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　　第十五篇 Helen and Martin

　　With a thoughtful sigh, Helen turned away from the window and wa1ked back to her favourite armchair. (1) __her brother never arrive? For a brief moment, she wondered if she really cared that much.

　　Over the years Helen had given (2) __waiting for Martin to take an interest in her.

　　Her feelings for him had gradually (3) __until now, as she sat waiting for him, she experienced no more than a sister's. (4)__to see what had (5) __of her brother.

　　Almost without (6) __, Martin had lost, his job with a busy publishing company after spending the last eight years in New York as a key figure in the US office. Somehow the two of them hadn't (7) __ to keep in touch and, left alone, Helen had slowly found her (8) __ in her own judgment growing. (9) __the wishes of her parents, she had left university halfway (l0) __ her course and now, to the astonishment of the whole family, she was (11) __a fast-growing reputation in the pages of respected art magazines and was actually earning enough to live (12) __ from her paintings.

　　Of course, she (13) __no pleasure in Martin's sudden misfortune, but she couldn't (14) __ looking forward to her brother's arrival with (15)__ satisfaction at what she had achieved.

　　词汇:

　　Armchair /,ɑ:m't?ε?, 'ɑ:m-/ n. 扶手椅　　reputation /,repju'tei??n / n.名声，名誉声望

　　curiosity /,kjuri'?siti/ n. 好奇心，好奇 misfortune / mis'f?:t??n / n. 不幸；灾祸，灾难

　　confidence / 'k?nfid?ns / n. 信心；言任 satisfaction /,s?tis'f?k??n / n. 满意，满足

　　astonishment / ?'st?ni?m?nt / n. 惊讶;令人惊讶的事物

　　注释:

　　1. take an interest in ... :　对……产生兴趣

　　2. become of sb. / sth. ...:　发生……情况;遭遇…

　　3. to the astonishment of ... 　:令……惊讶的是……

　　练习:

　　1. A) Could　　B) Should　　C) Would　　D) Ought

　　2. A) in　　B) up　　C) out　　D) away

　　3. A) depressed B) weakened C) lowered D) fainted

　　4. A) wonder B) idea C) curiosity D) regard

　　5. A) become B) developed C) arisen D) changed

　　6. A) caution　B) warning　 C) advice 　D) signal

　　7.A) minded　B) concerned　 C) worried　 D) bothered

　　8. A) dependence　 B) confidence　 C) certainty　 D) courage

　　9. A) Ignoring　 B) Omitting　 C) Avoiding　 D) Preventing

　　10. A) along　 B) down　 C) through　 D) across

　　11. A) gaining　 B) reaching　 C) starting　 D) opening

　　12. A) for　 B) by　 C) with　 D) drop

　　13. A) made　 B) took　 C) drew

　　14. A) help　 B) miss C) fail　 D) on

　　15. A) soft　 B) fine　 C) quiet 　D) still

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