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1、1Eddiewasinthebackoftheshopcountingtheday’stakingswhenthedoorbellrang.Itwasjustonclosingtimeandtheshutterswerealreadyupinfront.Normallytherewerefewcustomersafterfive,andthehalfhourbeforeheshutshopwasmainlydevotedtogettingordersreadyforthemorningandenteringuptheaccounts
2、.OfcourseitmightbeMaureen,whohadlatelydevelopedahabitofcomingintotheshopjustbeforeclosingtimeandsomakingsurethatEddiedidnotescapeherfortheevening.WithasighEddieputdownhispenandcameoutfromthebackandwentbehindthecounter.Ashedidso,hewasturningoverinhismindwhatpossibleexcu
3、sehecouldoffertoMaureenfornotspendingtheeveningwithher.IfonlyMaureenwouldaccepttheexcuseofaheadacheorpressureofwork.Butshewouldwanttostayandfussoverhimifhesaidaheadache,andasforwork,shewasalwaysbotheringhimtomoveintoadistrictwheretherewasmorebusinessthaninCandlewickStr
4、eet.“Whyisit,”thoughtEddie,“thatshecan’tleavemealoneforoneevening?Doesn’titoccurtoherthatI’dlikeabitoftimetomyself.”Therewasawomanintheshopandamanstandingwithhisbackhalfturnedtowardsthecounter.ThewomanwasnotMaureen.Hedidn’trecollecteverhavingseenherbefore,buttherewasso
5、methingvaguelyfamiliaraboutthewaythemanwasstanding.Itremindedhimofthebarewhite-washedwallsofSt.MatthewsHospitalandSamLewisstandingwithhisbacktowardsEddiestaringoutofthewindow.Themanturned.“Well,Eddie,”hesaid,“itseemswe’vecaughtyoujustbeforelock-uptime,eh?”1.Fromthestor
6、yweunderstandthat__________.A)itwasnearlyfiveo’clockintheafternoonB)itwasalmostclosingtimeC)Eddiealwaysclosedtheshopat4:30D)Eddiehadjustclosedhisshop2.WhydidEddiethinkthecallermightbeMaureen?Because_______.A)shealwayscameunexpectedly.B)shehadoftencomeatthistimerecently
7、.C)shehadpromisedtospendtheeveningwithhim.D)shehadtoldhimthatshewouldcome.3.Whenheheardthedoorbellring,Eddiewas_______.A)OutsidetheshopB)infrontofthecounterC)atthebackoftheshopD)behindthecounter4.WhenEddiefirstsawthetwopeopleintheshop,theman_______.A)wasfacinghim.B)had
8、hisbackagainstthecounter.C)wasnotdirectlyfacinghimD)wasfacingthecounter.5.ThewritertellsusthatEddie_______.A)recogniz
