One day a layer’s wife fell ill, and he went to get a doctor. The doctor willingly came to see the woman and to do what he could for her, but before he went into the house, he made a short stop. He knew that the lawyer was famous for not paying his bills, even if they were due(正当的). He therefore said to the man. "But if I save your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me."
"Sir," replied the lawyer. "Here I have $ 500, whether you cure my wife or you kill her. I’ll give you all this."
The doctor was reassured (使消除疑虑) and went into the house. When he reached the woman’s beside, it soon became clear to him that he could do little. She was seriously ill, and though he prescribed(开药方) her medicine, she soon died.
He told the lawyer he was very sorry,, and then asked for the money which he had promised. "Did you kill my wife" asked the lawyer. "Of course I didn’t," said the doctor. "Wel
A. cured his wife
B. got a doctor for her
C. got some medicine for her illness
D. promised to pay $ 500 to the doctor
When someone has money that he wants to put in a safe place, he naturally takes it to a bank. Until recently the very appearance of the bank building was designed to assure people that their money would be safe. There were thick, solid walls and barred windows. All the windows and doors were wired to set off the burglar alarms if anyone tried to force his way in. The vaults where the money was kept had huge, steel doors with complicated locks. Uniformed guards with pistols in their holsters were always on duty in the bank. The tellers’ cages - the cubicles where the bank clerks, or tellers, worked - actually resembled cages. They had gratings across the front, high sides and back, and a door that could be opened only by pushing a release button.
The new style of bank design retains some of these protective features, but the idea now is to make the hank seem like a friendly place rather than a forbidding fortress. The tellers’ cages have been replaced by flat,
A. the bank building looks like a safe place
B. there are thick, solid walls in a bank building
C. uniformed guards are always on duty in a bank
D. bank clerks work in cages
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