 .
He entered the station shortly after five o’clock in the afternoon. This is a 38 time to travel in London, 39 crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He 40 to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his 41 came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller. 42 , he got the right ticket in the end and, by 43 people the way, he also found the right platform(月台). It was 44 with people. Unfortunately, he did not 45 to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a 46 position (位置) to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was 47 forward onto the train by the force of people from 48 _ . The doors closed and the train 49 off. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train 50 , but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth one along the 51 . When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling 52 that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never 53 . He could do nothing but explain his 54 to a man who was standing on the platform. With 55 on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite (相反的) direction.
36. A. promise B. advice C. challenge D. invitation
37. A. alone B. away C. along D. abroad
38. A. certain B. possible C. bad D. right
39. A. for B. and C. so D. but
40. A. hoped B. had C. planned D. happened
41. A. friend B. time C. luck D. turn
42. A. In fact B. So C. As a result D. However
43. A. leading B. asking C. pointing D. helping
44. A. crowded B. faced C. covered D. linked
45. A. manage B. decide C. wish D. expect
46. A. safer B. lower C. better D. higher
47. A. kept B. pushed C. caught D. pulled
48. A. front B. inside C. above D. behind
49. A. switched B. got C. moved D. lifted
50. A. left B. stopped C. started D. soared
51. A. stop B. arrival C. line D. train
52. A. glad B. strange C. worried D. bored
53. A. heard of B. talked about C. came across D. arrived at
54. A. design B. mistake C. difficulty D. question
55. A. disappointment B. fears C. sadness D. smiles
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It was Tom's first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey on London's Underground Railway. Against __1__ advice of his friends, he was deter-mined to travel alone.
He __2__ the station shortly after five o'clock in the afternoon. This is a bad time to __3__ in London, because crowds of people go home from work __4__ this hour. He had to join a long queue of people who were waiting for tickets. When at last his __5__ came, he had some difficulty in making himself __6__ by the man selling tickets. However, he got the right ticket __7__ the end and, by asking people the __8__, he also found the right platform. It was packed tight with people. He did not __9__ to get on the first train, but he was __10__ to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a better __11__ to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was __12__ forward on to the train by the push of people from behind. The doors closed and the train __13__ off. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train __14__,but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth __15__ along the line. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom __16__ off, feeling glad that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly __17__ that he had come to a station he never heard of. He explained his difficulty __18__ a man who was standing on the platform. With a __19__ on his face, the man __20__ Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite direction.
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| Like that of her own character, Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling's life is like a fairy tale. Divorced, living on public assistance in a tiny Edinburgh flat with her infant daughter, Rowling __1__ Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone __2__ a table in a caf? during her daughter's naps-and it was Harry Potter __3__ rescued her. Rowling __4__ that she always wanted to write and that the first __5__ she actually wrote down, when she was five or six, was a story about a rabbit __6__ Rabbit. Many of her favorite __7__ center around readinghearing The Wind in the Willows __8__ aloud by her father when she had the measles (麻疹), enjoying the fantastic adventure stories of E. Nesbit, and her favorite story of all, The Little White Horse. At Exeter University Rowling took her degree in French and __9__ one year studying in Paris. After college she moved to London to __10__ as a researcher and bilingual secretary. The best thing about working in an office, she has said, was __11__ up stories on the computer when no one was __12__. During this time, on a particularly long train ride from Manchester to London in the summer of 1990, the idea __13__ her of a boy who is a wizard and doesn't know it. He __14__ a school for wizardry-she could see him very plainly in her mind. By the time the train __15__ into King's Cross station four hours later, many of the characters and the early stages of the plot were fully __16__ in her head. The story took further shape as she continued working on it in __17__ and cafes over her lunch hours. After her marriage to a Portuguese TV journalist ended in divorce, Rowling returned to Britain with her infant daughter and a suitcase full of Harry Potter notes and __18__. She settled in Edinburgh to be near her sister and __19__ to finish the book before looking for a teaching job. Wheeling her daughter's carriage around the city to escape their __20__, cold apartment, she would duck into coffee shops to write when the baby fell asleep. In this way she finished the book and started sending it to publishers. | ||||
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