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d an old one before，but it had broken down several times during the spring.“What you want is a second-hand car，”I suggested.
“If you give me the money，”he said.“I’ll get one tomorrow.”
“I can’t give you the money，”I replied，“but what about Aunt Myra. She must have enough. We haven’t seen her since Christmas but she always says that we should go and see her more often.”
We told our parents where we were going. They weren’t very happy about it and asked us not to go. So we didn’t. But later that same day something strange happened. A doctor rang to tell us that Aunt Myra had gone into hospital for an operation.“We can’t all go and see her at the same time，”said my mother.“You two go today，but mustn’t mention the money.”
When we got there，Aunt Myra seemed quite happy.“I’m not seriously ill，”she said，“but the doctor insists that I’m getting too old to drive my car. You can have it if you promise to take me to the seaside now and again.”We agreed，and now we quite enjoy our monthly trips to the coast with Aunt Myra.
生词
operation
/ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn
/ n.手术：They didn’t know whether the operation would be successful. 他们不知道手术是否会成功。
mention
/ˈmenʃn
/ v.提及：Don’t mention the subject again this evening. 今晚不要再谈及这个话题。
insist
/ɪnˈsɪst
/ v.坚持：He insisted on paying for the meal. 他坚持要付饭钱。
promise
/ˈprɒmɪs
/ v.允诺，答应：She promised to return early. 她答应早些回来。
now and again/now and then有时，偶尔，不时：Now and again she went upstairs to see if he was still asleep. 她不时上楼去看看他是否还睡着。
❶ The brothers wanted to get _.
A. a free car
B. an old car
C. a second-class car
D. a cheap car
❷ The brothers decided to ask Aunt Myra _.
A. for a car
B. for some moneyC. to help them
D. to give them her own car
❸ When the brothers hurried to the hospital，_.
A. Aunt Myra had already had an operation
B. they found Aunt Myra was too ill to drive
C. they found Aunt Myra’s illness was not serious
D. they found the doctor very angry
❹ Aunt Myra gave her car to them since she was _.
A. old nowB. lying in hospital
C. not going to drive it any more
D. too ill to leave hospital
❺ Later Aunt Myra _ once a month.
A. met the brothers at the seaside
B. drove to the seaside
C. visited the brothers at the seaside
D. went to the seaside with the brothers
参考译文
去年6月，我兄弟想买一辆小汽车。以前他有一辆旧的，但今年春天它已经坏了好几次。“你需要的是一辆二手车，”我建议道。
“如果你出钱，”他说，“明天我就买一辆。”
“我不能给你钱，”我答道，“可迈拉姨妈呢？她肯定有足够的钱。从圣诞节到现在，我们一直没有见过她，可她总是说我们应该更多地去看她。”
我们告诉父母我们想去迈拉姨妈那里。他们对我们的想法不很高兴，让我们不要去。我们只好照办。可就在那天晚些时候，奇怪的事发生了。有位医生打电话告诉我们，迈拉姨妈已经住进医院，准备接受手术。“我们不能同时去看她，”妈妈说。“你们两个今天去，但不准提钱的事。”
我们到了那里，迈拉姨妈似乎很高兴。“我病得不厉害，”她说，“可医生坚持认为我太老了，不能再开车。如果你们答应时不时带我去海边，你们可以开走它。”我们同意了，现在，我们很享受每月一次和迈拉姨妈一起去海滨的旅行。