It was lunchtime and I walked into a small branch bank on the West Side. I had come to
1 a checking account. The only officer on
2 was a fortyish black man, standing
3 a small counter from a young white boy who was wearing a V-necked sweater. I thought I was especially
4 of the boy because he looked more like from a prep school than a
5 in a West Side bank.
The boy continued to
6 my attention because of what happened next. He was holding an open savings-account book and
7 an expression of disappointment. “But I don’t understand. I opened the account myself, so why can’t I
8 any money?” the boy said, his voice breaking.
“I know it is, but those are the rules. I’ve already explained to you that a fourteen-year-old is not
9 to withdraw money without a letter from his parents,” the officer explained patiently.
Suddenly I noticed the
10 had a series of small deposits (存款) and withdraws. Then I questioned the officer, “How do you
11 that? Why did you let him withdraw money before, but not now?” He looked
12 . “Because the tellers were not aware of his age before and now they are. It’s really very
13 .” I turned to the boy with a shrug. “You’re really getting
14 ,” I said. “You ought to get your parents to come here and protest.” The boy looked destroyed.
15 , he put his savings book in a rear-pocket and walked out of the bank.
The officer turned to me. “You know,” he said, “you really shouldn’t have got
16 .” I couldn’t believe what he was saying. “We were
17 this morning that some neighborhood bully has been shaking down (敲诈) this boy for more than a month. The guy was
18 him to take money out every week and hand it over. The poor kid was
19 too scared to tell anyone. Anyway, the police are on the case and they’ll probably make a(n)
20 today.”
“You mean there is no rule about being too young to withdraw money from a savings account?”
“Not that I ever heard of. Now, sir, what can we do for you?”
| 小题1: | | A．make | B．open | C．buy | D．choose |
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| 小题2: | | A．duty | B．board | C．display | D．business |
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| 小题3: | | A．on | B．after | C．over | D．across |
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| 小题4: | | A．sure | B．proud | C．aware | D．afraid |
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| 小题5: | | A．guard | B．customer | C．clerk | D．manager |
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| 小题6: | | A．attract | B．pay | C．attach | D．control |
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| 小题7: | | A．achieving | B．finding | C．reaching | D．wearing |
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| 小题8: | | A．use | B．spend | C．withdraw | D．bank |
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| 小题9: | | A．supported | B．inspired | C．encouraged | D．allowed |
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| 小题10: | | A．letter | B．account | C．note | D．message |
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| 小题11: | | A．think | B．explain | C．do | D．claim |
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| 小题12: | | A．annoyed | B．disappointed | C．confused | D．amused |
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| 小题13: | | A．difficult | B．strange | C．fantastic | D．simple |
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| 小题14: | | A．obeyed | B．stolen | C．cheated | D．caught |
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| 小题15: | | A．Happily | B．Silently | C．Cheerfully | D．Nervously |
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| 小题16: | | A．interacted | B．interrupted | C．involved | D．infected |
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| 小题17: | | A．occupied | B．discovered | C．suggested | D．informed |
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| 小题18: | | A．rushing | B．forcing | C．requesting | D．begging |
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| 小题19: | | A．hardly | B．unwillingly | C．apparently | D．eagerly |
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| 小题20: | | A．arrest | B．sentence | C．apology | D．difference |
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