三模前閱讀理解專題練11

題組一

A

HairLoss(AIopecia)

Informationaboutmalepatternbaldness(禿頂)causes,triggersandtreatmentintheUK

Incontrarytopopularbelief,hairloss-oralopecia-canstartatanyage.Whileitisassociatedwithmature

males,andstatisticsshowitdoesmainlyaffectmenabove40,therealityisyoucannoticesymptomsinyour30s,

oreven20sandteenyears.TheNHSstatisticsstatethat25%ofmenstartlosingtheirhairbythetimetheyreach

30.Themostcommonformofhairlossismalepatternbaldness—alsoknownasandrogenicalopecia—thataffects

morethanhalfofmenaroundtheworld.

Oneoptionmanymenseekistreatmenttoavoidfurtherhairloss,especiallyearlyonintheprocess.With

treatments,suchasPropecia,thatspecificallytargetmalepatternbaldness,itispossibletostophairlosscompletely

andevenencouragefreshnewhairgrowth.

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Whatisalopecia?

Alopeciaisthemedicaltermforhairloss.Mostcommonlyaffectingmales,hairlossinmeniscausedbyan

increasedsensitivitytothemalesexhormones(androgens).Thetypeofalopeciayouhave(aswellashereditaryand

externalfactors)caninfluencelevelsofhairloss.Themostcommontypeofhairloss(alopecia)ismaleandfemale

patternbaldness.Othertypesinclude：

?Alopeciaareata(patchesofbaldness,usuallyonthescalp)

?Scarringalopecia(hairlossdirectlyaffectingthehairfollicles)

?Telogeneffluvium(hairthinningoveralargerareaonthetopofthehead,ratherthanbaldpatches)

?Anageneffluvium(mostcommonlycausedbycancertreatmentssuchaschemotherapyandradiotherapy)

56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSEaboutPropecia?

A.Itcanstophairlossalmostinallcases.B.Peoplecanbuyitonlinewithoutdoctorvisit.

C.Itencouragesnewhairgrowthinrarecases.D.itisespeciallyeffectiveonmalepatternbaldness.

57.Thenextpartofthewebpageismostlikelytobeabout.

A.hairlosscausesB.hairlosssymptomsC.preventinghairlossD.treatinghairloss

B

Whenyouwereatschool,thelastthingyouprobablywantedtodowasspendyourweekendsgoingtowork.

Therewashomeworktodo,sporttoplayandfuntohave.Butourparentsprobablypersuadedustofindajobto

earnsomemoneyandgetsomelifeexperience.WhenIwasateenagerIhadapaperround:deliveringnewspapers

topeople'shomes.IthenprogressedtoaSaturdayjobinasupermarket:stackingshelvesandworkingatthe

checkout.

TodayintheUKyouareallowedtoworkfromtheageof13,andmanychildrendotakeuppart-timejobs.Ifs

oneofthosethingsthatareseenalmostasariteofpassage(成人儀式atasteofindependenceandsometimesa

usefulthingtoputonyourCV(簡(jiǎn)歷).Teenagersagreethatitteachesvaluablelessonsaboutworkingwithadults

andalsoaboutmanagingtheirmoney.

SomeresearchhasshownthatnottakingupaSaturdayorholidayjobcouldbedeleterioustoapersonlateron.

A2015studybytheUKCommissiononEmploymentandSkillsfoundthatnotparticipatinginpart-timeworkat

schoolagehadbeenblamedbyemployer'sorganizationsforyoungadultsbeingill-preparedforfull-time

employment,butdespitethis,recentstatisticshaveshownthatthenumberofschoolchildrenintheUKwitha

part-timejobhasfallenbyafifthinthepastfiveyears.

So,doesthismeanthatBritishteenagersarenowafraidofhardwork?Probablynot.Someexpertsfeelthat

youngpeoplefeelgoingouttoworkwillaffecttheirperformanceatschool,andtheyareundermorepressurenow

tostudyhardandgetgoodexamresultsandagoodjobinthelongterm.However,GeoffBarton,generalsecretary

oftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,toldBBCNewsthat"Properlyregulated(控制的)part-timework

isagoodwayofhelpingyoungpeoplelearnskillsthattheywillneedintheirworkinglives.^^Inreality,it'sall

aboutgettingtherightbalancebetweendoingpart-timeworkandhavingenoughtimetostudyandrest.

