Key A

1.”I “ is a woman who knows Magpie and brings the good news for him .

2.She wanted to talk to him about the good news and let him fill out some papers.

1. He took part in the protest at Custer and was arrested and sent in prison .

He was on parole at this time.

2. No, Amelia thought he would not accept the offer of the university .Because she thought Magpie was happy now . He was in good spirits , handsome , free and strong . She would not like to be afraid for him now .

3. What the narrator had said persuaded her to think Magpie had a right to know the whole thing and made the decision himself .

4. The police car was there watching and checking up Magpie.

5. Yes, he did. Because he knew Magpie wanted to get freedom , but he couldn’ t get it here when the parole officers watched him all the time . He thought Magpie needed some relief from his constant surveillance , constant checking up .

6. From the end of the story we know the American Indians were cruelly treated . They could not get freedom , human rights and equality in American society .

B. Translate the following into Chinese :

1. When he was saying all those things against the government and against the council , he became more and more ugly and embittered and I used to be afraid for him .

2. Well, you can think what you want ,but have you talked to him lately ? Do you know him as he is now ?

3. If he is Indian as you say , whatever that means , and if he is back here to stay this time and if he tells me that himself , I’ll let it go .

4. A police car moved slowly to the corner where we were parked and the patrolmen looked at the three of us intently and we pretended not to notice .

5. I think it’s good that you’ve come, because Magpie needs some relief from this constant surveillance , constant checking up .

6. “There are things about this though , “Elgie said . “Magpie shouldn’t have been there , see , because it’s a part of the condition of his parole that he stays away from friends and relatives and ex-convicts and just about everybody ..”

7. But the silence which hung about the place filled me with apprehension , and when we walked in the back door which hung open , we saw people standing in the kitchen .

8. I held the poems tightly in my hands , pressing my thumbs , first one and then the other , against the smoothness of the cardboard folder .

Answer B

1. 在他反对反对政府,反对美国印第安人委员会时, 他变得越来越可怕,充满怨恨,我也为他担心.

2. 好吧, 你愿意怎么想就怎么想吧, 但你最近和他谈过吗?你知道他现在的状况吗?

3. 如果像你所说的他是一名印第安人, 不管这是什么意思, 如果他亲口对我说他这次只是回来呆在这儿, 我也不再劝他了.

4. 一辆警车缓慢地驶向我们停车的拐角处, 假释监督官目不转睛地盯着我们三个人, 我们假装没注意到.

5. 我想你来的正好, 因为在这种不间断的监视/检查之下, 喜鹊需要一些宽慰.

6. “还有一件事”,埃尔吉继续说, “喜鹊不应该在那儿,明白吗?因为假释的条件之一就是他应该远离他的朋友/亲戚和以前的同谋罪犯,甚至不能见任何人.

7. 但是一片寂静笼罩着整座房子, 我感到有些忧虑.当我们走进敞开着的后门时,看到许多人站在厨房里.

8. 我用手紧紧握着他的诗, 两个拇指使劲按压平滑的纸板文件夹.

C. Fill in the blank in each sentence with the best word or expression from the box below , changing its form when necessary :

Whereabouts segregate click noncommittal scoff embitter hesitant reformatory tentative agitate incredulous intent

1. His wife is in very poor health , so he is rather hesitant about telling her the bad news .

2. He is a very busy person and has so many engagements that only his secretary knows of his whereabouts .

3. In some areas , in order to provide education to girls , they have segregated classes in schools .

4. As they didn’t have enough time to discuss the plan fully , they could only draw a few tentative conclusions .

5. The old man heard the click of the lock and knew that the son’s family had left and he would be alone again .

6. “Can I go swimming on Sunday , Dad ?” “We’ll see , “he said noncommittally .

7. The children were so noisy that she had to listen very intently in order to catch the conversation .

8. The new created a lot of agitations in the community .