题目
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Hertford Estate, Two Bridges,
Rickmansworth, West Sussex.
Middx.
25th February
Sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete
works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books
of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds
and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems
for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for
them.
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens
which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds
and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my
door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book
set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all.
However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August
of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to
send any other books until further notice.
You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds , and a set of the
plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works
of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are
still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.
I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgment, I should
not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment.
Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete
works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
Yours faithfully,
SIMON WALKER
B. complain about getting books he didn’t want.
C. advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd..
D. urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books.
B. a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.
C. fifteen pounds and fifty pence.
D. a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.
B. he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.
C. he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time.
D. the set he already had was not particularly attractive.
B. Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order.
C. Mr. Walker hasn’t received the books that he ordered.
D. Several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge.
B. respect
C. annoyance
D. humor
答案
核心考点
举一反三
Even though the daylight hours are growing longer minute by minute, it’s easy to find an excuse not to go out unless you absolutely must, but then again I often have to push myself to accomplish things.
People I speak to have been in all kinds of nasty moods. They say they’re “under the weather,” not feeling good about this time of year.
As I stood outside with my two dogs yesterday, it was so cold that my nose and face felt frozen and my ears were stinging.
Of course, that doesn’t matter to Ricky and Lucy. They have a routine they must go through to find just the fighting spot no matter how cold or hot it is.
So I wait.
But this time it was different. As cold as it was, I suddenly was excited thinking about how wonderful this extreme cold really was.
Then the sun broke through the clouds and memories of summer’s extremely hot days flashed through my mind. I could remember standing in the heat of the afternoon, with sweat pouring down my brow and the hot, burning sun against my face. I reminded myself then and there that in the cold of the winter I would wish I had this heat.
I was grateful for the extremes. Without the extremes in my life, I would never appreciate the days when things were just right. Without the extremes, life would be boring.
It’s being pushed to one of the extremes that makes us appreciate the middle more. Health challenges remind us that we need to pay more attention to how we live. Financial extremes remind us that when things go smoothly it’s also time to save for raining days.
I’ve come to the conclusion that all too often I find a reason not to be happy with where I am at that moment.
Whether it’s hot or cold, good health or bad, in the money or out of it, I always want it to be different.
I’m tired of being “Under the Weather!”
B. Critical.
C. Negative.
D. Unconcerned.
B. he wanted to face the cold bravely
C. his dogs had a routine
D. he wanted to be different
B. violent
C. favorable
D. unusual
B. things will be different whatever the situation is
C. happiness will fail to come to you if you can find a reason
D. he is disappointed with his present situation
B. Two Extremes in Life
C. Changes should be Expected
D. Weather Information
me up that morning, her voice wasn"t as __2__ as it usually was.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes.I was __3__ to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn"t want to
face the problem that I"d let myself __4__ for the past six months.Finally, I dragged myself out of __5__.
I finished getting ready and tried to __6__.It didn"t work, so I decided that my __7__ should go with
me.We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking.I __8__, with the wheel hitting the fence.
After that, the little bit of confidence I"d had was __9__.I tried two more times, but didn"t __10__ much.
Then we headed to the test site.
I went into a room for some paperwork.And I waited for 20 minutes-just __11__ time to make myself
believe that I was going to fail.Then, finally, it was my __12__.I just wanted to get it over and make sure
that I had to come back next Thursday.
I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love.It offered me some __13__ and I realized
something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside.I had become
__14__ and confident.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite __15__.The confidence that came with it
hit me like a wave.The rest of the test went well too and I __16__ it all.As I drove back, the instructor
told me I would not be coming back for a second __17__ next Thursday.
Back in the building I didn"t have to say a word.My mum knew just by looking at me.Her __18__
made her face softer.And I"m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face.Her eyes, __19__,
looked kind of tear.I knew she was __20__ for me.
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| Twelve years ago, my mother gave birth to the beautiful little girl. 1 , we were later given the 2 that this little girl, who was three and a half month old, would only have 14 days on earth. It"s hard to understand what kind of 3 you have when you find out that you"re 4 something that you don"t even know. As time went on, the number of days kept growing, which gave us 5 . When the doctors said that we could take her home, that was 6 reality hit. We had no 7 . I"m from a small town with small hospitals, but when you don"t have money, you just don"t 8 it. My mother tried for days to get money, but nothing 9 each time. A caseworker (社会工作者) was even doing her best. It"s 10 that it almost felt as if we had to 11 a baby from the hospital. One day the caseworker walked into her boss"s office to 12 again. As she walked out, 13 down yet again, out of no where a man walked up to her. He 14 her a handful of money and said, "Please give this to the lady in 15 , so she can take her daughter home." She looked down at her hand with tears in her eyes. As she looked back up to thank him, he was 16 . They searched all over the hospital and he was nowhere to be 17 . Thanks to the guy that I will 18 know, we could take home that 19 baby girl that was only given 14 days to live, and celebrated her 12th birthday yesterday. I am grateful to this man and feel that his act of 20 should be shared with everyone. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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