Last week the manager of an old jeweler’s shop received a letter marked “personal”, so of course his secretary gave it to him unopened. As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. Then he opened it and a £10 note fell out onto his desk. With the note was a short letter. This is what it said:
Dear Sir,
In 1935 I got engaged. But unfortunately at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I lost my job. I was six months without a job and then I got work again. But of course was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring. The assistant brought some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girl-friend’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring.
My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience (良心) all these years. At the time the ring cost £2 so I reckon (估计) that is about £10 at today’s price. And I am sending you that amount.
Yours truly,
A customer
“Well, well, well,” said the manager, “life is full of surprises!”
1.Why didn’t the secretary open the letter? Because _______.
A. he was very busy
B. it was a personal letter
C. there was a £10 note in it
D. the letter was unimportant
2. What was true about the assistant?
A. She lost her job.
B. She was short of money.
C. She was called away while serving the customer.
D. She put one of the rings in her pocket.
3. What happened to the writer of the letter in 1935?
A. He married a girl.
B. He was out of work for six months and short of money.
C. He lost a ring.
D. His parents died.
4.The best headline for this article would be _______.
A. A Customer Pays His Bill B. An Old Jeweler’s Shop
C. The Manager and the Letter D. A Letter with £2
I have been a nurse for seven years. I love my work. Now, my is quite ill. He is 71 and has heart failure, and a lot of other medical . Up until April of this year, he was able to alone, drive, and take care of himself. His health has down swiftly. I’m the only girl out of five children. Being the only girl and a put me at the top of the caregiver(照料者) list. Taking care of a sick parent is very difficult, not at all like taking care of other patients. I have to abandon(离开) my own to be here with Dad. I know this is what I need to do but it is still . I spend about 12-15 hours a day taking care of him. I want to spend all of the time that I can with him because I know that our left together is short..
At the same time, I felt that my brothers don’t help more. Sometimes, it is days between their . They have separate families and busy life...So do I. My eldest brother does some. He stays at night. He comes in at 8: 00 or 9: 00 p.m. and lets me go home. My other pop in for 10-15 minutes visits. It is really annoying. They say they can’t seeing Daddy this way, which I . It hurts me to see him so sick and , too. But he’s our Dad. He has taken care of us all his life. I just feel that we should do our part to take care of him now.
1. A. fatherB. motherC. grandpaD. grandma
2. A. puzzlesB. difficultiesC. mattersD. problems
3. A. sitB. liveC. standD. stay
4. A. goneB. burntC. comeD. broken
5. A. nurseB. doctorC. daughterD. child
6. A. hobbyB. majorC. familyD. hope
7. A. easyB. hardC. badD. bitter
8. A. moneyB. pleasureC. emotionD. time
9. A. angryB. calmC. excitedD. anxious
10.A. tripsB. visitsC. callsD. meals
11.A. needB. haveC. helpD. want
12.A. brothersB. relativesC. sistersD. uncles
13.A. suggestB. stopC. standD. help
14.A. misunderstandB. understandC. shareD. appreciate
15.A. tiredB. exhaustedC. weakD. dirty
His strength had almost _____ when they found him in the desert.
A. given out B. given in
C. given up D. given off
—How long ____ you ____ in Singapore?
—For just the weekend. I’ll be back next Monday morning.
A. have; stayed B. are; staying
C. did; stay D. do; stay
We discussed where to go for a whole morning, but we decided to stay at home_____.
A. at the end B. by the end
C. in the end D. on end
Iraq has ___________ too many wars since 1990s, making his people ______ a lot.
A. got through; pay
B. looked through; face
C. gone through; suffer
D. passed through; destroy