The woman said．“The$600 has been in the bank since the day it was paid to me．It is now $6，000，and I have kept it for you．Will you let me share it with you?”
“No，”said Paul，gently．“Each thousand is a lost life in a desert between us. It can never bring any happiness．”
36 Paul was ordered to pay Clara$600 because
A he had borrowed $600 from her．
B he had broken his word to marry her．
C he had promised to give her$600．
D he had spent a lot of her money．
37 How many children did Paul and Alice have?
A Two.
B Four.
C Five.
D Eight.
38 Twelve years after his marriage，Paul was
A poor but not sad．
B very sick．
C free from debt.
D lonely and unhappy．
39 After his wife and children died，Paul turned to his work to
A ease his pain．
B forget his debt．
C get pleasure．
D seek friendship．
40 When Paul met Clara again 20 years later, he decided
A to share the$600 with her．
B not to marry her．
C to ask back the$600．
D not to refuse her offer
第三篇 Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was born in Florence，Italy，while her wealthy English parents were traveling in Europe．As a child，she traveled to many places with her family and learned how to speak several languages．
When Nightingale was 17，she told her family that she was going to help sick people．Her parents did not approve，but Nightingale was determined．
She traveled to hospitals all over Europe．She saw that doctors were working too hard．She saw that patients died because they did not get enough care．Nightingale felt that women could be doing more to help doctors take care of sick people．
“No，”said Paul，gently．“Each thousand is a lost life in a desert between us. It can never bring any happiness．”
36 Paul was ordered to pay Clara$600 because
A he had borrowed $600 from her．
B he had broken his word to marry her．
C he had promised to give her$600．
D he had spent a lot of her money．
37 How many children did Paul and Alice have?
A Two.
B Four.
C Five.
D Eight.
38 Twelve years after his marriage，Paul was
A poor but not sad．
B very sick．
C free from debt.
D lonely and unhappy．
39 After his wife and children died，Paul turned to his work to
A ease his pain．
B forget his debt．
C get pleasure．
D seek friendship．
40 When Paul met Clara again 20 years later, he decided
A to share the$600 with her．
B not to marry her．
C to ask back the$600．
D not to refuse her offer
第三篇 Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was born in Florence，Italy，while her wealthy English parents were traveling in Europe．As a child，she traveled to many places with her family and learned how to speak several languages．
When Nightingale was 17，she told her family that she was going to help sick people．Her parents did not approve，but Nightingale was determined．
She traveled to hospitals all over Europe．She saw that doctors were working too hard．She saw that patients died because they did not get enough care．Nightingale felt that women could be doing more to help doctors take care of sick people．