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周计划：英语阅读理解(高一高二高考适用)(五年经典版·第3版)(附全文翻译)试读：
前言
看着市场上浩如烟海、质量参差不齐的中学英语教辅图书，有一个想法在我们心中由来已久，那就是编写一套真正内容扎实、效果明显、让同学和家长们的每一分钱都不虚掷的中学英语阅读理解和完形填空丛书。经过精心选编和翻译，经过无数次推敲和取舍，现在，这套丛书终于完稿了，以下是它们的五个主要特点，希望对您有所帮助。
一、内容经典，所有篇目均选自历年中、高考真题。我们尤其注重英文的地道和原汁原味，剔除了某些由中国人撰写的、带有明显汉语思维痕迹的中、高考文章。
二、循序渐进，按内容的难度进行分级。整套丛书从初一至高中难度逐渐抬升，让阅读者的英语水平在不知不觉中得到提高。
三、疑难词、关键词注释，力求重点突出。特别是给出了相应的例句，便于阅读者彻底掌握这些词汇。
四、全文翻译，彻底解决读不懂、读不透、练习做了很多可水平提升缓慢的问题。您可能早已注意到，超过99％的中学英语教辅书籍是没有翻译的，为什么？因为翻译的难度最大、对编者的挑战最高。所以我们查阅了大量资料，尽力提供最为准确、流畅的译文，力求使同学们读一篇就彻底消化一篇。
五、采用五篇阅读理解的周计划模式，并在周末补充生词强化及幽默故事。全书共24周，一周之内每天读一篇，题量不大便于坚持，以达到循序渐进的目的。
需要说明的是，本次修订对高中阶段的内容做了整合，原来的9册合并为现在的3册，每册中的基础篇对应高一，提高篇对应高二，冲刺篇对应高三。由于新近推行的高考英语改革试点省份试行一年两考，允许学生提前参加高考，所以这样的编排方式便于不同程度的学生根据自身情况灵活掌握进度，也减轻了学生的负担，只此一本，便能让你从容应对高考！
此外，为了将“全文翻译，彻底解决读不懂、读不透”的理念贯彻到底，从“帮助读者最大化提升阅读能力”的角度出发。英语阅读能力的提升犹如筑建一座高楼大厦，里面的一砖一瓦就是你平时读书、练习时所积累的单词、词组、句型，词汇量的拓展才是浇筑好阅读这座大厦的根基！相信在周计划全文翻译的练习巩固下，辅之以＋3500高考词汇的完全掌握，阅读不丢分，学霸就是你！
丛书自2010年第一版面市以来，五年间历经数次修订改版，只为将内容加以完善。不足之处敬请读者指正。第一章基础篇第1周答案参见此处Monday题材：人与动物 词数：338 建议阅读时间：7分钟Goldie's Secret
She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall．No way could I have sent her away．No way，not me anyway．Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before．“We're moving house.”“No space for her any more with the baby coming.”“We never really wanted her，but what could we have done？She was a present.”People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal．And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen．
I called her Goldie．If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name．She was so unsettled during those first few days．She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her．There was nothing I could do to make her happy，it seemed．Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's．But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down．Always by my side，whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire．
That's why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk．We were a long way from home，when she started barking and getting very restless．Eventually I couldn't hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could．
By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie．But when I saw her licking the four puppies I started to feel sympathy towards them．“We didn't know what had happened to her，”said the woman at the door．“I took her for a walk one day，soon after the puppies were born，and she just disappeared.”“She must have tried to come back to them and got lost，”added a boy from behind her．
I must admit I do miss Goldie，but I've got Nugget now，and she looks just like her mother．And I've learnt a good lesson：not to judge people．生词abandon v．抛弃，遗弃：The 9-year-old boy was abandoned by his alcoholic father．那个9岁男孩被他嗜酒成性的父亲遗弃了。unsettled adj．焦虑不安的，情绪不稳的：I felt pretty unsettled all that week．那个星期我一直坐卧不宁。heaven n．天堂，天国：The new kitchen is heaven compared to the old one．这个新厨房与以前的那个相比，简直是天上地下。‖heaven knows ［口］天晓得，谁知道：Heaven knows what the true unemployment rate is．天晓得真正的失业率是多少。pull away 冲在前面，加速超过：He appears to be pulling away from his rivals in the election campaign．看起来他在竞选活动中超过了对手。lick v．舔：Paul put down the chicken and licked his fingers．保罗放下鸡肉，舔了舔手指。puppy n．小狗，幼犬：Our dog had seven puppies．我们的狗生了7只狗崽。
