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【正文】 ” she answered, shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!” “That?s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can?t swim a bit yet. Of course, she?s only three…” “I?m four,” the child said proudly. “I?ll be four and a half.” Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said. “But you didn?t get one for your daughter, did you?” “Er, well…” the woman looked at the child. “I mean…she hasn?t started school yet, she?s only four.” “A fouryearold child must have a ticket, Madam. A child?s return ticket to Jersey costs …let me s ee… pounds. The law is the law, but since the mistake is mine….” The woman stood up, took the child?s hand and left the office. 1. The woman was angry because __________. A. she couldn?t use the ticket for her round trip B. she had to return home a day earlier than she had planned C. she spent more money than she had expected D. Harry had sold her a ticket to Jersey where there was no sailing 2. Harry was worried __________. woman was angry with him had not done his work carefully Jersey timetable was wrong little girl didn?t have a return ticket 3. Harry started talking to the little girl ___________. he was in trouble and did not know what to do he had a little girl about the same age as this girl he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl 4. When Harry said, “The law is the law, but since the mistake was mine…” he meant that ______________. must follow it without other choice, even though the mistake was his had to be strict with the woman because of the law, although he didn?t want to woman had to pay him pounds and the railway would pay her for the hotel should pay pounds, but he had made a mistake, she could go without paying 5. The woman left the office without saying anything because _______________. wanted to go home and get money for the child?s ticket was so angry that she didn?t want to have anything more to do with the young man was moved (感動(dòng) ) by Harry?s kindness knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted (堅(jiān)持 ) Passage 15 Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late. To pass the time, they began talking to each other. At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, Tell me—what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live? The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke. “Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I?ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I39。d like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I39。ll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I39。ll have a wonderful time.” “That39。s very interesting.” Paul said. With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?” “I39。ll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I39。d like to do is to sell my house. With the money I?ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.” Then he laughed, I might even end up (以 …… 而告終 ) world champion.” “Now it39。s your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?” “Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “I?ll go and see another doctor.” three men were talking _____________. A. in the post office B. in the waiting room C. on the train D. on the chairs man called ________ answered the question first. A. Carl B. Allan C. Erik D. Paul men began to talk about the weather and the work because they __________. A. didn39。t know anything new B. wanted to pass the time quickly C. had nothing to do D. were very interested in each other39。s work 4.I might even end up world champion. Here the word champion means ________in Chinese. sentence is right according to the passage? A. The train didn39。t arrive on time. B. Paul wanted to buy a racing car very much. C. Allan was the second man to answer the question. D. Carl didn39。t like traveling at all.