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ather along your mother?”“Yes, sir,” said I, “him too.”“Ha!” he said then. “Who do you live with supposing you’re kindly let to live, which I hadn’t made up my mind about?”“My sister, sir — Mrs. Joe Gargery — wife of Joe Gargery, the blacksmith, sir.”“Blacksmith, eh? Now look here,” he said, “the question being whether you’re to be let to live. You get me a file(銼)and food, and bring both to me, or I’ll have your heart and live out.”I said that I would get him the file and what broken bits of food I could find, and I would e to him at the Battery, early in the morning.“Say Lord strike you dead if you don’t! ”said the man. I said so, and he took me down. When he came to the low church wall, he got over it, and then turned around to look for me. When I saw him turning, I set my face towards home, and made the best use of my legs. 31. Which of the following do you think the man was?A. A policemanB. An escaped prisoner C. A traveler D. A soldier 32. Which of the following statements CANNOT be used to describe the man?A. He was poorly dressed. B. He was afraid to be found by other people. C. He was hungry.D. He was kind to the boy.33. How did the boy feel when the man was talking to him?A. Frightened B. Excited C. Fearful D. Sad 34. According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?A. The boy’s village was a mile or more from the church.B. The boy’s parents were both dead.C. The boy’s brotherinlaw was a blacksmith. D. The little boy didn’t promise he would do what the man asked him to do.35. Why did the word blacksmith catch the man’s attention?A. He was afraid that the blacksmith would kill him.B. He was certain that the blacksmith would help him break his chains. C. He thought he might ask the boy to get him a file to break his chains.D. He was worried that the blacksmith would not let the boy bring him any food. Passage 2Most of us have got at least one elderly relative — mother, father, greataunt granny even, still alert and cheerful, with a fortable warm home, plenty of helpful neighbors and ourselves to drop in now and then. But how about the other old folks? Those whose children have moved elsewhere, or don’t care? Perhaps a nobody’s Mum, who’s lived alone for years in an old house or bedsitting room without any help or having friends or relatives around. The local council do what they can: a cooked dinner brought on weekdays, a home help on two mornings to clean up and do the shopping, a district nurse calling now and then. But most of the time they are lonely and unhappy. “Put her in an Old People’s Home. They’ll look after her.”They would if they could. With a garden, a room with the television, good meals, someone to see she’s all right, and, above all, pany. There are some very cozy Council Old People’s Homes around. And the f