1．How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house？
A．Shocked．
B．Sympathetic．
C．Annoyed．
D．Upset．
2．In her first few days at the author's house，Goldie _____．
A．felt worried
B．was angry
C．ate a little
D．sat by the fire
3．Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she _____．
A．saw her puppies
B．heard familiar barkings
C．wanted to leave the author
D．found her way to her old home
4．The passage is organized in order of _____．
A．time
B．effectiveness
C．importance
D．complexity参考译文戈尔迪的秘密我住在康沃尔郡，那天，当她出现在我家房门前的台阶上时，我无论如何也赶不走她。没有办法，总之我没有办法。也许有人在昨晚把她赶出了他们的轿车。“我们就要搬家了。”“她若再生孩子，就没地方给她住了。”“我们并不真的想要她，但我们能怎么办？她是别人送的礼物。”为了抛弃动物，人们可以找出各种各样的借口。而她是我见过的最漂亮的狗之一。我叫她戈尔迪。如果我知道将要发生的事，我会给她起一个更有创意的名字。开始的那几天，她很不安生，整天不吃不喝，一副伤心欲绝的样子。似乎无论怎样我都无法让她高兴起来。天知道她在以前的主人那里时，发生过什么。终于，在快满一周时她平静了下来。不论是去外面远足，还是坐在炉火旁，她总跟着我。这就是为什么有一天我们出去散步、她飞奔而去时我感到震惊的原因。当时我们离家很远，她开始狂吠且焦躁不安。最后我再也拽不住她，她冲下马路，飞快地朝远处的农舍跑去。当我赶到农场时，已经筋疲力尽，对戈尔迪也很不高兴。但当我看到她在舔那4只幼犬时，我开始对它们产生了怜惜之情。“我们不知道在她身上发生了什么，”站在门边的妇女说。“一天，我带她出去散步，不久，这些小狗就出生了，然后她就消失了。”“她肯定在设法回到小狗身边时迷路了，”妇女身后的一个小男孩补充道。我得承认我确实很想戈尔迪，好在我现在有了纳格特，她长得很像她妈妈。而我也上了很好的一课：对人不要轻易下结论。Tuesday题材：姓氏来源 词数：379 建议阅读时间：7.5分钟
Usually，when your teacher asks a question，there is only one correct answer．But there is one question that has millions of correct answers．That question is“What's your name？”Everyone gives a different answer，but everyone is correct．
Have you ever wondered about people's names？Where do they come from？What do they mean？
People's first names，or given names，are chosen by their parents．Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used．Some parents choose the name of a well-known person．A boy could be named George Washington Smith；a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones．
Some people give their children names that mean good things．Clara means“bright”；Beatrice means“one who gives happiness”；Donald means“world ruler”；Leonard means“as brave as a lion”．
The earliest last names，or surnames，were taken from place names．A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near a brook；someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long，paved road．The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest．
Other early surnames came from people's occupations．The most common occupational name is Smith，which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals．In the past，smiths were very important workers in every town and village．Some other occupational names are：Carter—a person who owned or drove a cart；Potter—a person who made pots and pans．
The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village．The Carpenter's great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture．
Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin，or their size，or their special abilities．When there were two men who were named John in the same village，the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray．Or the John who was very tall could call himself John Tallman．John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer．