58.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutdoingpart-timejobsonweekendswhenhewasateenager?

A.Unwilling.B.Interested.C.Delighted.D.Angry.

59.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethebenefitofschoolchildren'sdoingpart-timejobs?

A.Learningtobeindependent.B.Gainingsomelifeexperience.

C.Beingpreparedforfuturejobs.D.Spendingwhattheyearnastheylike.

60.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deleterious“inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Valuable.B.Harmful.C.Necessary.D.Impossible.

C

Technologyoffersconveniencessuchasopeningthegaragedoorfromyourcarorchangingthetelevision

stationwithouttouchingtheTV.

NowoneAmericancompanyisofferingitsemployeesanewconvenience:amicrochipimplantedintheir

hands.Employeeswhohavethesechipscandoallkindsofthingsjustbywavingtheirhands.ThreeSquareMarket

isofferingtoimplantmicrochipsinalloftheiremployeesforfree.Eachchipcosts$300andThreeSquareMarket

willpayforthechip.Employeescanvolunteertohavethechipsimplantedintheirhands.About70outof80

employeeshavechosentodoso.Thepresidentofthecompany,hiswifeandtheirchildrenarealsogettingchips

implantedintheirhands.

Thechipisaboutthesizeofagrainofrice.Implantingthechiponlytakesaboutasecondandissaidtohurt

onlyverybriefly.Thechipsgoundertheskinbetweenthethumbandforefinger.Withachipinthehand,aperson

canentertheofficebuilding,buyfood,signintocomputersandmore,simplybywavingthathandnearascanner.

Thechipswillbealsousedtoidentifyemployees.Employeeswhowantconvenience,butdonotwanttohavea

microchipimplantedundertheirskin,canwearawristbandoraringwithachipinstead.Theycanperformthe

sametaskswithawaveoftheirhandsasiftheyhadanimplantedchip.

ThreeSquareMarketisthefirstcompanyintheUnitedStatestooffertoimplantchipsinitsemployees.

Epicenter,acompanyinSweden,hasbeenimplantingchipsinitsemployeesforawhile.

ThreeSquareMarketsaysthechipcannottracktheemployees.Thecompanysaysscannerscanreadthechips

onlywhentheyarewithinafewinchesofthem."Thechipsprotectagainstidentitytheft,similartocreditcards.,,

TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationapprovedthechipsbackin2004,sotheyshouldbesafeforhumans,

accordingtothecompany.

Inthefuture,peoplewiththechipsmaybeabletodomorewiththem,evenoutsidetheoffice.ToddWestbyis

ChiefExecutiveOfficerofThreeSquareMarket.Hesays,"Eventually,thistechnologywillbecomestandardized

allowingyoutousethisasyourpassport,publictransit,allpurchasingopportunities,etc.^^

61.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thesubstitutesofthechips.B.Thepotentialrisksofimplantingthechips.

C.Theplacestoimplantthechips.D.Theadvantagesofthechips.

62.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inparagraph5referto?

A.Thehands.B.Thescanners.C.Theemployees.D.Thecreditcards.

63.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Thechipshavemagicpowers.

B.Thepriceofthechipsisreasonable.

C.Thechipsareverypopularamongtheemployees.

D.Mostpeoplesuspecttheapplicationofthechips.

64.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesToddWestby9sattitudetowardsthechips?

A.Defensive.B.Disappointing.C.Casual.D.Optimistic.

D

Thosewhowanttolearnaforeignlanguage,orwanttheirchildrento,oftenfeeltheyareracingagainstthe

clock.Peopleseemtogetworseatlanguagesastheyage.Childrenoftenlearntheirfirstlanguagewithoutany

instruction,andcaneasilybecomemultilingualwiththerightexposure.Buttheolderpeopleget,theharderit

seemstobe.Witnesstheroughedgesonthegrammarofmanyimmigrantsevenaftermanyyearsintheirnew

countries.

