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Unit1

TheUmbrellaMan（PartOne）

    I'mgoingtotellyouaboutafunnythingthathappenedtomymotherandmeyesterdayevening.Yesterdayafternoon,mymothertookmetoLondontoseethedentist.Afterthat,wewenttoacafe.Whenwecameoutofthecafe,itwasraining."Wemustgetataxi,"mymothersaid.Lotsofthemcameby,buttheyallhadpassengersinsidethem.

    Justthenamancameuptous.Hewasasmallmanandhewasprobablyseventyormore.Hesaidtomymotherpolitely,"Excuseme."Hewasunderanumbrellawhichheheldhighoverhishead.

    "Yes?

"mymothersaid,verycoolanddistant.

    "IwonderifIcouldaskasmallfavourofyou,"hesaid.Isawmymotherlookingathimsuspiciously.Sheisasuspiciousperson,mymother.Thelittlemanwassaying,"Ineedsomehelp."

    Mymotherwasstaringdownathimalongthefulllengthofhernose.Iwantedtosaytoher,"Ohmummy,he'saveryoldman,andhe'spolite,andhe'sinsomesortoftrouble,sobenicetohim."ButIdidn'tsayanything.

    "I'veneverforgottenitbefore,"hesaid.

    "You'veneverforgottenwhat?

"mymotherasked.

    "Mywallet,"hesaid."Imust'veleftitinmyotherjacket."

    "Areyouaskingmetogiveyoumoney?

"mymothersaid.

    "No,I'mofferingyouthisumbrellatoprotectyouandtokeep,ifyouwouldgivemeapoundformytaxifarejusttogetmehome."

    "Whydon'tyouwalkhome?

"mymotherasked.

    "Oh,Idon'tthinkIcouldmanageit.I'vegonetoofaralready."

    Theideaofgettinganumbrellatoshelterwasveryattractive.

    "It'salovelysilkumbrella,"thelittlemansaid."Whydon'tyoutakeit,madam?

Itcostmeovertwentypounds,butthatisn'timportantbecauseIwanttogethome."

    "Idon'tthinkit'squiterightthatIshouldtakeanumbrellafromyouworthtwentypounds.IthinkI'dbetterjustgiveyouthetaxifare."

    "No,no,no!

"hecried."Iwouldneveracceptmoneyfromyoulikethat!

Taketheumbrella,dearlady,andkeeptherainoffyourshoulders."

    Shetookoutapoundandgaveittothelittleman.Hetookitandgavehertheumbrella.Hesaid,"Thankyou,madam,thankyou."Thenhewasgone.

Questions:

1.Whydidthemotherstayverycoolanddistantwhenshewasofferedanumbrella?

2.Whatwasthefirstreactionofthenarratorwhentheoldgentlemanaskedhermotherforhelp?

3.Whatwasthefirstreactionofthemotherwhentheoldgentlemanaskedasmallfavourofher?

4.Whydidtheoldgentlemanjustaskforonepoundforsuchanexpensivesilkumbrella?

5.Whatmadethemotherchangehermindandagreetoexchangethesilkumbrellaforjustonepound?

TheUmbrellaMan（PartTwo）

    "Comeunderhereandkeepdry,darling,"mymothersaid."Aren'twelucky!

I'veneverhadasilkumbrellabefore.""Whywereyousounpleasanttohim?

"Iasked.

    "Iwantedtobesurehewasagentleman.I'mverypleasedIwasabletohelphim."

    "Therehegoes,"Isaid."Overthere.He'scrossingthestreet.He'sinahurry."

    Wewatchedthelittleman.Whenhereachedtheothersideofthestreet,heturnedleft,walkingveryfast.

    "Hedoesn'tlookverytired,doeshe,mummy?

Hedoesn'tlookasifhe'stryingtogetataxi,either."

    Mymotherwasstandingverystill."He'suptosomething.Comewithme."Wecrossedthestreettogether.Itwasrainingveryhardnow,butwewereunderthesilkumbrella.

    "Hesaidhewastootiredtowalkandnowhe'salmostrunning."

    "He'sdisappeared!

"Icried."Where'shegone?

"

    "Hewentinthatdoor!

"Itwasapub.Theroomwewerelookingintowasfullofpeopleandcigarettesmoke,andourlittlemanwasinthemiddleofitall,withouthishatandcoat,andmovingtowardsthebar.Whenhereachedit,hespoketothebarman.Thebarmangavehimadrink.Thelittlemangavehimapound.Thebarmandidn'tgivehimanychange.Thelittlemandrankitinonego.

    "That'saveryexpensivedrink,"Isaid.

    Hewassmilingnow.Hewenttowherehishatandcoatwere.Heputonhishat.Heputonhiscoat.Thenveryquickly,hetookfromtherackoneofthemanywetumbrellas,andleft.

    "Didyouseethat!

"mymothershouted.

    "Sssh!

"Iwhispered."He'scomingout."

    Hedidn'tseeus.Heopenedhisnewumbrellaandwentdowntheroad.Wefollowedhimbacktothemainstreetwherewemethimfirst,andwewatchedasheexchangedhisnewumbrellaforanotherpound.Thistimeitwaswithatall,thinmanwhodidn'tevenhaveahatoracoat.Whenitwasoverhewentoffagain,thistimeintheoppositedirection.

    "Henevergoesintothesamepubtwice,"mymothersaid."Iexpecthe'salwayshopingforarainyday."

