The letter arrived as I was dressing for dinner in my room on the evening of 23rd September 1902．
London was deserted at that time of the summer，and I had become very bored and depressed with my daily routine of work at the Foreign Office．All my friends were away enjoying themselves at country house parties，but here was I who was forced to remain in London because of my job．
I had encouraged my friends to believe that the Foreign Office could not manage without me during the summer，but the truth was that my work was neither interesting nor important，mainly taking messages for absent officials，whose holiday plans had destroyed mine．
Although my friends had sent me letters to show pity，it was clear that I had not been greatly missed，and now，at the end of September，I realized another bitter truth．Two more days，and I would be free to start my holiday，but I had nowhere to go!The country house parties were all breaking up，and though I could always go home，which fashionable young man wants to spend his holiday with his own family？
So，when a letter，with a German stamp，arrived that evening，I felt a touch of interest，even excitement．I opened it and read：
Dear Carruthers，
You will probably be surprised to hear from me，as it's a long time since we met．But I write in the hope that you might like to come here and join me in a little sailing and perhaps，duck shooting．This part of the Baltic is very beautiful and there should be plenty of ducks soon，if it gets cold enough．The friend who was with me has had to leave，and I really need someone else，as I'd like to stay out here for a while．I know you speak German perfectly，and that will be a great help．
Yours ever，
Arthur Davies His letter seemed rather unpromising．His friend had left him-why？The Baltic was beautiful-yes，but what about October storms？Did I really want to spend my holiday freezing in the Baltic，with a man who I didn't know well？The letter was a turning point in my life，though I did not know it at the time．
（1）How did the writer feel about his coming holiday？AA
A．Depressed．
B．Delighted．
C．Interested．
D．Hopeful．
（2）What did Arthur Davies ask the writer to do in the letter？AA
A．Sail in the Baltic Sea．
B．Take care of his work．
C．Help him with German．
D．Join him in duck watching．
（3）Which of the following statements is true？CC
A．The letter arrived when the writer was having dinner．
B．The writer accepted the invitation without any hesitation．
C．The letter was to make a great difference to the writer's life．
D．The writer felt honored to take messages for absent officials．
（4）The underlined word "unpromising" in the last paragraph can be replaced byDD．
A．pleasant
B．uninteresting
C．a(chǎn)musing
D．doubtful
【考點(diǎn)】生命的意義與價(jià)值．
【答案】A；A；C；D
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