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1、大学英语精读文本1册3-4单元UNIT3TEXTTheysaythatbloodisthickerthanwater,thatourrelativesaremoreimportanttousthanothers.Everyonewassokindtotheoldladyonherbirthday.Surelyherdaughterwouldmakeanevenbiggerefforttopleasehe?ThePresentItwastheoldlady'sbirthday.Shegotupea
2、rlytobereadyforthepost.Fromthesecondfloorflatshecouldseethepostmanwhenhecamedownthestreet,andthelittleboyfromthegroundfloorbroughtupherlettersontherareoccasionswhenanythingcame.Todayshewassurethewouldbesomething.Myrawouldn'tforgethermother'sbirthday,
3、evenifsheseldomwroteatothertimes.OfcourseMyrawasbusy.HerhusbandhadbeenmadeMayor,andMyraherselfhadgotamedalforherworktheaged.TheoldladywasproudofMyra,butEnidwasthedaughtersheloved.Enidhadnevermarried,buthadseemedcontenttolivewithhermother,andteachinap
4、rimaryschoolroundthecorner.Oneevening,however,Enidsaid,"I'vearrangedforMrs.Morrisontolookafteryouforafewdays,Mother.TomorrowIhavetogointohospital--justaminoroperation,I'llsoonbehome."Inthemorningshewent,butnevercameback--shediedontheoperatingtable.My
5、racametothefuneral,andinherefficientwayarrangedforMrs.Morrisontocomeinandlightthefireandgivetheoldladyherbreakfast.Twoyearsagothatwas,andsincethenMyrahadbeentoseehermotherthreetimes,butherhusbandnever.Theoldladywaseighttoday.Shehadputonherbestdress.P
6、erhaps--perhapsMyramightcome.Afterall,eightywasaspecialbirthday,anotherdecadelinedorenduredjustasyouchosetolookatit.EvenifMyradidnotcome,shewouldsendapresent.Theoldladywassureofthat.Twospotsofcolourbrightenedhercheeks.Shewasexcited--likeachild.Shewou
7、ldenjoyherday.YesterdayMrs.Morrisonhadgiventheflatanextraclean,andtodayshehadbroughtacardandabunchofmarigoldswhenshecametodothebreakfast.Mrs.Grantdownstairshadmadeacake,andintheafternoonshewasgoingdowntheretotea.Thelittleboy,Johnnie,hadbeenupwithapac
8、ketofmints,andsaidhewouldn'tgoouttoplayuntiltheposthadcome."Iguessyou'llgetlotsandlotsofpresents,"hesaid,"IdidlastwerewhenIwassix."Whatwouldshelike?Apairofslippersperhaps.Oranewcardigan.Acardiganwouldbelovely.Blue'ssuchaprettycolour.Jimhadalwaysliked