Questions:

1.Whywasthemothersounpleasanttotheoldmanatfirst?

2.Whatmadethenarratorandhermotherbelievethattheoldmanwasnottellingthetruth?

3.Whatcanbeconcludedaboutthesilkumbrellathattheoldmansold?

4.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheoldgentleman?

AStrangerontheInternet

IwasfirstintroducedtotheInternetwhenIwasthirteen.WhileinreallifeIwasaveryshyand"bookish"girl,ontheInternetIwasacompletelydifferentperson.Ifoundmyselfabletotalktoeveryoneonline,andsende-mailssayingthingsnooneinmypositionwouldevendarethinkofinreallife.I'mnotexactlysurewhy,butIthinkithadsomethingtodowithnoonebeingabletoseemyunattractiveface.

WithinjustafewmonthsIbecameactiveinwriters'circles.Ievencreatedmyownyoungwriters'clubandthroughthatmadewriterfriendsofallages.

IrememberthedayIfirstmetJackinachatroom.I'mnotexactlysurehowwegottotalkingbutwedid,andafterthattherewasnostoppingus.OnethingthatperkedhisinterestconsiderablywasmymentionthatmyfavoriteauthorwasJohnDurante.

WetalkedaboutJohnDuranteforanhourandtherewasalottotalkaboutasJohnwasasortof"unconventional"writerwhobyhisverynatureinviteddiscussion.Hisbookswereclassified"youngadult"butbothJackandIagreedthatapersonofanyagecouldreadthem.Also,webothlikedtheunhappyendingsthatwerepresentinmanyofthebooks.AsJacksaid,itwasjustmorerealisticthatway.Thegoodguydidn'talwayswin.IaddedthatJohnwasbravetobesuchanon-conformist.ForsomereasonJackfoundthisamusing.

Wewerebothverytalkative.Wedriftedfromonetopictoanother:

writing,books,publishers,theunreliabilityoffreee-mailservices,andtheweather.Intheend,whenmymothertoldmetologoffandgettobed,weexchangede-mailaddresses.

Thee-mailscontinuedforaboutsixmonthsafterthat.JackandIhadalotincommon:

adrysarcasticsenseofhumor,aloveofbooksandwritingandpracticaljokes,thesamehaircolor,thesamefavoritefood...It'samazing,though,howlittlewereallyknewabouteachother.Idon'tthinkweeverbotheredtoaskforeachother'sfullnameseven.HewasJack.IwasAlice.Nothingmore.Ineverknewhisage,either.Iestimatedthroughhise-mailsthathewasayoungishadult,college-agemaybe,andIthinkhecouldtellthatIwasateenager,butneitherofusmentionedit.Noneoftheseissueseverseemedtocropup.Somanythingswereleftunasked,andwhileIknewsomuchabouthim,Ineverreallyknewwhohewas.

Jackwastheonewhosuggestedthemeeting,andatfirstIbalked.NotbecauseIwasafraidhewasaserialkillerorsomething,butbecauseIhadnevermetanyofmykeypalsofflineandIdidn'tknowhowtoact.ButJackcouldbegentlypersuasive,andIfoundmyselfagreeingtomeethiminCentralParkafterschool.

Iwasabitnervous,andItoldhimthat.Heunderstood."It'sokay,"hereassuredme."Themeetingwillgofine.I'llridemymotorcyclefromWorcestertoManhattanandyoujustwalk."HeaskedmeifIhadadistinctivepieceofclothing.Iansweredyes,aredsilkwindbreaker.Hetoldmetowearitatthemeetingsohecouldrecognizeme.

Icanjustseemyselfnow:

anervouslittlegirl,fidgetinginherblackskirtandcrimsonjacket,thewindplayingwithherlongdarkhair.Sittingontheparkbench,waitingforTheMomenttoarrive.

Themotorcyclepulledupandatallandratherhandsomedark-hairedmanwasabouttogetoff.Helookedvaguelyfamiliar,butjustthenacrazyToyotaranstraightintohismotorandhim."Jack!

"Iscreamed.Instantlythewholeworldofminewasoverwhelmedbytheflames.

Questions

1.Whatkindofpersonwasthenarratorinreallife?

2.Whatkindofpersonwasthenarratoronline?

3.Whatwastheeventthatdrewthetwostrangerstogether?

4.WhatkindofpersonwasJackaccordingtothenarrator?

5.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribetheendingofthestory?

Unit3

ALetterfromSunderland

AsIexitedfromtheSunderlandtrainstation,fearbegantosetin.Ihadjustfinishedasix-hourplanejourneyfollowedbymorethanfourhoursonatrain,andnowIwassupposedtofindmywaytomyresidencehallwithaheavysuitcase.Iwasaloneinastrangecountryandgettingalittlescared.

Atthemoment,acabmiraculouslyappearedbeforemyeyes.ThedriverswiftlyputmyluggageinthetrunkandaskedwhereIwasgoing.IsomehowmanagedtomumbletheaddressIhadbeengivenandwewerequicklyonourway.IthinkheaskedmewhereIwasfrom,buthisaccentwasthickandhardtounderstand.Icouldhavetoldhimthatmynamewas"TheUnitedStates."

SoonmyuneasinesssubsidedandIrealizedwhereIwas,England.Beforenow,ithadseemedadistantdream.BackintheUS,theUniversityofMainehadofferedmeascholarshipandIhadmadethedecisiontospendasemesterintheUnitedKingdomlastyearandtheUniv