Each of them was taking lessons: Joe with a famous art teacher, and Delia with a great pianist from Germany. Their teachers were the very best, so lessons were expensive, more than they could really afford, but…when you love your art, nothing is too much.

But soon the money began to run out, and they couldn't afford the lessons any more.

Then one day Delia came back home and told Joe that she had met a man whose daughter, Sally, wanted to learn the piano, and he was going to pay her $50 an hour.

“Delia，” Joe said, “I'll be much happier if you keep up your lessons.” Delia said it didn't matter. “When I've had some money, I'll continue.” But Joe also decided to stop his lessons, to draw pictures and sell them.

A few days later, Joe came home and proudly took $200 from his pocket. “I met a man from Vermont，” he said, “who bought one of my pictures. And he wants to buy more！”

________. They didn't have to worry any more about money.

Then, one day, Joe came home and saw that Delia's hand was wrapped in a bandage. He asked her what had happened. “Oh，” said Delia. “My student, Sally, asked me to make some coffee for her. I dropped the coffee and burned my hand. Sally went straight to the drugstore and got this bandage for me.”

“Delia, what have you been doing the last two weeks？” Joe asked. She tried not to tell him, but the tears came. “Oh Joe, I couldn't get any students, so I worked as a waitress in a restaurant. Today, I burned my hand with hot water. So I can't work any more. But we'll still have money from the man in Vermont, won't we？”

Joe looked at her. “There's no man in Vermont，” he said. “I've been working in a drugstore, and today someone came in to buy bandages for a woman who's burned her hand. So when I saw you, well, I guessed.”

They both laughed.

—Adapted from a story by O. Henry(改编)

(　　)1.The writer of the story is ________．

A．Joe　　　　　　　B．Delia　　　　　　　C．O. Henry　　　　　　　D．Sally

(　　)2.Which of the following can be put in the “________” in Paragraph 7?

A．A bigger plan came to their mind

B．Since then Joe became very famous

C．So the two of them were very happy

D．Delia stopped her lessons and stayed at home

(　　)3.Both of them laughed in the end because ________．

A．they would go on with their lessons soon

B．they had both told lies to make the other happy

C．they didn't have to worry about money any more

D．they thought they had done something meaningless

(　　)4.The best title for the passage can be ________．

A．Blind love B．A pleasant gift

C．A service of love D．An unforgettable lesson

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【词汇积累】

pianist n. 钢琴家　warp v. 包，裹，覆盖，隐藏　bandage n. 绷带 vt. 用绷带包扎　drugstore n. 药房，杂货店

waitress n. 女服务员，女侍者

【词汇活用】

从“词汇积累”中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空。

1．If the bleeding has stopped, cover the area with a_____ and take the person to the hospital.

2．I will ask the ________ for the bill.

3．He is good at playing the guitar and he is also a talented ________．

4．Remember ________ the meat in foil(箔纸) before you cook it.

5．There is an air of mystery about the ________．

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答案

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。Delia和Joe这对年轻的夫妇因为学费昂贵而放弃钢琴和艺术课程。为了让丈夫放心，Delia谎称自己遇到了一位男士，该男士的女儿愿意做自己的学生，学钢琴，并已付款，而几天后Joe也说自己卖掉了一幅画，得到了200美元。但有一天当Delia因烧伤了手而缠着绷带，被Joe看破了真相，她承认自己在一个餐馆当服务员，此时Joe也说自己在药店工作。