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George had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time.
Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, "Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it —— that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty."
“Well, George,”answered Jim. “I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me.”
George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.
The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy.
Of course, George was very pleased, but he did not have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy.
"Well, George," Jim answered, "as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!"
1.56. We are told that George expected Jim to help _____.
A.prove him innocent | B.him turn over a new leaf |
C.lighten his punishment | D.him escape from prison |
2.57. Which of the following is true about Jim?
A.He covered up George's guilt. |
B.He persuaded the jury to set George free. |
C.He told the jury that George was indeed guilty. |
D.He recommended severe punishment to give George a lesson. |
3.58. The passage suggests that _____.
A.it was due to Jim that George was found guilty |
B.Jim did not do exactly what George asked him to do |
C.Jim asked his colleagues to recommend mercy |
D.Jim persuaded the jury to lighten George's punishment |
4.59. The title for this passage is ______.
A.Illegal or Not? | B.Guilty or Not? |
C.Merciful or Not? | D.Answerable or Not? |
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George had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time.
Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, "Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it —— that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty."
“Well, George,”answered Jim. “I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me.”
George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.
The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy.
Of course, George was very pleased, but he did not have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy.
"Well, George," Jim answered, "as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!"
1.56. We are told that George expected Jim to help _____.
A.prove him innocent | B.him turn over a new leaf |
C.lighten his punishment | D.him escape from prison |
2.57. Which of the following is true about Jim?
A.He covered up George's guilt. |
B.He persuaded the jury to set George free. |
C.He told the jury that George was indeed guilty. |
D.He recommended severe punishment to give George a lesson. |
3.58. The passage suggests that _____.
A.it was due to Jim that George was found guilty |
B.Jim did not do exactly what George asked him to do |
C.Jim asked his colleagues to recommend mercy |
D.Jim persuaded the jury to lighten George's punishment |
4.59. The title for this passage is ______.
A.Illegal or Not? | B.Guilty or Not? |
C.Merciful or Not? | D.Answerable or Not? |
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272. When the police searched the village, they caught the two ____ that had stolen something from the shop.
A.robbers | B.thiefs | C.thieves | D.Pickpockets |
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Only after he was brought to the police station did the young man ________ he had stolen some purses from other passengers.
A.participate B.realize
C.summarize D.acknowledge
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Only after he was brought to the police station did the boy ________ he had stolen some purses from other passengers.
A. participate B. acknowledge
C. realize D. summarize
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The man tried to pretend that he hadn't stolen the money but his expression ________.
A. turned him down B. paid him off
C. made him out D. gave him away
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But for the heavy traffic, the police ___ the thieves who tried to escape in the stolen car.
A. would not catch B. couldn’t have caught C. haven’t caught D. couldn’t catch
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The thief was about to leave the room when the police ______ and caught him.
A. got up B. turned up C. kept up D. made up
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. She returned to him the money she’d stolen for the sake of her _______.
A. conference B convenience C. consequence D. conscience
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In the flats Tom was the only man from________bedroom the thief had stolen much money.
A.whose | B.whom |
C.who | D.where |
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__________, the old man even had no money to buy a bus ticket.
A. As his wallet stolen. B. His wallet being stolen.
C. His wallet stolen. D. Stealing his wallet.
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