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14, Woodman Road,

　　

Two Bridges,

West Sussex.

25th February

Cosmo Books Ltd.

Hertford Estate,

Rickmansworth,

Middy,

Ref.GBS/SW/4CJ

Dear Sir,

　　Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare.Your company, Cosmo Books Ltd._____1_____ this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at _____2_____ was claimed to be a “remarkable” _____3_____ fifteen pounds and fifty pence, _____4_____ postage and packing.I had wanted a set of Shakespeare's plays and poems for some time, and these books in red imitation leather, looked particularly _____5_____ ; so I sent for them. Two weeks later, the books arrived, _____6_____ with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not _____7_____. So I returned the Dickens' books to you, with a _____8_____ for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare Two mom weeks passed.Then there _____9_____ on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six-book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I don't read French, these were of no use to me at all. _____10_____ ,I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and _____11_____ all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further _____12_____ . You did not reply to that letter. _____13_____, you sent me a bill for forty-two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two _____14_____ the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I _____15_____ know what I have The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to _____16_____ in the rain outside

　　

　　I have no _____17_____ for any more books, and even if I read from now on until the Last _____18_____, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.

　　Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters _____19_____ payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, _____20_____ me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.

Yours faithfully,

SIMON ALKER

(1)A.offered	B.gave		C.asked		D.informed
(2)A.which	B.it		C.what		D.as
(3)A.book	B.price		C.poetry		D.time
(4)A.without	B.with		C.including		D.except
(5)A.excited	B.attractive		C.interesting		D.thick
(6)A.long	B.gather		C.sent		D.together
(7)A.ordered	B.read		C.wanted		D.been 　　 fond of
(8)A.letter	B.note		C.cheque		D.price
(9)A.came	B.arrived		C.were		D.seemed
(10)A.Therefore				B.Unfortunately
C.However				D.Of 　　 course
(11)A.bring		B.take		C.collect		D.check
(12)A.notice		B.information		C.letters		D.print
(13)A.Besides		B.Instead		C.Although		D.Anyway
(14)A.years		B.seasons		C.days		D.weeks
(15)A.never		B.seldom		C.hardly		D.nearly
(16)A.keep		B.stop		C.stand		D.lie
(17)A.money		B.room		C.idea		D.interest
(18)A.Minute		B.Day		C.Time		D.Year
(19)A.demanding				B.including
C.expecting				D.informing
(20)A.paying				B.offering
C.giving				D.leaving

　

Answer 1

答案：A;C;B;C;B;D;A;C;B;C;B;A;B;D;C;C;B;B;A;D
解析：

1．上文Cosmo Books Lad。在the Morning Mail作廣告銷售《莎士比亞全集》這句是說公司以十分優(yōu)惠的價格向訂購者提供這套書，四個選項均為及物動詞，但只有offered有“提供”之意，故為最佳選項。 2．此處介詞at后是由what引起的從句。 3．其后的錢數(shù)已表明了全套書的價格。 4．廣告在此的意思是這個數(shù)目已包含郵資和包裝費，說明價格非常低廉。 5．作者本來早就想買一套莎士比亞的劇本和詩集，現(xiàn)在又看到裝幀漂亮的紅色仿革封面，自然。這套書對作者而言非常具有吸引力。 6．together with意為“和”“連同一起”。這句是說兩周后我要的書收到了．此外還有我沒有訂購的一套《狄更斯全集》。 7．這里指所寄的書中還有作者未訂購的《狄更斯全集》，order意為“訂購”。 8．這句意思是作者向該公司退還沒有訂購的《狄更斯全集》并附上一張購《莎士比亞全集》書款所需的一張15英鎊50便士的支票。 9．這是一個倒裝句．there結構中還可以不用be而用exist，live，stand，arrive之類的不及物動詞。此空填arrived表示“(被)送來”。 10．C根據(jù)句意，這里是說作者無論如何也付不起將這些書全部寄回去的郵費，故此空填however，意為“無論如何”“不管怎樣”，用來加強語氣。 11．上文中I could not afford to post a11 these books back to you表明，作者是要該售書公司派人來拿走這些書。四個選項的動詞只有take有“拿走”之意，為最佳選項。 12．這里作者勸阻該售書公司不要再郵寄書來，除非另有通知，即再有訂單，這里notice意為“通知”。 13．這里是說該售書公司沒有給作者回信，而是寄給作者一張42英鎊的賬單，故此空應填副詞instead，意思是“反而”“卻”。 14．上文敘述了收到所訂購的書是two weeks later，后又有Two more weeks passed，又來了一套《莎士比亞全集》，由此可知，每兩周寄來一次書，故填weeks。 15．從語氣來看，這句是說書多得令作者幾乎不知道是些什么書了。 16．keep和stop主語不對；lie表示“位于”指平放在某物之上；stand表“位于”指在某處。此處指小汽車停放的地點，故填stand。 17．room前不加冠詞表“空間”。上文說成箱的書存放在汽車庫，連小汽車都得停留在外面受雨淋，可見汽車庫里沒有空間再存放更多的書。 18．the Last Day表示“世界末日”為固定搭配。這里是說作者認為即使我從現(xiàn)在開始讀，一直讀到世界末日也讀不完你所送來的書。 19．四個選項均為及物動詞的現(xiàn)在分詞形式，都可以作后置定語，但所表達的意思不同：demand要求；include包括；expect期望；inform告知。這里作者是在懇求該售書公司不要再送書，不要再送賬單，不要再送要求付賬的信。故此空應填demanding，現(xiàn)在分詞短語作后置定語。 20．leave sb. with sth.表示將某物留給某人，是固定搭配，這里是作者請求該售書公司派車把書運走，僅剩下那套付過錢的莎士比亞著作。