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英语泛读练习参考答案 第18课 Unit 18 Drama Section A Word Pretest 1-8 B B B A B A A B Reading Comprehension The setting is the sparsely furnished sitting-room in the Brownlows house. George is a solicitors clerk. Because he can not afford to furnish the house. It was probably the butcher, baker, or grocer with his weeks account who are coming here to ask for the debt. They have been married for four months. He wants to use money to ask George to remove Lord Saverings name from the list. Yes, he will. He means that Lord Savering does not want to get involved in the course. George Five hundred pounds is five hundred pounds and George can do with that sum at present stage of his career. Yes, he does. Nine oclock, the 25th , the evening before the trial. Because George is doing something against the moral standard and Snaith is not sure if George will keep his promise to remove the name of Lord Savering. George will furnish the house and take his wife to dinner. Because now he is quite sure that he neednt to get involved in this case. The surprising result that Lord Savering is not on the list and George gets the money without paying anything. Nellie: lack of moral principles Snaith: wise, convincible, observant George: love his wife and family, lack of moral principles A question related to moral questions. You may go against the moral principles. Word Match Sparse thinly spread or distributed Bequeath to leave sth, especially property, to another by will Precisely exactly Ethics moral principles Proposition proposal, suggestions Disloyalty behavior of being not loyal Fidget to move ones body about restlessly Wrangle to quarrel angrily and noisily, argue Presume to suppose Turn down to refuse Conversant familiar Furnish to put furniture, carpets, curtains, and other things in a room Discreditable shameful Solicitor lawyer Hire-purchase a way of buying goods gradually; installment plan Semantic Variations 1 C 2 A 3 C