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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the season of light, it was the season of darkness. It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of sadness.
It was the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five. Mr Lorry was sitting in his hotel in Dover when a young lady arrived. She was pretty, with golden hair and blue eyes. Mr Lorry asked the young lady to sit down.
“Miss Manette,” he said, “I have a strange story to tell you, about one of the customers of Tellson's Bank. That's where I work.”
“About twenty years ago, Mr Manette, a French doctor married an English lady. They had a daughter, but just before she was born, her father disappeared. Nobody knew what had happened to him. Not long after his unhappy wife died, their daughter was brought back to England.”
“I brought you—their daughter from France to England, and Tellson's Bank has taken care of you since then. You were told that your father had died. But think, Miss Manette. Perhaps your father wasn't dead. Perhaps he was in prison. Not because he had done something wrong! But just because he had a powerful enemy—an enemy with the power to send him to prison and to keep him there, hidden and forgotten, for eighteen years!”
“Can it be true? Is it possible that my father is still alive?” Lucie Manette looked at Mr Lorry. Her face was white and her hands trembled. “It will be his ghost—not him!”
“No, Miss Manette,” said Mr Lorry gently. “He is alive, but he has changed very much. We are going there to bring him back to life.”
—Adapted from A Tale of Two Cities
() 4. What does the writer want to tell us in paragraph 1?
A. Every coin has two sides. B. Every dog has its day.
C. Actions speak louder than words. D. It's never too old to learn.
() 5. Where might Mr Manette work according to the passage?
A. In a hotel. B. In a hospital.
C. In a prison. D. In a bank.
() 6. What does the underlined word “trembled” in paragraph 6 probably mean?
A. Pushed deep into pockets. B. Moved up and down in fear.
C. Dropped to the ground. D. Shook up and down with excitement.
() 7. Which of the following is the CORRECT order of the story?
① Mr Lorry met Lucie Manette in a hotel.
② Mr Lorry brought Miss Manette to England.
③ Lucie Manette was going to help Mr Manette.
④ Lucie's father was put into prison by an enemy.
A. ④①③② B. ④②①③ C. ①③④② D. ①④③②
() 8. What could be the best title for the story?
A. A powerful enemy B. An interesting meeting
C. A disappeared person D. A kind-hearted bank