Some family names were made by adding something to the father's name．English-speaking people added -son or -s．The Johnsons are descendants of John；the Roberts family's ancestor was Robert．Irish and Scottish people added Mar or Mc or O．Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O'Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell．生词brook n．小溪pave v．铺设：Some roads are paved with wooden blocks，some with slabs of stone．有些路是用木块铺成的，有些是用石块铺成的。leafy adj．多叶的，枝叶繁茂的：The children shouted，waving leafy branches above their heads．孩子们呼喊着，双手举过头顶挥舞着带叶的树枝。occupation n．职业，工作：a poorly paid occupation薪水少得可怜的工作‖occupational adj．职业的，工作的：For professional footballers，injuries are an occupational hazard．对职业足球队员来说，受伤是一种职业性危害。ancestor n．祖先：a ceremony of honoring one's ancestors祭祖仪式furniture n．家具：The master bedroom is filled with antique furniture．主卧室里摆满了古色古香的家具。descendant n．后代，后裔：Cristobal Colon is a direct descendant of Columbus．克里斯托巴尔·科隆是哥伦布的直系后裔。
1．Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover？
A．Places where people lived．
B．People's characters．
C．Talents that people possessed．
D．People's occupations．
2．According to the passage，the ancestors of the Potter family most probably _____．
A．owned or drove a cart
B．made things with metals
C．made kitchen tools or containers
D．built houses and furniture
3．Suppose an English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-born son to become a world leader，the baby might be named _____．
A．Beatrice Smith
B．Leonard Carter
C．George Longstreet
D．Donald Greenwood
4．The underlined word“descendants”in the last paragraph means a person's _____．
A．later generations
B．friends and relatives
C．colleagues and partners
D．later sponsors参考译文当老师提出一个问题时，通常只有一个正确答案。但有一个问题却有成千上万个正确答案。那就是：“你叫什么名字？”每个人的答案各不相同，但都是正确的。你思考过和名字有关的问题吗？它来自何方？有什么意义？人的名字都是父母起的。有时祖父母或其他家庭成员的名字也会被使用。有些家长用某个著名人物的名字给孩子取名。比如男孩可以叫乔治·华盛顿·史密斯；女孩可以叫海伦·凯勒·琼斯。有些人给孩子起的名字含有美好的意味。比如克拉拉的意思是“明亮的”，比阿特丽斯的意思是“带给别人快乐的人”，唐纳德的意思是“世界的统治者”，伦纳德的意思是“和狮子一样勇敢”。最早的姓或姓氏来自地名。姓布鲁克或布鲁克斯的人家可能住在小溪边；姓朗斯特里特的人可能住在长街旁；姓格林伍德的人家可能住在枝叶繁茂的森林里。早期的其他姓来自人们从事的职业。最常见的以职业为姓的是史密斯，意思是这个人可能以加工铁器或其他金属为生。过去，铁匠是每个城镇、乡村中非常重要的人。其他以职业为姓的还有：卡特，拥有或驾驶大车的人；波特，制作锅碗瓢盆的人。贝克家的祖先可能是为村里的左邻右舍烤面包的人，卡彭特的祖先可能是以建房子或打家具为生的人。有时，人们会因自己的发肤颜色、身材大小或特殊能力而被别人记住。当一个村子有两个约翰时，灰色头发的约翰很可能成为约翰·格雷，身材高挑的约翰成为约翰·托尔曼，约翰·菲什可能是一名优秀的游泳运动员，同理，约翰·莱特富特可能是个跑得很快的人，或一个优秀的舞者。一些家庭成员的名字是在父亲的名字上添加一些内容组成的。说英语的人习惯在名字后面加-son或加-s。约翰逊一家是约翰的后代；罗伯茨家族的祖先是罗伯特。爱尔兰人和苏格兰人习惯在后人的名字前面加Mac、Mc或O。也许所有的麦克唐奈和奥唐奈都是同一个唐奈的后代。Wednesday题材：体育竞赛 词数：318 建议阅读时间：6.5分钟
It was an early September day，cool and bright and just right for running，and I was in the first few miles of a 10-mile race over a course with a few high hills．Still，I felt energetic；despite the hills it was going to be a fine run．
Just ahead of me was Peggy Mimno，a teacher from Mount Kisco，New York．She too was running easily，moving along at my speed．The pace felt comfortable，so I decided to stay where I was；why pay attention to pace when she was setting such a nice one？I'd overtake her later on when she was tired．
So I ran behind her．The course headed north for five miles，wandered west for a hilly mile，then turned south again along a winding road．The race was getting harder．We had four miles left and already it was beginning to be real work．
