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五、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读短文，掌握其大意，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选
项。
Every Saturday night Mama would sit down by the table and count out the money Papa had
brought home. Mama would carefully divide big groups for the housing, and food, and one or two
— Katrin to buy notebooks.
interest we would watch the money becoming less and less. At last Papa
would ask, “Is all?” When Mama nodded, we could relax a little. For Mama would look up and
smile, “Is good.” she d say. “We do not have to go to the Bank.”
It was a wonderful thing, that bank account （银行账户） of Mama s. We were all so proud
of it. It gave us such a warm, 38 feeling.
When finishing school Nels wanted to go on to high. “It will cost a little money,” Nels said to
Mama.
We gathered around the table watching a box in front of Mama. This was the “Little Bank”
— used for unexpected situations. Nels had it all written out. So much for what he would need.
Bank.
There wasn t enough.
“We do not,” she said to us gently, “want to have to go to the Bank.”
our heads.
“I ll work in Dillon s shop after school,” Nels
Mama smiled at him. Papa said, “Is not enough.” Then he took his pipe out of his mouth. “I give
up smoking,” he said. table and touched Papa s hand, but she didn t say
anything.
“I will mind the Elvington children every Friday night,” I said.
“Is good,” Mama said.
We all felt very good. We had passed another milestone （绊脚石）having to
go downtown and draw money out of the bank.
So many things, I remember, came out of the Little Bank during the past 20 years. Even
during the Strike （罢工） , Mama wouldn
the important trip downtown could be put off.
The day the Strike was over and work, I saw Mama stand a little
straighter, as if to get a kind out of her back.
Last year I sold my first story. I hurried to Mama s and showed her the check. “For you,” I
said, “to put in your Bank Account.”
“Is no
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