Scientistsmostlyagreethatchildrenarebetterlanguagelearners,butdonotknowwhy.Someposit(認(rèn)

定)biologicalfactors.Isitbecauseyoungbrainshaveanextremekindofplasticity?Or,asStevenPinker,aHarvard

psychologist,arguesaninstinctforlanguage-learningspecifically,whichfadesasthebrainagesand(in

evolutionaryterms)isnolongerneeded?Othersthinkchildrenhavespecialenvironmentsandencouragements,not

moreintelligentbrains.Theyhavestrongmotivationtocommunicatewithcaregiversandimitatepeers,andarenot

afraidofmakingmistakesinthewayadultsare.

Somebelieveany"criticalperiod^^mayonlyapplytothesoundsofaforeigntongue.Adultsstrugglewith

accents:eightdecadesafterimmigratingtoAmericaandfourafterservingastheSecretaryofState,Henry

KissingerstillsoundsfreshofftheboatfromFiirth—inwhatisneverthelesselaboratelyaccurateEnglish.

Butgrammarisdifferent,andsomeresearchershaveconsideredthatwiththeirgreaterreasoningpowers,

adultsarenotreallyaunderdogrelativetochildren.Onestudyfoundthatwhenadultsandchildrenareexposedto

thesameteachingmaterialsforanewlanguageforseveralmonths,theadultsactuallydobetter.Mostsuchresearch

hashadtorelyonasmallnumberofsubjects,giventhedifficultyofrecruitingthem;itishardtoknowhow

meaningfultheresultsare.

NowalargenewstudyledbyJoshuaHartshorneofBostonCollege（withMr.PinkerandJoshuaTenenbaumas

co-authors）hasgivenstrengthtothe"criticalperiod^^hypothesis（假說(shuō)）.Thestudyingeniouslyrecruited670,000

onlinetest-takersbyframingtheexerciseasaquizthatwouldguesstheparticipants'nativelanguageordialect.

Thismadeitavitalhit.TherealpointwastotestEnglishlearners9knowledgeoftrickybitsofgrammar,andtosee

howthiscorrelateswiththeageatwhichtheirstudiesbegan.

Doyoungerbeginnersdobetterbecausetheirearlierstartgavethemmorelearningtime,orbecausethey

learnedfasterinearlyyears?Itcanbehardtoteaseapartthesetwoquestions.Buttestingahugeamountofdata

againstanumberofpossiblelearningcurvesallowedMr.Hartshornetodopreciselythat.Manyprevious

researchershadpositedadrop-offataroundpuberty（青春期）.Thenewstudyfoundittoberatherlater,justafter

17.

Despitethatlatercut-off,learnersmustbeginataroundteniftheyaretogettonear-nativefluency.Iftheystart

at,say,14,theycannotaccumulateenoughexpertknowledgeinthecriticalperiod.Unfortunately,14orsois

preciselywhenmanystudents,especiallyinAmerica,arefirstintroducedtoanewlanguage.（Evenworse,thisisan

agewhenchildrenareacutelysensitivetoembarrassmentinfrontofpeers.）

Childrenwhostartatfivedon'tdonoticeablybetterthanthosewhostartattenovertheirlifetimes.Butthere

isstillreasontobegininthefirstyearsofschool,asinDenmarkandSweden.Becausemasterytakesalong

time——perhaps30yearsuntilimprovementstops—thosewhobeginatfiveandareforcedtoreadandwriteEnglish

atuniversitywillbythenhavemademuchmoreprogressthanthosewhotaketheplunge（作出決定）atten,evenif

theirlevelisroughlythesameby40.

Theexistenceofthecriticalperiodisnotareasonforanyone11oroldertogiveup.Somepeopleremain

excellentlanguagestudentsintoadulthood.AndMr.Hartshornetestedsometrulysubtlefeaturesofgrammarthat

takeyearstomaster.Alanguagelearnedeventoalowerlevelcanstillbeextraordinarilyusefulatworkor

enjoyableduringtravelling.Butfbrpolicymakers,thepossibleeffectisclear.

65.Accordingtothescientists,whichcannotexplainchildren'sbeingbetterlanguagelearners?

A.Pleasantsurroundings.B.Powerfulmotivation.

C.Biologicalfactors.D.Properinstruction.

66.WhyisHenryKissingermentioned?

A.Tostresshisgreatachievementinlanguage.

B.Toproveadultshavedifficultyimprovingaccents.

C.Toexplainlanguageisnotabarriertoone'ssuccess.

D.Toshowtheimportanceofmasteringaforeignlanguage.

67.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4probablymean?