Peggy overtook a young runner．She seemed to know him，for they exchanged a few cheerful words as she passed him．Their exchange worried me．You don't chat during a race unless you are feeling good，and Peggy plainly was．
Still，I was close enough to overtake her if she was tired，so I didn't give up hope completely．We were getting nearer to a long，punishing hill now and it would be the test．We were a mile from the finish line，so whatever happened on the hill would almost certainly determine who crossed it first．
As I moved up the hill，my attention wandered for a few minutes．When I looked up，Peggy was moving away—first five yards，then ten，then more．Finally it was clear that there was no hope of catching her．She beat me soundly．
There is an important lesson in that race．Women are thought to be weaker，slower and not nearly as skilled in sports．Yet as Peggy Mimno so clearly showed，the similarities between men and women runners are more important than the differences．I have run with a number of women，and I can say that it is often hard work．生词overtake v．（overtook；overtaken）追上，赶上，追赶：A car overtook me although I was going very fast．虽然我开得非常快，但是有一辆车超过了我。wander v．游荡，漫游：He was found in a confused state，wandering the streets．有人看见他神志不清地在街上游荡。wind v. 蜿蜒向前‖winding adj．盘旋的，环绕的：a winding road through the hills弯弯曲曲穿过山冈的一条路plainly adv．清楚地，明白地，明显地：Their conversation could be quite plainly heard by the neighbours．邻居可以非常清楚地听到他们的谈话。soundly adv．完全地，彻底地：Our team was soundly beaten this afternoon．今天下午我队完败。
1．What did the writer think of the race in the beginning？
A．It would be hard work．
B．It would be an easy race．
C．It would be a test of his strength．
D．It would be a good learning experience．
2．What worried the writer when Peggy greeted the young runner？
A．Peggy overtook the young runner．
B．Peggy was running energetically．
C．Peggy was laughing at the writer．
D．Peggy paid no attention to the writer．
3．By saying“a long，punishing hill”in Paragraph 5，the writer implies that _____．
A．Peggy would fail to reach the hilltop
B．men are more skilled at climbing hills
C．overtaking Peggy would be easy
D．climbing the hill would be a demanding task
4．What lesson does the writer learn from the race？
A．Women are as good as men in sports．
B．Women are better at climbing hills．
C．He should have more training in a cross-country race．
D．He should set a quicker pace at the beginning of a race．参考译文那是9月初的一天，天气凉爽而晴朗，正适合跑步。我正跑在一条10英里长的线路的前几英里，这条线路有几处山坡。这时我依然觉得精力充沛，尽管有山坡，我还是会跑得很好。跑在我正前方的是佩吉·明诺，一位来自纽约基斯克山的教师。她跑得也很轻松，步速和我一样。这种速度让人觉得很舒服，因此我决定保持原状；她跑得好的时候，我为什么要注意她呢？我要在她累了的时候超过她。因此，我跑在她后面。路线向北延伸了5英里，又转向西进入1英里的山坡，然后又折向南进入一段弯道。跑步正在变得困难起来，我们还剩下4英里，这才开始了真正困难的一段。佩吉超过了一个年轻的跑步者。她似乎认识他，因为她超过他时他们说了几句开心的话。这让我感到担心，因为当你跑步时你不可能聊天，除非你感觉良好，而佩吉显然就是这样。不过，我离她还很近，如果她累了，我还可以超过她，因此，我没有完全放弃希望。我们正在靠近一条又长又陡的山路，而这对我们将是一次考验。我们离终点线还有1英里，因此，不论在这段坡路上发生什么，几乎都能决定谁率先冲线。当我向坡路上跑去时，我走了几分钟神。当我抬头看时，佩吉正在跑远，先是5码，然后是10码，然后更远。最终的结果很清楚，那就是我没希望追上她了。她彻底打败了我。在那次赛跑中，我得到了一个重要的教训，尽管人们认为妇女在体育运动中比较弱，比较慢，而且也没有多少技巧，但正如佩吉·明诺清楚地向我们展现的那样，男女选手之间的相似性比差异性更重要。我和多个妇女一起跑过，但我要说，那真不是一件好干的事。Thursday题材：招生广告 词数：249 建议阅读时间：5分钟
