Sam is twenty-seven now. He’s tall and strong. He worked hard in the small field. He’s known a girl called Mabel for three years, who lives in another village. He wishes she could marry him soon, but she won’t marry him until he has built a new house. He hasn’t enough money. Of course it’s difficult for him to do so.

Winter had come and the fields were covered with thick snow. Sam had nothing to do at home. Mabel told him to find some temporary employment in the town. He thought she was right and came to Mr White’s factory, where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces. It was hard work but he was paid more. At the end of the month Mr White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars. He was very happy. He hurried to the post office, but it was closed. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was half past five, and he was told to go there the next morning. He had to return to the factory. He felt hungry and went into a restaurant and ate something. He didn’t see a thief following him, and as soon as he sat at table, the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him. He agreed and drank a lot. And when he woke up two hours later, his money was stolen. He was sad of it and cried for a long time.

The following day Mr White saw the young man’s eyes were red and asked what had happened to him. He told him about it and at last he said, “I worked for the thief last month!”

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1.Mabel doesn’t marry Sam because _______.

2.Mabel asked Sam to ______.

3.The underlined word “temporary employment” means _______.

4.Sam went the post office to _____.

5.The money was stolen when ______.

Sam is twenty-seven now. He’s tall and strong. He worked hard in the small field. He’s known a girl called Mabel for three years, who lives in another village. He wishes she could marry him soon, but she won’t marry him until he has built a new house. He hasn’t enough money. Of course it’s difficult for him to do so.
Winter had come and the fields were covered with thick snow. Sam had nothing to do at home. Mabel told him to find some temporary employment in the town. He thought she was right and came to Mr White’s factory, where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces. It was hard work but he was paid more. At the end of the month Mr White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars. He was very happy. He hurried to the post office, but it was closed. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was half past five, and he was told to go there the next morning. He had to return to the factory. He felt hungry and went into a restaurant and ate something. He didn’t see a thief following him, and as soon as he sat at table, the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him. He agreed and drank a lot. And when he woke up two hours later, his money was stolen. He was sad of it and cried for a long time.
The following day Mr White saw the young man’s eyes were red and asked what had happened to him. He told him about it and at last he said, “I worked for the thief last month!”
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【小题1】Mabel doesn’t marry Sam because _______.

　　Mabel is a cashier（收银员）in a big shop in New York. People can buy medicine, watches, sweets, and many other things. They pay Mabel for the things they buy.

　　At the shop people can also buy lottery tickets（彩票）. They pay one dollar for a lottery ticket. There are pictures on the ticket. Some pictures are winning pictures. Some pictures are losing pictures. Most people win nothing. Some people win two dollars. A few lucky people win thousands of dollars.

　　One day Mabel was working at the shop. She sold three lottery tickets to a woman. The woman looked at the pictures on the tickets. Then she threw the tickets on the counter（柜台）and walked away.”These are losing pictures”, she thought.

　　“Excuse me!”Mabel called to the woman.”You won $50,000!”

　　The woman came back to the counter. She took the winning ticket and looked at it.”You are right.”she said.” won $ 50,000.”The woman walked away slowly, looking at the ticket again and again. Then she turned around.”Thank you! Thank you very much!”she said to Mabel.

　　“Of course I want the money,”Mabel said.“But it was her ticket. It wasn't my ticket.”

　　“Well, I am sorry that you are not rich,”her mother said.”But I am happy that you are honest（诚实）.”

A．receives and pays out money

B．puts things on the shelves

C．helps people choose things

D．carries things for old people

A．all her three tickets were winning tickets

B．all her three tickets were losing tickets

C．Mabel found the winning ticket and gave it back to her

D．she found the winning ticket by herself

A．she won $ 50,000,too

B．her mother told her not to do so

C．she didn't want to have anything that was not hers

D．her mother was very rich

Mabel is a beautiful girl. She likes all kinds of clothes, but she didn't  1  her heart into her lessons when she was at school. With her friend's help she finally finished middle school,  2  she learned little there. Of course, she can't do any important work and now she is a salesgirl in a  3   . She has to work there and hopes to find a better one.

One afternoon the girl argued with her mother angrily. So the following morning, when she served an old man, she was very   4  The old man chose a pair of shoes and bought them. Before he left, he asked, "How  5  will the shoes last?"

      "It depends. If you don't use them, the shoes will   6  be broken."

      The old man  7  nothing and went away. That afternoon, while Mabel was  8  for supper, she cut her finger. She had to go to a hospital. That old man happened to be on duty. After Mabel got the medicine from him, she asked, "When will I get   9  ?" "It depends," said the old man. "If you don't use  10  , you'll lose your finger. "

1．A．take                   B．bring          C．put                 D．get

2．A．but                  B．and           C．or            D．so

3．A．hospital               B．shop            C．bank          D．hotel

4．A．happy                 B．polite           C．unhappy        D．surprised

5．A．often                B．soon          C．much          D．long

6．A．never                 B．always         C．seldom         D．usually

7．A．told                   B．said           C．spoke          D．talked

8．A．doing                   B．making         C．preparing       D．looking

9．A．good                  B．bad            C．worse       D．better

10．A．it                      B．them           C．theirs            D．its