A.Adultsarebetteratlogicalthinkingthanchildren.

B.Adultshelpalotwithchildren'slanguagelearning.

C.Adultsarenotreallyatadisadvantagecomparedtochildren.

D.Adultshavemoretroublelearninggrammarthanchildren.

68.WhichstatementmayMrHartshorneagreewith?

A.Age14isaturningpointforforeignlanguagelearners.

B.Adrop-offinlearningresultsappearsaftertheageof17.

C.Thecriticalperiodisofvitalimportanceingrammarlearning.

D.Thecriticalperiodforlanguagelearningvariesfrompersontoperson.

69.What'sthemainthemeofthepassage?

A.It'snevertoolatetobegintolearnaforeignlanguage.

B.Youshouldstartlearningearlytomasteranewlanguage.

C.Languagelearningshouldstartatthebeginningofschool.

D.Longerlearningperiodsleadtonative-likelanguagefluency.

70.Whatmaybediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?

A.Theimpactthecriticalperiodhasonpolicymakers.

B.Theapplicationofthecriticalperiodtopolicymaking.

C.Theimportanceofthecriticalperiodinpolicymaking.

D.Theattitudepolicymakersholdtowardthecriticalperiod.

題組二

A

WhyYOURkeylesscarcouldbegonein23seconds:It?sacrimewavereachinghighproportionsandthe

gadgets（小裝置）usedtohackintoyourcarandstealitarebeingsoldtothievesbyHighStreetlocksmiths.

High-techcarthlovesworkingtogether3nstealyourkeyleMcarwithinafowMCOCCI.

Carthievesareusinghigh-techgadgetstobreakintoandstealcarsinseconds.Onethiefstandsbyahouseto

pickupasignalfromacarkeyusingarelay.Therelaybroadcaststhesignaltothecar,whereasecondthiefopens

thedoor.Thescheme,whichdoesnotinvolvebreakingwindows,stealscarsinseconds.

ThousandsofcarsacrossBritainareatriskofanewformofhigh-techtheftwhichallowsthievestofool

bypassthesecuritysystemsinkeylesscarsusingarelaysystemtoboostthesignal.So-called'relay9theftoccurs

whentwothievesworktogethertobreakintokeylesscars.Theyuseequipmenttocaptureelectro-magneticsignals

emittedbykeyfobs.Anyvehiclewithkeylessentrycouldbeeasilystolen.TheseincludecarsfromBMW,Ford,

Audi,LandRover,VolkswagenandMercedes.

56.Whydoesthecrimewavereachhighproportions?

A.Thesecuritysystemincarscouldn'tletoffelectro-magneticsignals.

B.Withhigh-techgadgets,carthievescouldeasilystealkeylesscars.

C.HighStreetlocksmithsinventednew-styledevicesagainsttheft.

D.Driverstendedtoleavetheircarsnaturallywithoutlockingdoors.

57.What'stheprocedureofthecarthieves,stealingcars?

a.Therelaysendsasignaltothecar.b.Thecarischeatedandunlocksthedoor.

c.Relayboxboostscarkeysignal.d.Asecondthiefstartsthecaranddrivesitoff.

A.c,a,b,dB.a,c,b,dC.b,d,c,aD.d,b,c,a

B

WhenCarsonPalmer,aProBowlquarterback（職業(yè)杯四分衛(wèi)），hurthiselbowafewyearsago,hetookaweek

offfromthrowingthefootball.Butinhishead,Palmerpracticedeveryday.4tYoustandrightbehindthecenter,and

youseethecoverageunfoldasyouwouldifyouhadtheballinyourhands,“hetoldESPN.Thefollowing

weekend,Palmerhadthebestgameofhiscareer.

Formorethanacentury,scientistshavebeentryingtounderstandhowthismentaltrainingworks.Inthe1930s,

researchersdemonstratedthatwhenyou'reimagininganaction,yourbrainsendssignalstoyourmusclesthatare

tooweaktomakethemusclescontractbutmighthelptrainthebodytoperform.Alternatively,mentalpractice

mightcreateablueprintinyourhead,likeaninnerhow-toguideforaparticularskill.

