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1、08PassageoneThejobwasdoneanditwastimeforalastcigarette.Eddiebegantappingthepocketsofhisoveralls,lookingforthenewpacketofMarlborobehadboughtthatmorning.Itwasnotthere.ItwasasheswungaroundtolookinhistoolboxforthecigarettesthatEddiesawthelump.Rightinthemiddleofthebrandnewbr
2、ightredcarpet,therewasalump,alumpthesizeofapacketofcigarettes.‘I’vedoneitagain!’saidEddieangrily.‘I’veleftthecigarettesunderthecarpet!’Hehaddonethisoncebefore.Andtakingupandrefittingthecarpethadtakenhimtwohours.Eddiewasdeterminedthathewasnotgoingtospendanothertwohoursin
3、thishouse.Hedecidedtogetridofthelumpanotherway.Itwouldmeanwastingagoodpacketofcigarettesnearlyfull,butanythingwasbetterthantakingupthewholecarpetandfittingitagain.Heturnedtohistoolboxforalargehammer.Eddiedidn’twanttodamagethecarpetitself,sohetookablockofwoodandplacedito
4、ntopofthelump.Thenhebegantobeattheblockofwoodashardashecould.Hekeptbeating,hopingMrs.Vanbrughwouldn’thearthenoiseandcometoseethathewasdoing.Itwouldbedifficulttoexplainwhyhewashammeringthemiddleofherbeautifulnewcarpet….Thelumpwasbeginningtoflattenout.Afterthreeorfourminu
5、tes,thejobwasfinallyfinished.Eddiepickeduphistools,andbegantowalkouttohiscar.Mrs.Vanbrughaccompaniedhim.Sheseemedalittleworriedaboutsomething.“Youngman,whileyouwereworkingtoday,youdidn’tbyanychanceseeanysignofArmand,didyou?Armandismybird.Ilethimoutofhiscage,yousee,thism
6、orning,andhe’sdisappeared.Helikestowalkaroundthehouse,andheusuallyjustcomesbacktohiscageafteranhourorsoandgetsrightin.Onlytodayhedidn’tcomeback.He’sneverdonesuchathingbefore,it’smostpeculiar….”“No,madam,Ihaven’tseenhimanywhere,”saidEddie,ashereachedtostartthecar.Andhesa
7、whispacketofMarlborocigarettesonthepanel,wherehehadleftitatlunchtime….Andherememberedthelumpinthecarpet….31.WhatdidEddiewanttodowhenhehadfinishedfittingthecarpet?A.Tohaveacigarette.B.Tohammerthecarpetflat.C.Toputbackhistools.D.Tostartworkinthedinningroom.32.Whydidn’tEdd
8、ictakeoutthethingunderthecarpet?A.itwasimpossibleforhimtotakeupthecarpetonceitwasfitted.B.hedidn’tneedthecigar
