Havingreturnedfromherroundtrip,theangrywomanstoodout...
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Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes (欠债) me $12,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the 41 . “You sold me a ticket 42 May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It 43 me $12.”
Harry was 44 . He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just 45 the Jersey timetable for May 22nd. The woman and her little girl followed him 46 . She was 47 right, as Harry soon discovered, there was no 48 on May 22nd. How could he have 49 such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering 50 to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburned,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”
“Yes,” she answered, shyly. “The beach was 51 . And I can swim too!” “That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t 52 a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three…”
“I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.”
Harry 53 the mother. “I remember your 54 , Madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get 55 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 four-year-old child 56 have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs…, let me see… $13. So 57 the railway pays your hotel, you will 58 $ law is the law, but since the 59 was mine…”
The woman stood up, 60 the child’s hand and left the office.
41. A. train B. ship C. office D. hotel
42. A. in B. for C. at D. before
43. A. paid B. spent C. cost D. saved
44. A. worried B. pleased C. disappointed D. interested
45. A. look B. watch C. test D. check
46. A. into B. out C. outside D. inside
47. A. not B. all C. quite D. never
48. A. plane B. sailing C. train D. bus
49. A. broken B. made C. given D. thought
50. A. how B. why C. what D. which
51. A. lovely B. beautifully C. terrible D. wonderfully
52. A. walk B. ride C. swim D. run
53. A. listened to B. asked for C. got to D. turned to
54. A. money B. ticket C. ship D. daughter
55. A. one B. it C. them D. ones
56. A. can B. may C. need D. must
57. A. since B. if C. unless D. until
58. A. owe B. have C. get D. spend
59. A. money B. ticket C. fault D. debt (债务)
60. A. raised B. picked C. brought D. took
【回答】
41-45 CBCAD 46-50 DCBBC 51-55 ACDBA 56-60 DBACD
知识点:人物传记 故事阅读类
题型:完型填空