2.(　 ) When did they get to the hotel?

　 　　A. On 15^th May.　 B. Three days ago. C. Last year. D. On a cold winter morning.

1.(　 ) Whom is Mr Hector Bradley probably writing this letter to?

　　　 A. His friend.　　 B. The owner of a hotel.　 C. An editor.　　　 D. His father.

2. We had hoped to swim in your “wonderful pool”. To our disappointment(失望), we found that it was closed for the whole time of our stay.

　 I hope you do not mind my writing to you about these things, but I would be happy if you could give me some explanation. As I said at the start, it is a pity, and your service is so good in other fields.

　 I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely

Mr Hector Bradley

1. We had hoped for a nice holiday from our busy work lives, and your advertisement said “comfortable and quiet”. We want to have a chance to enjoy ourselves. However, we were always waken up by the noise every morning. Is it really necessary for the workers to start their repair work so early?

14.(　 ) What’s the Chinese meaning of “kill her memory” in this passage?

A. 杀死她　 B. 使她失去记忆　 C. 抹去对她的记忆　 D. 摧残她

13.(　 ) Why did Edith return home from Belgium?

A. Because she found work in an English hospital.

B. Because she organized a training school for nurses.

C. Because the First World War broke out.　　　　

D. Because her father was seriously ill.

12.(　 ) Edith Cavell’s first job was to __________.

A. teach French　　　　　　 B. look after the children of a rich family　

C. teach English　　　　　　 D. look after the sick and wounded soldiers

11.(　 ) Edith Cavell was from __________.

　　　 A. France　　　 B. England　　　 C. Belgium　　 D. Germany

10.(　 ) What happened to the tiger at last?

　　　　 A. The dog agreed that the tiger could eat the good man.

B. The tiger jumped back into the cage and was closed in the cage again.　

C. The tiger ate the good man and the dog.　　　

D. The tiger made friends with the good man and the dog.

C

　Edith Cavell was born in a little English village. She was a clever, hard-working girl and did well at school, especially in music and French. After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium(比利时). The language they spoke was French, so she found that her school studies were useful. She could understand them easily, at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano.

After hearing that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to look after him. She then decided to become a nurse. Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional(专业的)at her job. A Belgian doctor was so impressed(印象深的)that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses. The First World War (第一次世界大战) broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospital. She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers (伤员). Edith treated them with kindness. Between November 1914 and August 1915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners (囚犯) escape from the Germans. Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her. Finally, the Germans killed her, but they could not kill her memory. A tall statue(雕塑)has been built in Trafalgar Square, London, in honor(纪念)of the brave English nurse.