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70.Senior Class

时间:2005-08-13 16:00:00

(单词翻译:单击)


  During the doctor's periodic visit to my elderly mother, I told him that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in few days. Delighted by the news, he bent1 down and gave her a kiss for the occasion. He then announced that he, too, would be celebrating a birthday in few days and asked for a kiss in return.


  When he left, my mother shook her head in disgust. "Can you imagine, " she said. "Seventy dollars and I had to kiss him too!"


Notes:


  (1) periodic adj.定期的


  (2) bend down弯腰


Exercises:


根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F):


  ① The doctor came to see the elderly woman regularly.


  ② The elderly woman would be celebrating her 99th birthday.


  ③ The doctor was surprised at the news.


  ④ The elderly woman and the doctor would celebrate their birthday on the same day.


  ⑤ The elderly woman thought the doctor was too mean.


  根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、误(F):


70.年长者阶层


  医生按期来探视我的老母。我告诉他母亲不几天就要庆祝她98岁的生日了。医生听了也很高兴,为此,他弯下腰来亲了她一下。然后他说不几天他也要庆祝自己的生日,并要求她还他一个吻。


  医生走后,我母亲厌恶地摇摇头。“你能想象吗,”她说,“付了他70元,我还得亲他!”


练习参考答案:


①T②F③F④F⑤T


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1 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。