If you want to be a success，study at the University of Waikato is right for you．The university is internationally recognized for its excellence and achievements．It will help you develop advanced research skills．As a university student you can get first-class research facilities with trained teachers to help，support and advise you in your study．We pride ourselves on our high standards，our research success and our international recognition．For further information：inf@waikato.ac.nz
Degree
We offer a wide choice of bachelor's degrees for international students，which includes：Arts，Communication Studies，Social Sciences，etc．Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education are only for New Zealand citizens．For further information：deg@waikato.ac.nz
Tuition fees
Tuition fees are different from department to department，generally from $5,000 to $6,000 a year．For further information：tui@waikato.ac.nz
Accommodation
You can have a room in a 4-bedroom flat，which will cost about $100 a month with other regular living costs of about $150 a month for one person．For further information：acc@waikato.ac.nz
Health
The Student Health Service provides excellent medical services for students．The Medical Centre is open five days a week，including student holidays with four doctors and nurses to meet your medical needs．For further information：heal@waikato.ac.nz
Sports
The Centre is a great place to have sports activities．Trained exercise teachers can help you work out a training plan and keep you active．The sports hall has volleyball，basketball and indoor football courts and a swimming pool as well．There are also a large number of sports clubs at Waikato．For further information：sport@waikato.ac.nz生词tuition n．学费（＝tuition fees）；教学，授课：She had become expert in Chinese cooking under the tuition of her aunt．在她姑妈的指导下，她已经是烹制中餐的能手了。
1．If you want to get more information about arts，you can write to _____．
A．sport@waikato.ac.nz
B．heal@waikato.ac.nz
C．deg@waikato.ac.nz
D．inf@waikato.ac.nz
2．You have to pay at least _____ a year if you study at the University of Waikato．
A．$5,250
B．$8,000
C．$9,000
D．$11,000
3．According to the text，what will you do if you are ill during Christmas holidays？
A．Go to a hospital nearby．
B．Buy some medicine in a drug store．
C．See a doctor at the school medical centre．
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Christopher Thomas，27，was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast．Diagnosed with diabetes，Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin（胰岛素）three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage，blindness，and even death．And if that weren't bad enough，he had no health insurance．
After a month of feeling upset，Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back．He left Canton，Michigan for New York，got a job waiting tables，nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar，and created diabeticrockstar.com，a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories，information，and resources．
Jason Swencki's son，Kody，was diagnosed with diabetes at six．Father and son visit the online children's forums together most evenings．“Kody gets so excited，writing to kids from all over，”says Swencki，one of the site's volunteers．“They know what he's going through，so he doesn't feel alone.”
