As the spirit spoke, they passed through the wall and stood on a country road with fields on either side. The city had disappeared, as had the darkness and fog. It was now day time, and there was snow on the ground.
“I know where we are!” Scrooge exclaimed. “I was born here and lived here as a boy.” He began to have memories of his life as a boy. A tear came into his eye.
“If you remember this place,” the spirit said, “you may now lead the way.”
“I remember everything about it,” Scrooge said.
“Then it is strange that for so many years you have never thought about it,” the spirit said. They walked along the road, Scrooge recognizing every gate and tree, until a little town could be seen ahead with its bridge, church, and river. Some small horses came toward them with boys upon their backs, who called to other boys in carts, driven by farmers. All these boys were happy and shouted to each other until the fields were full of their laughter.
The boys came nearer, and as they came, Scrooge knew and called out their names. He felt so happy to see them all again.
“We are now at the school,” said the spirit. “Only one child is there, left alone there by the others.”
Scrooge knew who the child was, and he began to cry. They walked on and soon came to the school house. It seemed to be empty, and it needed to be repaired. They walked through the house until they came to a room that was empty except for a small boy sitting at a desk, reading. The spirit touched Scrooge on the arm and pointed to the boy. It was Scrooge when he was young. Scrooge sat down and cried as he looked at himself as he used to be.
Suddenly, a man wearing strange clothes stood outside the window. He was leading a horse.
“It’s Ali Baba!” Scrooge exclaimed excitedly. “It’s dear, old, honest Ali Baba! Yes, yes, I remember. One Christmas, I was left here all alone, and the other boys had all gone to their homes. He did come, for the first time, just like that.”
People who knew Scrooge as he now was would have been surprised if they had known him as a boy. Scrooge remembered how lonely he had been as a child. “Poor boy!” he said, and tears came into his eyes. “I wish,” he said, putting his hand in his pocket, and looking about him after drying his eyes, “but it’s too late now.”
“What do you wish?” asked the spirit.
“There was a boy singing a Christmas carol at my door last night. I should have given him something. That’s all.”
— taken from A Christmas Carol
34. The underlined sentences show Scrooge cried sadly many times, ________ also showed he regretted not doing something.
A.the first time | B.the second time | C.the third time | D.the last time |
35. ________ was the only boy left by other boys according Paragraph 7&8.
A.Scrooge’s nephew | B.Scrooge himself |
C.Scrooge’s boss | D.Scrooge’s worker |
36. Which is the correct order of the following statements?
a. Scrooge felt excitedly to see old Ali Baba standing outside the window.
b. They passed through the wall and stood on a country with fields.
c. Scrooge felt happy to see the boys on the backs of some small horses.
d. They walked along the road and recognized every gate and tree.
37. What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Back to the past | B.Back to the present |
C.Back to the future | D.Back to the dream |