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SupplementaryReadingMaterial-1:
ADay'sWait
ErnestHemingway
HecameintotheroomtoshutthewindowswhilewewerestillinbedandIsawhelookedill.Hewasshivering,hisfacewaswhite,andhewalkedslowlyasthoughitachedtomove.
"What'sthematter,Schatz?
"
"I'vegotaheadache."
"Youbettergobacktobed."
"No.I'mallright."
"Yougotobed.I'llseeyouwhenI'mdressed."
ButwhenIcamedownstairshewasdressed,sittingbythefire,lookingaverysickandmiserableboyofnineyears.WhenIputmyhandonhisforeheadIknewhehadafever.
"Yougouptobed,"Isaid,"You'resick."
"I'mallright,"hesaid.
Whenthedoctorcamehetooktheboy'stemperature.
"What'sit?
"Iaskedhim.
"Onehundredandtwo."
Downstairs,thedoctorleftthreedifferentmedicinesindifferentcoloredcapsuleswithinstructionforgivingthem.Onewastobringdownthefever,anotherapurgative,thethirdtoovercomeanacidcondition.Thegermsofinfluenza流感canonlyexistinanacidcondition,heexplained.Heseemedtoknowallaboutinfluenzaandsaidtherewasnothingtoworryaboutifthefeverdidnotgoaboveonehundredandfourdegrees.Thiswasalightepidemicoffluandtherewasnodangerifyouavoidedpneumonia.
BackintheroomIwrotetheboy'stemperaturedownandmadeanoteofthetimetogivethevariouscapsules.
"Doyouwantmetoreadtoyou?
"
"Allright.Ifyouwantto,"saidtheboy.Hisfacewasverywhiteandthereweredarkareasunderhiseyes.Helaystillinthebedandseemedverydetachedfromwhatwasgoingon.
IreadaloudfromHowardPyle'sBookofpirates;butIcouldseehewasnotfollowingwhatIwasreading.
"Howdoyoufeel,Schatz?
"Iaskedhim.
"Justthesame,sofar,"hesaid.
IsatatthefootofthebedandreadtomyselfwhileIwaitedforittobetimetogiveanothercapsule.Itwouldhavebeennaturalforhimtogotosleep,butwhenIlookeduphewaslookingatthefootofthebed,lookingverystrangely.
"Whydon'tyoutrytosleep?
I'llwakeyouupforthemedicine."
"I'dratherstayawake."
Afterawhilehesaidtome,"Youdon'thavetostayinherewithme,Papa,ifitbothersyou."
"Itdoesn'tbotherme."
"No,Imeanyoudon'thavetostayifit'sgoingtobotheryou."
Ithoughtperhapshewasalittlelightheadedandaftergivinghimtheprescribedcapsulesateleveno'clockIwentoutforawhile.Itwasabright,coldday,thegroundcoveredwithasleetthathadfrozensothatitseemedasifallthebaretrees,thebushes,thecutbrushandallthegrassandthebaregroundhadbeenvarnishedwithice,ItooktheyoungIrishsetterforawalkuptheroadandalongafrozencreek,butitwasdifficulttostandorwalkontheglassysurfaceandthereddogslippedandslitheredandIfelltwice,hard,oncedroppingmygunandhavingitslideawayovertheice.
Weflushedacovey一小群鹧鸪ofquailunderahighclaybankwithoverhangingbrushandIkilledtwoastheywentoutofsightoverthetopofthebank.Someofthecoveylitintrees,butmostofthemscatteredintobrushpilesanditwasnecessarytojumpontheice-coatedmoundsofbrushseveraltimesbeforetheywouldflush.Comingoutwhileyouwerepoisedunsteadilyontheicy,springybrushtheymadedifficultshootingandIkilledtwo,missedfive,andstartedbackpleasedtohavefoundacoveyclosetothehouseandhappythereweresomanylefttofindonanotherday.
Atthehousetheysaidtheboyhadrefusedtoletanyonecomeintotheroom.
"Youcan'tcomein,"hesaid."Youmustn'tgetwhatIhave."
IwentuptohimandfoundhiminexactlythepositionIhadlefthim,white-faced,butwiththetopsofhischeeksflushedbythefever,staringstill,ashehadstared,atthefootofthebed.
Itookhistemperature.
"Whatisit?
"
"Somethinglikeahundred,"Isaid.Itwasonehundredandtwoandfourtenths.
"Itwasahundredandtwo,"hesaid.
"Whosaidso?
"
"Thedoctor."
"Yourtemperatureisallright,"Isaid."It'snothingtoworryabout."
"Idon'tworry,"hesaid,"butIcan'tkeepfromthinking."
"Don'tthink,"Isaid."Justtakeiteasy."
"I'mtakingiteasy,"hesaidandlookedstraightahead,Hewasevidentlyholdingtightontohimselfaboutsomething.
"Takethiswithwater."
"Doyouthinkitwilldoanygood?
"
"Ofcourseitwill."
IsatdownandopenedthePiratebookandcommencedtoread,butIcouldseehewasnotfollowing,soIstopped.
"AboutwhattimedoyouthinkI'mgoingtodie?
"heasked.
"What?
"
"AbouthowlongwillitbebeforeIdie?
"
"Youaren'tgoingdie.What'sthematterwithyou?
"
"Oh,yes,Iam,Iheardhimsayahundredandtwo."
"Peopledon'tdiewithafeverofonehundredandtwo.That'sasillywaytotalk."
"Iknowtheydo.AtschoolinFrancetheboystoldmeyoucan'tlivewithforty-fourdegrees.I'vegotahundredandtwo."