Kody is anything but alone：Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States，with 24 million diagnosed cases．And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages．
These days，Thomas's main focus is his charity，Fight It，which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses．Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash．In May，Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean．
Even with a staff of 22 volunteers，Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause，while still doing his full-time job waiting tables．“Of the diabetes charities out there，most are putting money into finding a cure，”says Bentley Cubar，one of Rockstar's original members．“But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now.”生词diabetes n．糖尿病inject v．注射：He was shown how to inject himself with insulin．他接受了为自己注射胰岛素的指导。wait table 侍候进餐；在餐馆当服务员：Waiting table is a skilled job，requiring careful training．在餐馆当服务员是一个技巧活，需要仔细训练。nickname v．给……起绰号：They nicknamed her“the Squirrel”．他们给她起外号为“松鼠”。forum n．论坛，研讨会：We hope that these pages will act as a forum for debate．我们希望这些网页将作为辩论的论坛。anything but 根本不，决不：The work was anything but easy．这项工作绝不是轻而易举的。charity n．慈善团体，慈善机构：The Children's Society is a registered charity．儿童协会是一家注册的慈善机构。annual adj．一年一次的：an annual holiday一年一度的节日
1．Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas？
A．He needs to go to the doctor every day．
B．He studies the leading cause of diabetes．
C．He has a positive attitude to his disease．
D．He encourages diabetics by writing articles．
2．Diabeitcrockstar.com was created for _____．
A．diabetics to communicate
B．volunteers to find jobs
C．children to amuse themselves
D．rock stars to share resources
3．According to the text，Kody _____．
A．feels lonely because of his illness
B．benefits from diabeticrockstar.com
C．helps create the online kid's forums
D．writes children's stories online
4．What can we learn about Fight It？
A．It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties．
B．It organizes parties for volunteer once a year．
C．It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics．
D．It owns a well-known medical website．
5．The last paragraph suggests that Thomas _____．
A．works full-time in a diabetes charity
B．employs 22 people for his website
C．helps diabetics in his own way
D．tries to find a cure for diabetes参考译文克里斯托弗·托马斯夜晚写作，白天教书。27岁时，他发现自己经常很疲惫，同时体重迅速下降。由于诊断出患有糖尿病，以后的日子，托马斯不得不每天三次给自己注射胰岛素，否则就将面临神经坏死、失明、甚至死亡的威胁。即使情况不那么糟，他也存在没有医疗保险的问题。出现不适症状一个月后，托马斯觉得他应当拿出对策。他离开密歇根州坎顿市前往纽约，找了一份餐厅服务员的工作，并戏称自己是“糖尿病摇滚歌星”，还创立了一家同名网站，该网站为糖尿病患者及其亲人提供免费在线社区，在这里，1100多人交流个人故事、信息及资源。贾森·斯温奇的儿子科迪六岁时诊断出患有糖尿病。无数个夜晚，父子俩都在一起浏览该网站的在线儿童论坛。“科迪变得很兴奋，他忙着给各地的小朋友写信。”斯温奇说，他现在也是一名网站的志愿者。“他们理解他所承受的痛苦，所以他不再觉得孤单。”科迪确实不孤单：糖尿病现已成为美国第七大致死原因，确诊病例多达两千四百万，而且许多人很小就诊断出患有此病。现在，托马斯把工作重点放在了他创办的慈善机构“战胜它”上，该机构为那些负担不起糖尿病高昂治疗费用的人提供药物及生活用品，到目前为止，他们已资助了225人。该机构下属的同名网站已经募集到大约23000美元的物品及现金。五月，托马斯将在加勒比海地区举办第一届糖尿病摇滚歌星年度庆典。尽管有22名志愿工作人员，托马斯依然经常每周投入50小时到自己的事业中去，同时还要完成餐厅服务员的本职工作。“在所有的糖尿病慈善机构中，大多数都把钱用到药物开发上，”摇滚歌星的创始人之一本特利·丘伯尔说，“而据我所知，克里斯托弗是目前唯一一位宣称病人需要帮助的人。”Saturday
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A dog owner claimed that his pet，when given money，would go to the news stall to buy a paper．His friend insisted on a demonstration and handed the dog some money．The dog trotted off，but an hour later he had still not returned with the paper．
“How much did you give him？”asked the owner．
“Five dollars.”
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