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When I was twenty-seven years old, I was...

When I was twenty-seven years old, I was a clerk in San Francisco. I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend on but my brain and a clean reputation.

My time was my own after the afternoon board on Saturdays, and I would spend the time on a little sailboat on the bay. One day I sailed too far, and was carried out to sea. At nightfall, when hope was almost lost, I was picked up by a small boat, which headed for London. It was a long and stormy journey, and they made me earn my passage as a common sailor. When I stepped on land in London, my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I only had a dollar in my pocket. This money fed and sheltered me for 24 hours. During the next 24 hours I went without food and shelter.

About ten o’clock on the following morning, tired and hungry, I was walking along Portland Place, when a passing child, threw a big pear into the rubbish can. I stopped, of course, and stared at that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it. My whole body begged for it. But every time I made a move to get it, some passing eyes noticed my purpose, and of course I straightened up, looked calm, and pretended that I hadn’t been thinking about the pear at all. The same thing kept happening and happening, and I couldn’t get the pear. I was just getting desperate enough to face all the shame and get the pear, when a window behind me was opened, and a gentleman said, “Step in here, please.”

1. According to the passage, the young man _______.

A. had a great reputation for his good work

B. worked as a common sailor during the journey

C. was carried out to sea on purpose by a small boat

D. had nothing left in his pocket after landing in London

2. Why didn’t the man pick up the pear at once?

A. Because a gentleman stopped him and let him in.

B. Because he was not so hungry that he could wait.

C. Because the child was watching the pear.

D. Because he didn’t want others to take him as a beggar.

3. The underlined word “desperate” means “_______”.

A. driven by great need or pain to do something

B. being afraid of doing something for a certain reason

C. enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure or joy

D. feeling sorry or sad about something

 

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1. From the first paragraph we can infer that the author’s father ______.

A. was a good driver      B. was in good health

C. sometimes fell ill         D. had no hobbies

2. The underlined phrase “other than” in the first paragraph can be replaced by “______”.

A. except       B. including      C. without     D. due to

3. According to the last paragraph, we can know that the author’s father was born in ______.

A. 1916          B. 1918             C. 1920        D. 1922

4. The author wrote the article in order to ______.

A. praise her father            B. remember her father

C. show her father loved her   D. let her father be known

 

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Suddenly, the curtains  40  and the lights focused on the stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard,   41  Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

At that moment, the great piano master, Paderewski,  42  on the stage, quickly went to the piano and  43  in the boy’s ear, “Don’t  44  . Keep playing.”

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