Helen and Martin
/ w$ y0 {& G+ S 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.
3 I6 ^5 L: B, t/ \, K Over the years Helen had given (2) __waiting for Martin to take an interest in her. 3 Y( D: I( @2 m- Y8 ~
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.
4 J- u# V" m& O, r 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.
& i* P6 e' F4 c0 H5 A$ c 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. 5 f5 q N t3 F# W% \% I( Z0 L- K
词汇: & ^1 I: |) ~; a! n2 G, z9 p" M
Armchair /,ɑ:m’tʃεə, ’ɑ:m-/ n. 扶手椅 reputation /,repju’teiʃən / n.名声，名誉声望
" d# |) F& e# p1 _, o( O5 w curiosity /,kjuri’ɔsiti/ n. 好奇心，好奇 misfortune / mis’fɔ:tʃən / n. 不幸；灾祸，灾难 0 [3 d |# r" L$ P% u" r
confidence / ’kɔnfidəns / n. 信心；言任 satisfaction /,sætis’fækʃən / n. 满意，满足
* i+ X9 Q$ Y& p. J& T, \ astonishment / ə’stɔniʃmənt / n. 惊讶;令人惊讶的事物
& ^8 S( S3 x$ f- ?7 I* U* a 注释:
, l9 i; f5 m4 M 1. take an interest in ... : 对……产生兴趣 + N$ U9 ]& }; T8 o
2. become of sb. / sth. ...: 发生……情况;遭遇… 0 U1 t+ N/ k. Q2 W' y
3. to the astonishment of ... :令……惊讶的是…… 1 V' _6 N Y8 n/ ^5 W" u' m" V
练习: 4 u- |' k5 [( C. r
1. A) Could B) Should C) Would D) Ought 6 y. A# w9 T( s3 u) [) _5 Q7 r
2. A) in B) up C) out D) away
( m+ F. s9 m, s1 j- Z 3. A) depressed B) weakened C) lowered D) fainted
1 ?$ [5 r" ?, S2 G, H/ T* h 4. A) wonder B) idea C) curiosity D) regard
0 n. m6 H- O q7 t3 s 5. A) become B) developed C) arisen D) changed ( F; r" m/ _# ]3 Q: d; p R
6. A) caution B) warning C) advice D) signal考试用书
0 z6 ^- h/ b' Y# c+ I P+ w 7.A) minded B) concerned C) worried D) bothered
4 ` V+ V7 H/ C2 i% |& u 8. A) dependence B) confidence C) certainty D) courage x4 e6 R9 X. c; \( q3 |
9. A) Ignoring B) Omitting C) Avoiding D) Preventing % m9 a4 o7 d; T0 O, ?% C
10. A) along B) down C) through D) across
& o6 r* @( e" o5 |' d4 G% c7 l+ O 11. A) gaining B) reaching C) starting D) opening - ]: [, ^( I) Y% @& \
12. A) for B) by C) with D) drop
9 H s6 U3 K7 z L 13. A) made B) took C) drew
+ {/ ~5 w9 ~! _: C 14. A) help B) miss C) fail D) on |
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