16 Mr Smith And The Stranger
M r Smith was日n officer. He liked Walking from his home to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise．
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and
said to him，“ You may not remember me, but seven years ago I came to this city without a penny in my pockets，I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me five pounds, because you said that you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the road to success．”
M r Smith thought for a few moments and then said，“Yes，I remember you，Go on with your story.”
“Well，”answered the stranger.“Are you still willing to take another chance？”
史密斯先生和陌生人
史密斯先生是一名军官。如果不下雨他喜欢从家里走着去他的办公室。因为走路可以让他多些锻炼。
一天早晨,他正沿街走着,一个陌生人拦住他,对他说：“你可能不会记起我了，但七年前我来到这个城市，身无分文。也在这条街上我拦住了你，向你借些钱，你借给我五英镑。因为你说你愿意提供一个机会，以便让一个人迈开成功的第一步。”
史密斯先生想了几分钟，然后说：“是的，我记起你了。继续讲你的故事。”
“好的，”陌生人说。“你还愿意在提供一次机会吗？”
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词汇：
unless 除非 lend借给
willing愿意的 so as to以便
stranger 陌生人 penny 便士
练习卷
I．听全文录音，选择正确答案
1 ．M r Smith liked walking from his home to his office because ．
A. it was a short way
B. he wanted more exercises
C. the bus was always crowded
D．he could n’t drive well
2 ．The stranger stopping him in the street ．
A. was one of his old friends
B. once lent him some money
C. had met him before
D〝Another chance〞meant .
A. five pounds B. a job C. a room D. a ticket
II．听录音，补全下列段落
One morning he was walking 1 the street when a 2 stopped him and said to him，〝 You may not remember me，but 3 years ago I came to this 4 without a penny in my pockets，I stopped you in this 5 and asked you to 6 me some money，and you lent me 7 pounds，because you said that you were 8 to take a chance so as to give a man a 9 on the road to 10 .〞
答案：
I．1．B 2．C 3．A
II．1．along 2. stranger 3. seven 4. city 5. street
6. lend 7.five 8.Willing 9.start 10.success