Sportspsychologistshaveconductedhundredsofstudiescomparingimaginedandphysicalpracticefor

actionssuchasskiingandtapdancing.Overall,theresearchshowsthatmentaltrainingworks.A2012study,for

example,compared32amateurgolferswhopracticedhittinggolfballsintoholestoanother32whomerelyhelda

golfclub（球棍）intheirhandsandvisualizedtheirswings.Underthesametrainingrules,bothgroupsimproved

theirskillsbygettingtheballabout4inchesclosertothehole.

Visualizationhasadvantagesovertherealthing:Youcandoitanywhere,evenwheninjured.It'ssafe—a

majorplusforhigh-stakes（高風(fēng)險(xiǎn)）performerssuchasgymnastsandsurgeons.Andyoucanpracticeforlonger

periodsoftimebecauseyou'renotrestrictedbyphysicalfatigue.That'snottosayit'seasy:"We'vehad

Olympic-levelathletessittinginourlab,visualizingfortwohours,“saysTadhgMacIntyre,asportspsychologistat

theUniversityofLimerickinIreland."Whenwe'redone,they'reabsolutelyexhausted.^^

Itdoesn'tworkfbreveryone,though.<4Ifyou'reanovice,theimpactcanbenegative,warnsMacIntyre."If

you'retryingtovisualizeafreethrow,andyoudon'tevenknowhowtoholdtheballandthewaytomove,then

you'reprobablygoingtomentallypracticethewrongskill,andyourskillwon'tbeimprovedbutbeweakened.”

58.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?

A.Athletescouldchoosementalpracticewhileinjured.

B.Mentaltrainingcannotworkaswellasphysicalpractice.

C.Theworkingprinciplesofmentaltrainingremaintobefound.

D.Palmerspendsmuchtimepracticingfootballskillsinhisheadbeforethematch.

59.MacIntyre'sexperimentinParagraph4indicatesthatmentaltraining.

A.canalsomakepeopletiredB.isnotrestrictedbylocation

C.cansaveathletesfromgettinginjuredD.canlastforalongertimethanphysicalpractice

6O.Theunderlinedphrase“anovice^^inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby"

A.lackinginimaginationB.notinterestedintheactivity

C.inexperiencedintheactivityD.unwillingtodotheimaginativework

c

BasedontheStateInformationCenter(SIC)'sdefinitionforasharingeconomy,paymentforknowledgecanbe

regardedasaprocessofturningknowledgeintocommercialproductsorservices.Tobespecific,peoplecanshare

theirknowledgewithothersviaInternetplatforms,meanwhilebringingthemselvesextraincome.Theseplatforms,

atthesametime,earntheirprofitsonthat.

Theyear2016markedthebeginningofknowledgepaymentinChina.Aninvestigationjointlyconductedby

GuokrandNetease'sonlineplatformsshowsthat70%ofusershavepaidforonlinelearning;whilein2015,the

numberwasonly26%.

Inmay,2016,Zhihu,aChinesequestion-and-answerwebsite,launchedZhihuLive(paymentsharing).Within

threedays,thesenewplatformsattractedoveronemillionusers.InJune,LuoZhenyu,founderofLUOgicShow,

launchedLiXiang'sCommercialReferencesoniget(得至網(wǎng)),andwithintwodaysoverfourmillionusers

subscribed;inAugust,Z/"7m'sapproval&tipfunction,SnowballO&A,Lenovo'sZhiliaoQ&Acameonline;in

September,Huxiu(虎嗅網(wǎng))begantoprovidein-depthreportstoVIPpaymentmembers.Otherpaidknowledge

platformssuchasXimalayaFM,Douban,havealsobeendevelopingtheirknowledgepaymentservices.

Peoplewithawealthofknowledgeandexperienceinspecificareasarethemostlikelytobenefitfrom

paymentfbrknowledge.SeniormanagersinlargemultinationalcompanieslikeGoogle,financialeliteswithtop

universitybackgroundsandwell-knownpsychologists,canallprofitfromtheseonlineplatforms.Butthe

opportunitiesalsofavortheordinary:abody-builder,agirlwhotraveledaroundtheworld,orastudentthatpassed

apostgraduateentryexamcanallsetupaliveclassroom.Onehundredminutesofaudiosharingcost￥19.9or$2.9,

andthousandsofusersmightpayandjointhecourse,bringingthosewithspecificknowledgeremarkableincome.

