A beggar followed a lady and asked her for some money. She refused, so he turned away sadly and said he must do what he had made up his mind to do.
At this word, the lady was greatly frightened for she was afraid for his life. So she called him back and gave him a dollar. The beggar took the money, put it into his pocket, and thanked her a great deal. “You have saved me from a terrible fate,” he said.
The lady asked him what he meant. The beggar replied, “Madame, I have been begging all day, but only you have taken pity on me. Without this dollar you gave to me, I should have had to go to work now.
21. Before meeting the lady, the beggar ________.
A. had already received some dollars already B. had been thinking of taking his own life
C. had received no money for that day D. had acted as if he was looking for a job
22. If the woman had understood the beggar’s words correctly, she would probably _____.
A. have given him one more dollar B. have persuaded him to give up begging
C. have gone away without giving him any money D. have offered him some work
23. In the story, “a terrible fate” means _______
A. to beg B. to go to work C. to die D. to live a hard life
24. The best headline(标题) for the story is ______.
A. How to Beg B. Money before Everything C. Anything except Work D. Work for Money
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A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025