My roommate is interested in a young man in her English literature class, but she is too shy to let him know. One day, she overheard him say that he was on his way to the library to borrow a book. She rushed to the library and found the book with a letter from her mother in it.

"Why did he read your mother's letter?" I asked.

"He won't, but if he is a gentleman, he will give it back to me." Of course, her dormitory and room number are on the envelope.

The next day, he showed up with a letter and invited my roommate out on a date. "It's impossible to fail," she told me later. "This book is highly anticipated.

Precautions:

(1) overheard; eavesdrop

On the way to ... ...

Date [date]

Exercise:

Choose the correct answer according to the passage:

My roommate is interested in a young man in her _ _ _ _ class.

A. Mathematics

B. English

C. English literature

D. physics

How did she know that he was on his way to the library?

A.he has already told her.

B.she's just guessing.

C. Her classmates told her so.

D. she overheard him talking to someone else.

She rushed to the library and was trapped in it.

A. A love letter

B.a rose

C.a letter from her mother

D. A note with her dormitory and room number on it.

The young man knows where to find the girl because _ _ _ _ _.

A.the letter has her dormitory and room number.

B.her dormitory and room number are on the envelope.

C.he found her phone number.

D. His classmates helped him.

⑤ What happened finally?

A. the young man only returned the letter to her.

B. the young man ignored the letter.

C.the young man is too shy to ask her out.

D. She succeeded.

35. My roommate

My roommate is interested in a young man in her English literature class, but she is embarrassed to let him know. One day, she heard him tell others that he was going to borrow a book from the library. She rushed to the library, found the book and put a letter from her mother in it.

"Why did he read your mother's letter?" I asked.

"He can't read. But if he were still a gentleman, he would return the letter to me. " Of course, her dormitory and room number are on the envelope.

The next day, he showed up with a letter and asked my roommate out. "There is nothing wrong," she said to me later. "The name of that book is Great Expectations."

Practice reference answer:

①C②D③C④B⑤D