Inthe2017China'sSharingEconomyDevelopmentReportprovidedbytheSIC,theturnoverinChina's

knowledgemarketmeasuresaboutY61billion,or$9billion,whichisa205%growthcomparedtolastyear;the

numberofpaymentforknowledgeusersreached300million,accountingfbrhalfofallChineseInternetUsers.

Theinvestigationshowsthat,malesarethemajorityoftheusers,accountingfornearly60%:25-35yearolds

accountfor59.3%,whichmirrorsthemajorityofInternetusers,63%ofthepayingusersarecollegegraduates,and

53.9%ofthepayingusershaveanincomeofY3-8k,or$441-1176,andmostareemployeesandjunior

management.

61.Whichofthefollowingisnotdevelopedinitiallytoprovidepaymentservices?

A.ZhihuLiveB.ZhiliaoQ&AC.LUOgicShowD.SnowballQ&A

62.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Peoplearewillingtopayonlineforknowledge.

B.Peopleareanxioustogainknowledgeonline.

C.Knowledgeservicesaredevelopingfast.

D.Sharingeconomyonlineisontherise.

63.Howisthepassagedeveloped?

A.Bygivingexplanations.B.Bymakingcomparison.

C.Bylistingexamples.D.Byprovidingdata.

64.Whoisleastlikelytobenefitfrompaymentforknowledge?

A.AseniormanagerinBaidu.B.Aboyinjuniorschool.

C.Afamouspsychologist.D.Anexperiencedtraveler.

D

“Sheisaprettygirl,butIdon'tknowwhyGeorgestaysfriendlywithher.^^ThisiswhatMariaOsborne,

George'ssister,saidtoheryoungersister,Jane,aboutAmelia.

“Ican'tagreemore.^^Janesaid.

OnedayDobbincametotheOsbornehousetovisitGeorge,buthewasnotathome.

“Youareatthewronghouse,9,laughedMaria,andpointedtotheSedley'shouseontheothersideofthestreet.

“That'swhereheis.”

Dobbinsmiledstrangelyandwentaway.HeknewthatGeorgehadnotbeenthere.Ameliawastherealone,

hopingthatGeorgewouldcometovisither.Dayafterday,shewaited.Dayafterday,hedidn'tcome.Hewasbusy

playingbilliardswithhisfriendsinthearmy.

AlotofpeoplethoughtthatthearmywouldsoonjoininthewaragainstNapoleon,andAmeliawasworried

thatherGeorgewouldhavetogoandfight.Perhaps,hewouldbeinjuredorkilled!ThenthewarinEurope

ended,andAmeliawereveryhappy.However,GeorgetoldherthathehadtotraveltosomeotherpartsofEngland

withhistroops.Whilehewasaway,hesometimeswroteherashortnote.Shewrotehimverylongletterseveryday.

Georgewastiredofreadingtheselonglettersandsometimesusedthemtolighthiscigars.HisfriendsStubble

andSpooneywonderedwhowassendingallthoselongletterstoCaptainOsborne,buthewouldnottellthem.

DobbinheardStubbleandSpooneyspeakingaboutitoneday.

“She'sprobablyanactressorsingerandjustwantshismoney,“saidSpooney.

“MissSedleyisoneofthenicestyoungwomenthateverlived."saidDobbin,annoyed,"andLieutenant

Osbornehasbeenengaged（ij婚）toherforalongtime.

Soon,everybodyinthearmyknewaboutit,andGeorgewasangrywithDobbin.Thenherememberedthat

Dobbinoftenhelpedhimbygivinghimmoney.Hedidnotwanttolosesuchagoodfriend.Dobbintoldhimthathe

shouldwritetoAmeliaandtrytomakeherhappier.ThenextdayGeorgedecidedtogotoLondonandvisitAmelia.

HeborrowedsomemoneyfromDobbin,sothathecouldbuyherapresent.WhenhearrivedinLondon,hesawa

lovelyshirtinashopandboughtitforhimself.HehadnomoneylefttobuyapresentforAmelia.

“Nevermind,^^hesaidtohimself.t4Shedoesn'tcareaboutpresents.Shejustwantstoseeme.”

Shewas,indeed,veryhappytoseehim,andadmiredhisnewshirt.Hetalkedtoherabouthisplanstoretire

fromthearmybecausethewarinE