黑龙江省哈尔滨市阿城区第二中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷 Word版含答案
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 A. security B. payment C. reward D. deal

   3. The loan officer is a little puzzled because_______.

A. he never thought he could meet a multimillionaire in his bank

B. he thinks the businessman is crazy to leave his car in the bank

C. he never thought the businessman could drive a Rolls Royce

D. he thinks $5,000 is so small a sum of money to the businessman

   4. Which of the following words can best describe the businessman in this story?

A. Honest B. Clever C. Rich D. Kind

              

              B

  I'm presently at a unique university, an inclusive campus(校园) where 46 speech and hearing damaged students graduate each year. I have been working with these students to help them get clear on their goals.

Today, an unbelievable thing happened. One girl came at around 9:30 am and sat down. I started with how we usually do. She can speak, But cannot hear and lip-read. So she started speaking in Tamil. When I managed to tell her that I couldn't speak Tamil, she spoke in English.

I tried asking one question, and she went on for 10 minutes straight, and in Tamil. I understood a couple of words here and there, so I understood that she was not saying something related to what I asked. I was just looking straight in her eyes and smiling. I just kept on listening to her without saying a word.

 Then, after a long pause, I told her to get back on track with another question. And then she shared for half an hour straight! The whole time I was just looking in her eyes. And I could see tears coming in her eyes but never rolling down. When she began, she was speaking so loudly and then suddenly she would slow down.

I had absolutely no idea what she spoke for this long time, but what I knew was that I was present for whatever she was sharing and also started