By the Sea

戴茜

There was a small village by the sea in America. Every summer ①lots of people went there for their holidays. However， a few of them went there only to end their lives. Two months ago a young woman jumped ②___ the sea in the darkness of the night. When she was taken out of the sea， nothing could make her ③___ back to life. From then on， the people in the village began to pay more attention to each of the visitors. If someone looked unhappy ④___ worried， they would watch him carefully all day long. ⑤They didnt want the same thing happen again.

One week， several visitors went to the village. ⑥Among them was a young woman about twenty years old. One day she looked different from the others and she went out alone at night. She was seen by a villager， who followed her quietly. When the young woman got to the beach， the villager rushed up to her and tried hard to pull her back. “Let me go. Dont pull me！” cried the young woman， “I was playing on the beach this afternoon. Now I cant find the key to my suitcase. I think I must have left it here.” “But why wont you look for it tomorrow morning？” said the villager. “Tomorrow morning Ill leave here and catch the early bus to New York. I must leave before daybreak.”

⑦ When the villager heard this， he had a good laugh and helped her look for the key in the moonlight （月光）.

1. 寫出①處劃線詞的同義短語。

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2. 在②處填入一個適當的介詞。

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3. 在③處填入come適當的形式。

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4. 在④處填入一個適當的連詞。

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5. 改正⑤處劃線句子中的錯誤。

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6. 把⑥、⑦處劃線的句子譯成漢語。

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7. 回答下列問題。

⑧ Did the first young woman die？

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⑨ Why did the second young woman go out at night？

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