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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    36  . “You sold me a ticket   37   May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It   38   me $12.” Harry was   39  . He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just   40   the Jersey timetable for May 22nd. The woman and her little girl followed him   41  . She was   42   right, as Harry soon discovered, there was no   43   on May 22nd. How could he have   44   such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering   45   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   46  . And I can swim too!” “That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t   47   a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three…” “I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.” Harry   48   the mother. “I remember your   49  , Madam.” he said. “But you didn’t get     50   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   51   have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs…, let me see… $13. So   52   the railway pays your hotel, you will   53   $1. The law is the law, but since the   54   was mine…” The woman stood up,   55   the child’s hand and left the office. 36. A. train                           B. ship                               C. office                      D. hotel 37. A. in                        B. for                                  C. at                                   D. before 38. A. paid                           B. spent                             C. cost                        D. saved 39. A. worried               B. pleased                         C. disappointed          D. interested 40. A. look                           B. watch                             C. test                         D. check 41. A. into                            B. out                                 C. outside                   D. inside 42. A. quite                  B. all                                  C. not                          D. never 43. A. plane                  B. sailing                                   C. train                        D. bus 44. A. broken                B. made                             C. given                      D. thought 45. A. how                            B. why                                C. what                       D. which 46. A. lovely                  B. beautifully                      C. wonderfully             D. terrible 47. A. walk                    B. ride                                C. swim                       D. run 48. A. listened to           B. asked for                       C. got to                      D. turned to 49. A. money                B. ticket                              C. ship                        D. daughter 50. A. one                            B. it                                    C. them                       D. ones 51. A. can                            B. may                               C. need                       D. must 52. A. since                   B. if                                    C. unless                           D. until 53. A. owe                            B. have                              C. get                          D. spend 54. A. money                B. debt (债务)                           C. fault                        D. ticket 55. A. raised                 B. picked                                   C. took                        D. brought 答案： 36-40 CBCAD  41-45 DABBC  46-50 ACDBA  51-55 DBACC

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