Helen and Martin
& I6 g0 l$ F4 `8 h3 f' k With a thoughtful sigh, Helen turned away from the window and wa1ked back to her favourite armchair. (1) __her brother never arrive? For a brief moment, she wondered if she really cared that much. ( Z8 C! o' ~/ C- `) r6 f- S! @
Over the years Helen had given (2) __waiting for Martin to take an interest in her. 8 I; D A- s3 m3 o
Her feelings for him had gradually (3) __until now, as she sat waiting for him, she experienced no more than a sister’s. (4)__to see what had (5) __of her brother.
. L& }. I/ i$ n Almost without (6) __, Martin had lost, his job with a busy publishing company after spending the last eight years in New York as a key figure in the US office. Somehow the two of them hadn’t (7) __ to keep in touch and, left alone, Helen had slowly found her (8) __ in her own judgment growing. (9) __the wishes of her parents, she had left university halfway (l0) __ her course and now, to the astonishment of the whole family, she was (11) __a fast-growing reputation in the pages of respected art magazines and was actually earning enough to live (12) __ from her paintings. & ^' H9 v. x9 @: B$ M& o- s! _
Of course, she (13) __no pleasure in Martin’s sudden misfortune, but she couldn’t (14) __ looking forward to her brother’s arrival with (15)__ satisfaction at what she had achieved.
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Armchair /,ɑ:m’tʃεə, ’ɑ:m-/ n. 扶手椅 reputation /,repju’teiʃən / n.名声，名誉声望 2 V! j* u9 m% D" m! L
curiosity /,kjuri’ɔsiti/ n. 好奇心，好奇 misfortune / mis’fɔ:tʃən / n. 不幸；灾祸，灾难 2 X, @) u$ W& g# p$ V
confidence / ’kɔnfidəns / n. 信心；言任 satisfaction /,sætis’fækʃən / n. 满意，满足
9 F" Y5 G, q" k \9 `6 O( E6 \ astonishment / ə’stɔniʃmənt / n. 惊讶;令人惊讶的事物
7 I" y& `- P. b- i( `+ h$ Y 注释:
) O7 F+ J: B7 t+ F8 q 1. take an interest in ... : 对……产生兴趣 % ?, ]; I) ^2 m* F/ I7 E
2. become of sb. / sth. ...: 发生……情况;遭遇… 3 s1 E5 a- F" I; S
3. to the astonishment of ... :令……惊讶的是……
9 v+ r' b. ]4 Q( Q) T$ j9 t5 R 练习:
2 u3 J4 M5 k; [& W( `5 Z 1. A) Could B) Should C) Would D) Ought
- P% Z* ]0 Y! V$ }6 j0 c 2. A) in B) up C) out D) away 5 [1 v6 E, o6 V8 E) Y. @9 n
3. A) depressed B) weakened C) lowered D) fainted
; H* x7 ]5 `2 I! e6 @/ V$ i2 V' [ 4. A) wonder B) idea C) curiosity D) regard # b# Q2 x* W Y8 W
5. A) become B) developed C) arisen D) changed
8 P% i3 l( H1 O+ M- [' i 6. A) caution B) warning C) advice D) signal考试用书 9 [- S' U, K' \8 h/ l- q0 ?' Z2 {( H
7.A) minded B) concerned C) worried D) bothered
. {+ h3 F+ |( v3 o6 J 8. A) dependence B) confidence C) certainty D) courage
2 ~) ^1 u% W4 J6 t- U4 l/ L 9. A) Ignoring B) Omitting C) Avoiding D) Preventing
b1 d3 Q7 B( ?* }: Y 10. A) along B) down C) through D) across ' @) I3 s0 ~/ n' z( F. W
11. A) gaining B) reaching C) starting D) opening
0 h5 l4 a) @' Y/ w4 |- q* F 12. A) for B) by C) with D) drop
6 _; r/ \* P* s- M7 i 13. A) made B) took C) drew 2 _2 L- A! B) e( A
14. A) help B) miss C) fail D) on |
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