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1、1Eddiewasinthebackoftheshopcountingtheday’stakingswhenthedoorbellrang.Itwasjustonclosingtimeandtheshutterswerealreadyupinfront.Normallytherewerefewcustomersafterfive,andthehalfhourbeforeheshutshopwasmainlydevotedtogettingordersreadyforthemorningandenteringuptheaccounts.OfcourseitmightbeMaureen,who
2、hadlatelydevelopedahabitofcomingintotheshopjustbeforeclosingtimeandsomakingsurethatEddiedidnotescapeherfortheevening.WithasighEddieputdownhispenandcameoutfromthebackandwentbehindthecounter.Ashedidso,hewasturningoverinhismindwhatpossibleexcusehecouldoffertoMaureenfornotspendingtheeveningwithher.Ifo
3、nlyMaureenwouldaccepttheexcuseofaheadacheorpressureofwork.Butshewouldwanttostayandfussoverhimifhesaidaheadache,andasforwork,shewasalwaysbotheringhimtomoveintoadistrictwheretherewasmorebusinessthaninCandlewickStreet.“Whyisit,”thoughtEddie,“thatshecan’tleavemealoneforoneevening?Doesn’titoccurtoherth
4、atI’dlikeabitoftimetomyself.”Therewasawomanintheshopandamanstandingwithhisbackhalfturnedtowardsthecounter.ThewomanwasnotMaureen.Hedidn’trecollecteverhavingseenherbefore,buttherewassomethingvaguelyfamiliaraboutthewaythemanwasstanding.Itremindedhimofthebarewhite-washedwallsofSt.MatthewsHospitalandSa
5、mLewisstandingwithhisbacktowardsEddiestaringoutofthewindow.Themanturned.“Well,Eddie,”hesaid,“itseemswe’vecaughtyoujustbeforelock-uptime,eh?”1.Fromthestoryweunderstandthat__________.A)itwasnearlyfiveo’clockintheafternoonB)itwasalmostclosingtimeC)Eddiealwaysclosedtheshopat4:30D)Eddiehadjustclosedhis
6、shop2.WhydidEddiethinkthecallermightbeMaureen?Because_______.A)shealwayscameunexpectedly.B)shehadoftencomeatthistimerecently.C)shehadpromisedtospendtheeveningwithhim.D)shehadtoldhimthatshewouldcome.3.Whenheheardthedoorbellring,Eddiewas_______.A)OutsidetheshopB)infrontofthecounterC)atthebackofthesh
7、opD)behindthecounter4.WhenEddiefirstsawthetwopeopleintheshop,theman_______.A)wasfacinghim.B)hadhisbackagainstthecounter.C)wasnotdirectlyfacinghimD)wasfacingthecounter.5.ThewritertellsusthatEddie_______.A)recogniz