Hehadbeenwaitingtodieallday,eversincenineo'clockinthemorning.
"YoupoorSchatz,"Isaid."PooroldSchatz.It'slikemilesandkilometers.Youaren'tgoingtodie.That'sdifferentthermometer.Onthatthermometerthirty-sevenisnormal.Onthiskindit'sninety-eight."
"Areyousure?
"
"Absolutely,"Isaid,"It'slikemilesandkilometers.Youknow,likehowmanykilometerswemakewhenwedoseventymilesinthecar?
"
"Oh,"hesaid.
Buthisgazeatthefootofthebedrelaxedslowly.Theholdoverhimselfrelaxedtoo,finally,andthenextdayitwasveryslackandhecriedveryeasilyatlittlethingsthatwereofnoimportance.
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TrueorFalseQuestions:
1.(T)Thetimeofdaywasearlyinthemorningatthebeginningofthestory.
2.(F)Theboypretendedtobelisteningattentivelywhilehisfatherwasreadingtohim.
3.(T)Theboypreferredtostayawakebecausehethoughttherewouldn’tbetoomuchtimeleftforhim.
4.(F)Thefatherdidnotrealizewhattheboywasreallythinkingaboutandwentouthuntinginthewoods.
5.(T)Theauthordescribesthehuntingsceneforthereasonthatitdivertsthereaders’attentionsothattheboy’srealthoughtswillbeagreatersurprisewhentheyarerevealed.
6.(F)Theboykepttightcontroloverhimselfthroughoutthedaybecausehethoughthewasgoingtodieandhemustshowcourageinthefaceoflife.
7.(T)Theboyrefusedtoletanyonecomeintotheroombecausehecomplainedthattheydidnotunderstandhisterribletensioninside.
8.(T)WhatledtheboytothinkthathewasgoingtodiewasthathemistooktheFahrenheitscalefortheCelsiusone.
9.(T)Thefathermadeananalogybetweenthedifferenceoftwothermometersandthatofmilesandkilometers.
10.(F)Thenextdaytheboycriedeasilyattriflingmatters.Thereasonforthisisprobablythatasaspiltboy,heoftencomplainedaboutunimportantthings.
SupplementaryReadingMaterial-2:
ArtforHeart’sSake
ByRubeGoldberg
KeithKoppel,privatedutynursetotheextraordinarilywealthyCollisP.Ellsworth,wasgladtoleavehispatient’sroomtoanswerthedoor.HehadhadatiringmorningtryingtogetEllsworthtocooperateinhisownrecovery.AssoonasKoppeldiscoveredthatthecallerwasEllsworth’sdoctor,hebegantocomplain.
“Ican’tdoathingwithhim,”hetoldDr.Caswell.“Hewon’ttakehisjuice.Hedoesn’twantmetoreadtohim.HehateslisteningtotheradioorwatchingTV.Hedoesn’tlikeanything.”
Actually,hedidlikesomething:
hisbusiness.Theproblemwasthatwhilehewasstillafabulouslywealthyman,hehadrecentlybeguntomakebigmistakes.Heinsistedonbuyingcompaniesatveryhighprices,onlytowatchthemfailorgobankrupt.
Ellsworthwasinprettygoodshapefora76-year-old,buthisbusinessfailureswereruinoustohishealth.HehadsufferedhislastheartattackafterhisdisastrouspurchaseofasmallrailroadinIowa.Thehealthproblemhesufferedbeforethatcameaboutbecauseofexcitementoverthefailureofachainofgrocerystores,storeswhichhehadpurchasedataninflatedprice.Itseemedthatallhisrecentpurchaseshadtobeliquidatedatagreatsacrificetobothhispocketbookandhishealth.Theywerebeginningtohaveseriouseffects.
Dr.Caswellhaddonehishomework,however.Herealizedthatheneededtointeresttheoldmaninsomethingwhichwouldtakehismindoffhisproblemandredirecthisenergies.Hisanswerwasart.Thedoctorenteredhispatient’sroom.
“Ihearthatyouhaven’tbeenobeyingorders,”thedoctorsaid.
“Who’sgivingmeordersatmytimeoflife?
”
Thedoctordrewuphischairandsatdownclosetotheoldman.“I’vegotasuggestionforyou,”hesaidquietly.
OldEllsworthlookedsuspiciouslyoverhiseyeglasses.“Whatisit,moremedicine,moreautomobilerides,morefoolishnesstokeepmeawayfrommyoffice?
”
“Howwouldyouliketotakeupart?
’Thedoctorhadhisstethoscopereadyincasethesuddennessofthesuggestionprovedtoomuchforthepatient’sheart.
Buttheoldman’sanswerwasastrong“foolishness!
”
“Idon’tmeanseriously,”saidthedoctor,relievedthatnothinghadhappened.“Justplayaroundwithchalkandcrayons.It’llbefun.”
Butafterseveralmorescowls,whichweremetwithgentlepersuasionbythewisedoctor,Ellsworthgavein.Hewould,atleast,tryitforawhile.
CaswellwenttohisfriendJudsonLivingston,headoftheAtlanticArtInstitute,andexplainedthesituation.LivingstonintroducedFrankSwain.Swainwasan18-year-oldartstudent,quitegood;whoneededmoneytocontinuehiseducation.HewouldtutorEllsworthoneafternoonaweekfortendollarsanhour.
Theirfirstlessonwasonthenextafternoon.Itwaslessthananoverwhelmingsuccess.Swainbeganbyarrangingsomepaperandcrayonsonthetable.
“Let’strytodrawthatvaseoverthere,”hesuggested.
“Whatfor?
”It’sonlyabowlwithsomeb
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