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    　　Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.

    　　When Mary was hospitalized with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, was eager to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her demanding job.

    　　They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry. “We knew it had to be a specialty store because we couldn't match the big chains dollar for dollar,” says Mary. One figure caught her attention: She'd read somewhere that roughly 20 percent of books sold were mysteries(推理小说), and many buyers spent more than $ 300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.

    　　On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Cafe near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family's money to start a shop. To cover the $ 100,000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives and from a bank.

    　　The store merely broke even in its first year, with only $ 120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories.

    　　Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $ 420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks, Richard and Mary together earn about $ 34,000.

    　　“The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income,” says Richard. “This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.”

    1．When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that ________.

    [　　]

    A．they had to put their plan into practice

    B．health was more important than wealth

    C．heart trouble was a serious illness

    D．they both needed to stop working

    2．After Mary got well from her illness they began ________.

    [　　]

    A．to study industrial management

    B．to buy and read more mystery books

    C．to do market research on book business

    D．to work harder to save money for the bookstore

    3．How did their bookstore do in the first year?

    [　　]

    A．They had to borrow money to keep it going.

    B．They made just enough to cover all the costs.

    C．They succeeded in earning a lot of money.

    D．They failed though they worked hard.

    4．According to Richard, the main purpose of running the bookstore is ________.

    [　　]

    A．to pay for their children's education

    B．to get to know more writers

    C．to set up more bookstores

    D．to do what they like to do

    答案：A;C;B;D
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    　　Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary．

    　　Important words to learn：●Essential●improver ● Advanced

    　　pump/pamp/

    　　noun[C]DEVICE●1●A a piece of equipment which is used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place to an-other：a water/bicycle/fuel pump○a UK petrol/US gas pump SHOE●2[USUALLY PLURAL]US(UK court shoe)a type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of fastening it to the foot which is worn by women 3[USUALLY PLURAL]a type of flat shoe, like a BALLET dancer's shoe when is worn by women 4[USUALLY PLURAL]UK a flat·shoe made of heavy clothy, which is worn by children for doing sports．

    　　ueerb LIQUID/GAS●1[T USUALLY·ADV/PREP]to force liquid or gas to move somewhere：our latest machine can pump a hundred gallors a minute,○The new wine is pumped into stirage tanks．○The heart pumos blood through the arteries/round the body．INFORMATION●2[T]INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direce：She was pumping me for details of the new projece．

    　　Idioms pump sb's hand to SHAKE someone's hand(＝hold their hand and move it up and down, espacially In order to greet them)·pump lron INFORMAL to lift beavy weights for exercise; These days both men and wmen pump irom for fithess．

    　　Pharsal verbs pump sth into sth to spend a lot of money trying to make something operate succesfully：They had been pumpinh money into the business for some Years without seeing any results．

    　　Pump sth out(M)REMOVE●1 to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump：We took turns pumping out the boat．PRODUCE●2INFORMAL DISAPPROVING to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful and continuous：The government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda．○The car radio was pumping out music with a heacy beat．

    　　Pump out sth someone's stomach is pumped out, a Poisonous substance is removed from it by being-sucked Through a tube．She had to go to hospital to have her Stomach pumped out．

    　　Pump sth up[M]INFORMAL to make someone feel more contident or excited：He was offering them advince and trying to pump them up．○[R]The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem, before the game．

    　　Pump sth up[M]1 to fill something with air using a pump：Have you pumped up the balloons yet?○ I must pump the tyres up on my bike．2 INFORMAL to increase something by a large amount：The US was able to pump up exports．○Let's pump up the tolume a bit!

    　　Pump-action/pamp ek/n/ad ectiv[BEFORE NOUN]descnbes a device which operates by forcing songthing, especially air, in or out of a closed space or container; a pump-action shotgun○a pump-action toilet pump prlming noun[U]SPECIALIZED the activity of help-ing a business, programme, economy, etc．to develop by giving it money; The government is awarding small, pump prining grants to single mothers who are starting their oum businesses．

    　　Pun/pan

    　　Noun[C]a humorous use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sound like another word：she made a couple of dreadful puns．○This is a well-known joke based on a pun “What's black and white and red(＝read)all over? A nepaper．

    　　Verb[I](-nn-)to make a pun

    　　Punch/pants/

    　　Nou HIT●1●(c)a forceful hit with a fist(＝closed hand)she gave him a punch lik on us in the nose．EFFECT●2 U the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people, I felt the performance speech presntation lacked punch DRnk●3[C OR U]a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices pieces of frut and often wine or other alcoholic drinks tool●4[C]a piece of equipment which cuts boles in a maena by pushing a piece of met through it a ticket punch have you seen the hole puneh anghere?

    　　Verb(T)hit●1●to hit someone or something with your FIST(＝closed hand); He punched him in the stomach．2 MALY US to hit with your fingers the bugins on a telephone or the kdys on a keys on a keyboard USE TOCL●3 to make a hole in something with a spscial place of equipment; I was just punching in some hets of paper．○This belt's too big．I'll have to punch an extra hole in it．

    　　Idioms punch sb's lights out informal to hit someone repeatedly very hard punch the clock us to put a card into a special machine to record the times you amive at and leave work：After 17 years of punching the clock, he just disappeared one morning and was mever heard from again．

    (1)

    What does the word“pump”mean in “He ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case”?

    [　　]

    A．

    Talk with

    B．

    ask for information．

    C．

    Listen to

    D．

    Provide with evidence

    (2)

    When Sally says“The TV propram kept pumping out commercials”, she may be ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    excited

    B．

    interested

    C．

    annoyed

    D．

    annoyed

    (3)

    What will the government most probably provide if it is engaged in a pump-priming program?

    [　　]

    A．

    Sums of money

    B．

    Raw materials

    C．

    Human resources．

    D．

    Media support．

    (4)

    When Sylvia says“His speech was OK but it had no real punch”, she thinks it was not ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    fluent and impressive

    B．

    logical and moving

    C．

    informative and significant

    D．

    interestitng and powerful

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