If you have a watch, don't repair it! I know it for certain. Once I had a beautiful watch. And this watch kept perfect time. But one night it happened that I forgot to wind it up（上发条）. Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to be set by the exact time. The watchmaker examined my watch and said, “The regulator（调节器）is to be pushed up as your watch is four minutes slow.”

　　I tried to stop him and tried to make him understand that my watch kept perfect time, but he did not listen to me and pushed to regulator.

　　My beautiful watch began to gain. It gained faster and faster day by day. By the end of the second month it had left all the clocks and watches of the town far behind.

　　What did I have to do? To take it to another watch maker to be regulated. I expected him to regulate the watch immediately but he asked me to come in a week's time. When at last I took my watch from him it began to slow down. And I began to be late for trains, business appointments（约会）and even missed my dinners.

　　Now I went to the third watchmaker. While I waited for him to repair my poor watch, he took it to pieces and said that he could finish this work in three or four days. I had nothing to do but agree. That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped.

　　So I kept taking my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable（相当长的）period of time.

　　And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not tell time by my watch. The thing was getting serious. My watch had cost two hundred dollars originally（原先）but I paid for repair over two thousand. At last I decided to buy another watch, which I did.

(1) His watch gained faster and faster because ______.

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A．the watchmaker pushed up the regulator

B．the watch wasn't set up by the exact time

C．his watch never kept the perfect time

D．the author didn't follow the watchmaker's advice

(2) How many watchmakers did the author go to altogether?

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(3) How much did it cost to repair the watch?

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A．Two hundred dollars.

B．Not mentioned.

C．Over ten times as much as its original value.

D．Less than two thousand.

(4) What do you think the author felt after he had his watch repaired?

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　　If you have a watch, don't repair it! I know it for certain. Once I had a beautiful watch. And this watch kept perfect time. But one night it happened that I forgot to wind it up（上发条）. Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to be set by the exact time. The watchmaker examined my watch and said, “The regulator（调节器）is to be pushed up as your watch is four minutes slow.”

　　I tried to stop him and tried to make him understand that my watch kept perfect time, but he did not listen to me and pushed to regulator.

　　My beautiful watch began to gain. It gained faster and faster day by day. By the end of the second month it had left all the clocks and watches of the town far behind.

　　What did I have to do? To take it to another watch maker to be regulated. I expected him to regulate the watch immediately but he asked me to come in a week's time. When at last I took my watch from him it began to slow down. And I began to be late for trains, business appointments（约会）and even missed my dinners.

　　Now I went to the third watchmaker. While I waited for him to repair my poor watch, he took it to pieces and said that he could finish this work in three or four days. I had nothing to do but agree. That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped.

　　So I kept taking my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable（相当长的）period of time.

　　And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not tell time by my watch. The thing was getting serious. My watch had cost two hundred dollars originally（原先）but I paid for repair over two thousand. At last I decided to buy another watch, which I did.

(1) His watch gained faster and faster because ______.

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A．the watchmaker pushed up the regulator

B．the watch wasn't set up by the exact time

C．his watch never kept the perfect time

D．the author didn't follow the watchmaker's advice

(2) How many watchmakers did the author go to altogether?

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(3) How much did it cost to repair the watch?

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A．Two hundred dollars.

B．Not mentioned.

C．Over ten times as much as its original value.

D．Less than two thousand.

(4) What do you think the author felt after he had his watch repaired?

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Deep into the night,the bus pulled into a Howard Johnson’s restaurant and everybody got off the bus except Vinge.The young people began to wonder about him,trying to imagine his life:perhaps he was a sea captain;maybe he had run away from wife;he could be an old soldier going home.When they went to the bus,one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.After a long time,slowly and painfully,he began to tell his story. He had been in prison in New York for the last four years,and now he was going home.?

“Well,when I was in prison I wrote to my wife.I said,Martha,I understand if you can’t stay married to me.I said I was going to be away a long time,and that if she couldn’t stand it,if the kids kept asking questions,if it hurt her too much,well,she could just forget me.Get a new young man—she’s a wonderful woman—and forget all about me.I told her she didn’t have to write to me,and she didn’t,Not for the three and a half years.”?

“Last week,when I was sure freedom was coming through,I wrote to her.I told her that if she had a new young man,I would understand.But if she didn’t,if she would take me back,she should let me know.We used to live in this town,Brunswick,and there’s a great big oak tree just as you come into the town.I told her if she would take me back,she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree,and if she didn’t want me,forgot me,no handkerchief and I’d keep going on through.”?

Soon all the others were in it.When they were 20 miles from Brunswick,the young people took over window seats on the right side,waiting for the approach of the great oak tree.Vinge stopped looking,tightening his face into the ex-con’s mask.Then it was 10 miles,and then five,and the bus became very quiet.?

Then suddenly all of the young people were up out of their seats,screaming and shouting and crying,doing small dances.All except Vinge.?

1.Vinge in the story used to be a .?

A.soldier in the war?

B.sea captain?

C.prisoner?

D.manager on business?

2.In the story,the yellow handkerchief probably means ________.?

A.happiness?

B.sadness?

C.I hate you?

D.I still love you?

3.Vinge “stopped looking,tightening his face into the ex-con’s mask.”because.

A.he was excited to think of his wife?

B.he was ashamed for what he had done?

C.he was afraid to see the handkerchief on the oak tree.?

D.he was afraid that he might not see the yellow handkerchief on the oak tree?

4.The bus became quiet when it came near the town because all the passengers.

A.goy tired after a long journey?

B.got too sad to say anything?

C.grew excited and worried to see the oak tree?

D.were attracted by the story

Deep into the night, the bus pulled in to a Howard Johnson’s restaurant and everybody got off the bus except Vingo. The young people began to wonder about him , trying to imagine his life. One of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself. After a long time, slowly and painfully, he began to tell his story. He had been in prison in New York for the last four years, and now he was going home.

       “Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife. I said, ‘Martha, I understand if you can not stay married to me’. I said I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it , if the kids kept asking questions, if it hurt her too much, well, she could just forget me . Get a new young man---she’s a wonderful woman---and forget all about me. I told her she didn’t have to write to me and she didn’t. Not for the three and a half years.”

       “Last week, when I was sure freedom was coming through, I wrote to her. I told her that if she had a new young man, I would understand. But if she didn’t, if she would take me back, she should let me know. We used to live in the town, Brunswick, and there’s a great big oak tree just as you come into the town. I told her if she would take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and if she didn’t want me, forgot me, no handkerchief and I’d keep going on through.”

       Soon all the others were in it. When they were 20 miles from Brunswick, the young men took over window seats on the right side, waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex-con’s mask. Then it was 10 miles, and then 5, and the bus became very quiet.

       Then suddenly all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying, doing small dances. All except Vingo.

73. In the story, the yellow handkerchief probably means ___________.                  

A．happiness            B．sadness                 C．I hate you                  D．I still love you

74. Vingo stopped “looking, tightening his face into the ex-con’s mask…, ” because      .

A．he was excited to think of his wife.  

B．he was ashamed for what he had done.                                                                     

C．he was afraid to see the handkerchief and his wife.                                                     

D．he was afraid that he might not see the yellow handkerchief on the oak tree.

75. The bus became quiet when it came near the town because all the passengers      .

A．got tired after a long journey                                 

B．got too sad to say anything                                                                                

C．grew excited and anxious to see the oak tree